By Angel Gomez | March 10, 2026 Students at the University at Albany gathered around the Campus Center Fountain on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Equipped with picket signs, whistles and a passion for justice, the demonstration was led by UAlbany College Democrats and UAlbany Students for Justice in Palestine, amongst others, with the goal of establishing a sanctuary campus. “ICE has plagued the Capital Region & the University at Albany has done NOTHING to protect its student body,” read

By Lucienne Burns | March 10, 2026 Last week’s senate meeting (3/4) hosted a larger audience than usual, with several students speaking in support of the Sanctuary Campus Resolution on the legislative agenda.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP “As a flagship university of the nation's second largest state university system, the University at Albany must lead the charge to protect p

By Hailey Preston | March 10, 2026 Dr. Gordon Huie gave a presentation Monday on his experiences and research regarding the 9/11 attacks to a journalism class at the University at Albany. Photo Credit: Hailey Preston / The ASP A 9/11 survivor shared a deeply personal account of the attacks with journalism students at the Univers

By Jaden Burke | March 10, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP March 3  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of graffiti at the Massry School of Business. The investigation is ongoing.

By Kacie Eichhorn | March 3, 2026 The University at Albany's clubs, on-campus activities and personal self-care routines help students relax, focus and be happy during the winter. Photo Credit: Kacie Eichhorn  / the ASP As the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, many students at the University at Albany are feeling the effects, not just the cold weather. With barely any sunshine, constant acad

By Lucienne Burns | March 3, 2025 Senators met for their weekly meeting last Wednesday in the Campus Center (2/25).  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP Last Wednesday, the Student Association (SA) Senate met for their weekly meeting, discussing appropriations, committee appointments and the importance of mental health resources.  Additionally, a new senator, Avik Macha, was sworn in at the beginning of the meeting prior to the

By Derek Gleason | March 2, 2026 Employers set up in the Campus Center Ballroom for last week’s career fair.  Photo Credit: Derek Gleason / The ASP Freshman Gino Siguencia stood in the middle of the organized chaos in the Campus Center Ballroom last Tuesday (2/24), holding the event’s pamphlet and deciding what to do next. He was among an estimated 200 students checking out some of the 50 organizations and agencies

By Jaden Burke | March 3, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 20  – The University Police Department (UPD) received a report of harassment in Eastman Tower on State Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 21 – UPD received a report of petit larceny on Indigenous Quad Grounds. The case remains open.  Feb. 22 – UPD responded to a report of criminal trespassing in Tappan Hall on State Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 26 – UPD conducted a vehicle stop off-ca

By Mirai Abe | February 23, 2026 Mark Koplik, the assistant director of the New York Writers Institute (left) and David Guterson (right) in Page Hall on the University at Albany Downtown Campus last Thursday (2/19). Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP David Guterson, known for his 1994 bestselling novel, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” concluded his book tour Thursday for his new novel “Evelyn in Transit” at the University at Albany.  “ Evelyn i

By Lucienne Burns | February 23, 2026 Senators met last Wednesday (2/18), where Senator Sean Metcalf presented on incorporating voting machines into the meetings.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP Four new senators were sworn in at last week’s Student Association (SA) Senate meeting, in addition to discussions of a new digital voting met

By Hailey Preston | February 23, 2026 “Fiamma,” the new pasta place that replaced M&C, pictured in the Campus Center. Photo Credit: Hailey Preston  / the ASP At the top of the new year, the University at Albany made some big changes to its dining options throughout campus. Starting Jan. 1, UAlbany embarked on its new 15-year contract with Aramark , the college's new food service provider that replaced Sodexo.  Along with the new provider, the Campus Cent

By Jaden Burke | February 23, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 14  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of petit larceny in Ten Broeck Hall on Dutch Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 17 – UPD responded to a report of aggravated harassment in Morris Hall on Colonial Quad. This individual was reported to Campus Judicial.

By Mirai Abe | February 16, 2026 The University at Albany leaders attended the unveiling event of Toni Morrison exhibit held in the Science Library on Uptown Campus last Friday (2/13). Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP An exhibit to honor Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who taught at the University at Albany from 1984 to 1989, was unveiled last Fr

By Lauren Dunn | February 16, 2026 Snow mounds pushed to the edges of the Colonial Quad Commuter Student Parking Lot. Photo Credit: Lauren Dunn  / The ASP The Spring 2026 semester at the University at Albany began with more than just new classes, as a major snowstorm left commuters navigating compromised parking lots and dangerous cold temperatures across campus.

By Lucienne Burns | February 16, 2026 The Great Dane Apartments, formerly know as Centennial Hall, are located on Madison Avenue on the old College of Saint Rose campus. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY-- Last November, the University at Albany announced its intent to purchase the former Centennial Hall on the old College of Saint Rose campus. Only three months later, a new option was presented for UAlbany students to cho

By Juliana Scarpelli | February 16, 2026 Construction in front of the university’s main library. Photo Credit: Juliana Scarpelli / The ASP If you have been wondering what the construction in front of the main library on the University at Albany’s uptown campus is for, you are not alone– many students are finding themselves asking the same question.   “I haven't received any communication from the university about this,” said Gianna Cozzoli, a secondary e

By Jaden Burke | February 16, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 6  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of stalking and threatening to injure an individual on Colonial Quad Grounds. This individual was arrested on site.  Feb. 7 – UPD received a report of an operator leaving the scene of a personal injury accident in the Campus Center. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 11 – UPD responded to a report of grand larceny of a credit card in

By Mirai Abe | February 10, 2026 Brad Stulberg (left) and Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Michael Christakis (right) at a talk held at the Campus Center Ballroom at the University at Albany. Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP What defines excellence? When pressure to succeed follows you at every stage of your life — in school, the job market, the workplace and personal life — excellence feels synonymous with outcomes. In co

By Mirai Abe | February 10, 2026 Metro-North will no longer operate beyond Poughkeepsie, but Amtrak will restore full Empire Service trips in early March.  Photo Credit:   Wikimedia Commons Amtrak is set to restore all the Empire Service trains between Penn Station in Manhattan and Albany-Rensselaer Station in early March, despite operating  fewer trains between New York City and the Capital Region since last year, following

By Jaden Burke | February 10, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 2  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of grand larceny to university property in the ETEC Building. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 3 – UPD responded to a report of illegal entry and burglary on the Indigenous Quad. This individual was arrested on site.

By Lucienne Burns & Mirai Abe | February 5, 2026 Firetrucks on Alumni Quad, the UAlbany dorms located on Western Avenue. Photo Credit: Matthew Eskaros / The ASP Around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, a fire broke out in a University at Albany dorm room at Alumni Quad.    The University at Albany Police Department (UPD) along with public dispatch records confirmed that there had been a fire Wednesday night at 295 Western Avenue in Alden Hall, a dorm located on Alumni Quad nea

By Lucienne Burns | February 2, 2026 A sign posted near the former wooded pathway entrance behind Empire Commons. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP Last semester, students living in one of the University at Albany’s apartment complexes, Empire Commons, received an email notifying them of a fence installation around the complex’s perimeter. When students returned from winter break, some voiced frustration and concern, as the fence cut off a wooded shortcut that provided q

By Jaden Burke | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Jan. 23  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of a domestic incident in the Empire Commons C Cluster. A report is on file.  Jan. 24 – UPD conducted a traffic stop on Great Dane Drive. The vehicle was found to be unregistered, and the operator was trespassing on campus. This individual was arrested on site. Jan. 25 – UPD responded to a report of grand larceny by extortion in the Em

By Jaden Burke | January 26, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Jan. 18  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of harassment in Liberty Terrace North. A report is on file. Jan. 19 – UPD responded to a report of a person in crisis on Indigenous Quad. They were transported for evaluation, and a report is on file. Jan. 20 – UPD responded to a report of petit larceny in Mohawk Tower on Indigenous Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Jan. 21 – UPD c

By Mirai Abe | January 26, 2026 The Republic of Spice location at the Campus Center, like many other dining locations on campus, has updated its menu to be more inclusive. Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / the ASP The University at Albany has partnered  with Aramark as its new campus food service provider, replacing Sodexo following its departure last semester. The food provider began its service on campus this semester and will manage the university’s dinin

By Jaden Burke | December 8, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 28 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of graffiti on the Main Baseball Field. An investigation is ongoing.  Dec. 2  – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Lazarus Hall on Freedom Quad. The smoke detector had been tampered with, creating conditions which endangered others. The individual responsible was referred to Campus Judicial.  Dec. 3 – UPD conducted a traffic stop

By Lucienne Burns | December 8, 2025  Senators convened for their last meeting of the semester, which included a discussion regarding Dippikill.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP At its final meeting of the fall semester, the Student Association (SA) Senate hosted discussions regarding the future of Dippikill, an SA-owned-and-operated wilderness retreat located in the Adirondacks that was closed down  over a year ago.  “Probably a good decision fiscally, but certainly a

By Shaira Areeba | December 8, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons   The first year can be challenging for most college students. It’s the year spent adjusting   and understanding how to balance classes, work and personal life, all the while trying to figure out if this is where they belong.   But for universities, the same first year holds a different kind of weight. It determines how     many students will return for their second year, an important gauge of how well the un

By Lucienne Burns | December 8, 2025  Equipment located inside the Nursing Suite in the Social Science building.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP About a year after adopting the College of Saint Rose’s 1+2+1 nursing program, the University at Albany is broadening its nursing pathways with the launch of a new four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. This degree differs from UAlbany’s existing programs as it is in partnership with Albany Med Health System (AMHS)

By Lucienne Burns | December 1, 2025  A presentation given to the senate about varying student government structures across SUNY campuses.   Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP In anticipation of the spring semester, the Student Association (SA) Senate passed legislation at its second to last meeting (11/19) to improve its organization and committee operations. This legislation includes a bill that was passed revamping the Senate bylaws, an ongoing effort of the Rules Comm

By Mia Costa | December 1, 2025 Members of the Indigenous Student Association (ISA).  Photo Credit: Savannah Swamp  Following the Thanksgiving holiday, a time when conversations about gratitude and the country’s origins sharpen, the Indigenous Student Association (ISA) has been highlighting a different tradition of gratitude — the Thanksgiving Address — and questioning why it has not been included in UAlbany’s commencement ceremonies. Since its founding in 2022, one of ISA’s

By Jaden Burke | November 24, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 14 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University Door in Mohawk Tower on Indigenous Quad. An investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 16 – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Stuyvesant Tower on Dutch Quad. While there was no emergency, smoke detectors had been tampered with, creating conditions that could endanger others. These individuals were refe

By Mirai Abe | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Between two-and-a-half-hour drives, back-aching bus rides and limited Amtrak service, getting from Albany to New York City can be a hassle. But in spring 2026, another travel option will be available.  Metro-North service of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin one daily round-trip train between Albany-Rensselaer Station and Grand Central in Spring 2026, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced  on Oct. 20.

By Faaz Syed | November 24, 2025   Sun shining on the podium with fall foliage.  Photo Credit: Faaz Syed | the ASP The countdown to Thanksgiving has begun, and students at the University at Albany are already deep in crisis mode: flight searches, packed suitcases and last-minute group project panics. Some are mastering the art of online check-ins, while others are mapping out airports like travel agents. All this careful and strategic planning and mild panic is aimed at one c

By Jaden Burke | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 10 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of personal grand larceny on Indigenous Quad grounds. An investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 11 – UPD responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University window in Steinmetz Hall on State Quad. The case remains open.  Nov. 12 – UPD responded to a report of larceny of personal property in Beverwyck Hall on Dutch Quad. An investigatio

By Lucienne Burns | November 17, 2025 Chair Troy Serao and Vice Chair Jonah Martinez during the opening remarks of the Senate meeting.             Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate meeting last Wednesday (11/12) involved a lengthy legislative agenda, passing bills granting funding to eight organizations.  Six clubs had their vote pass to attain a new and unfunded, including one penny allocation, and the remaining two had a bill on supp

By Mirai Abe | November 17, 2025   Local paleoclimate scientist Mathias Vuille speaking at a Five Rivers Environmental Education Center about climate change.  Photo Credit: Mirai Abe | The ASP Despite efforts to limit global warming to below one and a half degrees Celsius since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the world failed to reach the goal. However, slowing down the temperature increase to below two degrees is still possible, a local paleoclimate scientist said. “It won’t be

By Rohan Chhabra and Julian Avellaneda | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster Due to the longest government shutdown in American history, many families and local community members supported by federally funded programs like SNAP have been facing a crisis.   The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP , is a federal program that provides food assistance to low-income households. More than 30,000 residents of Albany County  are supported by this program.   Fo

By Maurice Burbridge | November 17, 2025  Mail Services director Steve Lampedusa standing in front of the parcel lockers.                    Photo Credit: Maurice Burbridge  | The ASP A lot has changed since Steve Lampedusa took the reins of Mail Services in 2016. Despite these changes, including the addition of parcel lockers, complaints persist about students having to wait longer than they would like to pick up their packages. When Lampedusa started, the volume of packages

By Jaden Burke | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Oct. 31 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of petit larceny in the PE building. The investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 5 – UPD conducted a vehicle stop on University Drive West. The operator was found to be driving while intoxicated, and they were arrested on-site.  Nov. 6 – UPD responded to a report of trespassing in the Indigenous Quad Dining Hall. This individual was arrested

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The University at Albany announced its intent to buy Centennial Hall, an apartment-style residence hall on the former College of Saint Rose Campus last week. UAlbany put in an offer of $12 million for the residence hall which would house upperclassman and graduate housing.  UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez said , “Purchasing Centennial Hall will enable the University at Albany to expand housing optio

By Lucienne Burns | November 10, 2025 Vice Chair Jonah Martinez chairing during last week’s meeting (11/5).              Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate met last Wednesday (11/5) for their weekly meeting, remaining in session until midnight following debate over an appropriations bill. In addition, another past issue presented itself within the Senate: potential bias and lack of transparency during the election process.  Prior to the

By Rox Aclin | November 10, 2025 Graffiti on a pamphlet in the author’s dorm tallying the number of fire alarms in Hamilton Hall on Colonial Quad.   Photo Credit: Rox Aclin | The ASP Dozens of fire alarms, late-night evacuations and the wailing sound of fire trucks in the middle of the night — this has been life on Colonial Quad at the University at Albany since the start of the fall semester.   “It’s hell,” said one Colonial resident Sariah, who did not state her last name f

By Mirai Abe | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Joanna Dreby While news coverage and academic discussions often focus on the immediate trauma of immigration arrests and deportations, a new book by a University at Albany sociologist examines a less explored impact: how an enduring ICE presence shapes immigrant families across generations. In Surviving the ICE Age , Joanna Dreby details how the creation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003 has affected i

By Emma Alvarado | November 10, 2025 Graduate International Student at university looking up at global world flags.                          Photo credit: Pixabay   Since the current presidential administration took office in January 2025, international students studying in the United States are experiencing more difficulty with receiving and maintaining their student visas. At the University at Albany, this national problem has created uncertainty about students’ legal statu

By Jaden Burke | November 3, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Oct. 24 – The   University Police Department (UPD) conducted a traffic stop on Washington Avenue. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle unlicensed. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 25 – UPD conducted a traffic stop at the PE Complex. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 26 – UPD responded to a report of unlawful possessio

By Mia Costa | November 3, 2025 Members of UAlbany’s Mexican Student Association (MEXA) attending the recent ‘No Kings’ Protest in Albany.  Photo Credit: MEXA President Aaron Paredes After years of celebrating Mexican culture through art, food, dance, music, and more, University at Albany’s Mexican Student Association (MEXA) has begun shifting its attention to activism, joining the No Kings Protest and hosting an “Identifying Law Enforcement” informational. MEXA President Aar

By Lucienne Burns | November 3, 2025  The Student Association Senate posed for a picture dressed up in costume while they had their meeting last Wednesday (10/29).             Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate convened last Wednesday (10/29), hosting senators in festive costumes and a discussion about club budgets and appointments.  After the Senate posed for a picture dressed in their Halloween attire, two bills regarding club budgets

By Noon Nori | November 3, 2025 Children in a IDP (Internally Displaced People) camp in Darfur, Sudan. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Oct. 23, 2025 marks two and a half years since the beginning of a grueling, destructive, and forgotten war in Sudan; a conflict that has proven to be both devastating and deeply complex.  Time has not been kind; every passing day has only worsened the country’s suffering. As homes turn to battlegrounds stained with the blood and tears of Suda

By Jaden Burke | October 27, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Oct. 17 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of second-degree harassment on State Quad Grounds. The individuals were referred to Campus Judicial.  Oct. 18 – UPD conducted a traffic stop on Alumni Drive. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 19 – UPD responded to a report of aggravated harassment online in th