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Threads and Tales by Sofia: The Sexual Politics of Fashion

By Sofia Lamdichi | December 9, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay In today’s world, many women feel empowered when they don a pair of high...

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Threads and Tales by Sofia: Connections Between Black Music and Fashion

By Sofia Lamdichi | November 20, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay The relationship between fashion and Black music is a vibrant and evolving...

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Threads and Tales by Sofia: How Fashion’s Conservative Shift Predicted Trump’s 2024 Victory

By Sofia Lamdichi | November 20, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay After the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the political landscape...

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Capital Conversations: Marla Hasin

By Sofia Lamdichi | November 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Marla Hasin / Sofia Lamdichi / The ASP If you are a student at the University at...

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REVIEW: Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour Concert Special

By Kehinde Adejumo | November 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons On Oct. 29, Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour Concert Special was...

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Where There Are Parties, There Are Police: Dances with Wolves in Pine Hills

By Amanda Conley | November 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay It is a busy night; countless cars circle the block of Hudson and Hamilton,...

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What Spooky Things Are Happening On Alumni Quad?

By Olivia Guastella | October 28, 2024 Alden Hall on Alumni Quad. Photo Credit: Vince Gasparini / The ASP Spine-chilling and creepy...

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Drainage

By Jelisa Gonzalez | October 14, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay I would like to think that time does not pass. That the trees I look at from...

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Microtrends, Good or Bad?

By Sofia Lamdichi | October 14, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay Fast turning fashion cycles seem to excite some and anger others within...

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The Bear Cuddling a Cub

By Sofia Lamdichi | October 14, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay There is a current sensation in the dating scene involving significantly older...

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Fall Movie Recommendations

By Vienna Wiseman | October 7, 2024 Photo Credit: Joseph Mattaliano Fall is here! Do you know what that means? The fall movies are too!...

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Top Five Fall Recipes to Make in Your Dorm

By Vienna Wiseman | September 30, 2024 Photo Credit: Joseph Mattaliano / The ASP Are you looking for a seasonal autumn trick? Something...

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Group Exercise at the Well: Featuring Aikido

By Olivia Guastella | September 30, 2024 On a squishy matted floor surrounded by punching bags, people are somersaulting through the...

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Capital Conversations: UAlbany Alum Returns as Title IX Deputy

By Cal Martin | September 30, 2024 Photo Credit: Cal Martin / The ASP Orion Artis, Class of 2003, steps back onto the University at...

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Job Security and Dislocation Blues at the University Art Museum

By Anne Carroll | September 23, 2024 Taken at the University Art Museum, this is a photograph of the CIA Headquarters in Langley,...

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Bitchin’ Donuts Welcomes Fall With Specialty Options

By Carly Horton | September 23, 2024 When you’re looking for a cool new food, coffee, and dessert spot to try out, look no further than...

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UA Runway: Laced Up

By Sofia Lamdichi | September 16, 2024 How can something that collects countless germs, debris and sometimes a piece of toilet paper be...

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Summer 2024 Soundtrack

By Kathryn Taleporos | September 9, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay In summer 2024 we heard a resurgence of pop music. As we wrap up this...

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UA Runway: Truthful Threads

By Sofia Lamdichi and Isaac John | September 2, 2024 Every morning students drape their bodies in items that they believe will put them...

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What Is Your Aesthetic Based on Your Favorite Short N’ Sweet Song?

By Kehinde Adejumo | September 2, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay After releasing successful singles such as, “Espresso,” and “Please Please...

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Best Ways to Organize for the Fall Semester

By Shaylee Staves | August 26, 2024 A basic desk set up featuring a desk shelf and pencil holder. Photo Credit: Shaylee Staves / The ASP...

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Archive Dive: The News of May 1, 1984

By Henry Fisher | May 6, 2024 Last edition of Archive Dive focused on one of the earliest editions of the Albany Student Press (ASP),...

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Capital Conversations: Officer Faath and Roxy

By Shaylee Staves | May 6, 2024 Officer Kenneth Faath and therapy dog Roxy at the University Police Department. Photo Credit: Shaylee...

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Capital Conversations: APD - Squashing Stigma

By Amanda Conley | May 6, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay Writer’s Note: I hope you’ll read this piece with an open mind and heart, because my...

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The Lasting Impact of Gia Carangi

By Shakira Brissett | May 6, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay The fashion industry is a world full of trendsetters, including models,...

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REVIEW: Prime’s “Fallout” Show

By Henry Fisher | April 29, 2024 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons On April 11, Amazon Prime released the “Fallout” show on Prime Video, a...

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Albany Student Satire (ASS): Our Lives Are Not Our Own

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | April 22, 2024 Photo Credit: Kathryn Taleporos / The ASP Have you ever felt like your life is not your own? That...

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REVIEW: The Tortured Poets Department

By Kathryn Taleporos | April 22, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay Taylor Swift has done it again. Her 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets...

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See Yourself In Me

By an anonymous UAlbany student | April 22, 2024 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons When I moved to Albany, I tried to convince my parents...

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Club Spotlight: UAlbany Mock Trial

By Shaylee Staves | April 15, 2024 UAlbany Mock Trial competitive team at Regionals, in Providence, Rhode Island. Photo Credit: UAlbany...

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Eclipse Adventures at Lake Champlain

By Henry Fisher | April 15, 2024 Something we appreciate in the Albany Student Press is looking back into our own archives and seeing how...

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“MONKEY MAN:” Dev Patel Re-Invents Action Filmmaking

By Santiago Brion | April 15, 2024 Photo Credit: OpenClipart “Monkey Man” is the directorial debut of actor Dev Patel, who also produces...

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REVIEW: “Cowboy Carter”

By Sophia Arredondo | April 8, 2024 Photo Credit / Illustration: Sophia Arredondo / The ASP Beyoncé is back with the release of her...

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REVIEW: “Godzilla x Kong:” Dumb Fun Monster Movie

By Santiago Brion | April 8, 2024 Photo Credit: OpenClipart “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is the new entry in Warner...

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REVIEW: Eternal Sunshine: A Must Listen for Anyone Dealing with a Breakup

By: Kay McCray | April 8, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay On March 8, Ariana Grande dropped her seventh studio album “eternal sunshine” which...

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Club Spotlight: Chinese Student Association

By Henry Fisher | April 8, 2024 The University at Albany’s Chinese Student Association (CSA) is the largest Asian student organization on...

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Spill Your Guts! A Review of Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS (spilled)”

By Sophia Arredondo | April 1, 2024 Photo Credit: Sophia Arredondo / The ASP While on tour for her sophomore album, “GUTS,” popstar...

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20 Years Later, "Madvillainy" is More Pivotal Than Ever

By Christian Hince | April 1, 2024 Few images in hip-hop are more iconic than the MF DOOM mask. Its sinister appearance represents a...

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UAlbany Performs Shakespeare Classic, “The Taming of the Shrew”

By Kathryn Taleporos | April 1, 2024 Reporting by Rachel Wolk Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The University at Albany’s theater...

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Top 10 Songs to Listen to Celebrate Women’s History Month

By Kathryn Taleporos | March 11, 2024 Photo Credit: Ri_Ya on Pixabay As we celebrate women’s history month during the month of March,...

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Black History in Review: Student Interviews

By Jelisa Gonzalez | March 4, 2024 Photo Credit: FreePik James Baldwin once said “American history is longer, larger, more various, more...

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REVIEW: Dune Part 2 - The Rare Sequel that Surpasses the Original

By Haydn Elmore | March 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Astronimation on Wikimedia Commons “Dune Part 2” picks up where “Dune Part 1” left off,...

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6 Black Female Artists Who Changed the Music Industry

By Kehinde Adejumo | February 26, 2024 The music industry is constantly evolving: from selling records to racking up streams, we are in a...

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The Rise and Fall of Black Sitcoms: The Switch from UPN to CW

By Kehinde Adejumo | February 26, 2024 Photo Credit: Pixabay Do you remember watching Black sitcoms as a kid? For many of us, it was a...

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REVIEW: Madame Web, the Worst Comic Book Movie Since The Flash

By Santiago Brion | February 26, 2024 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Madame Web is the newest movie in Sony’s Marvel franchise. The Sony...

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REVIEW: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | February 19, 2024 Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series and Executive Producer of the TV show, at the...

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Valentine’s Day Hits by the Decade

By Rachel Wolk | February 14, 2024 Photo Credit: GDJ on Pixabay In need of a tune this Valentine’s Day? New music to listen to? You have...

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DIY Valentine’s Day Crafts

By Shaylee Staves | February 14, 2024 Messages in a bottle for Valentine's Day. Photo Credit: Shaylee Staves / The ASP Are you looking...

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Best Romance Films to Watch this Valentine's Day

By Haydn Elmore | February 14, 2024 Photo Credit: Unsplash Are you and your significant other struggling with finding a romance movie to...

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Single? Here’s How to Celebrate “Galentine's” Day!

By Kathryn Taleporos | February 14, 2024 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Valentine’s Day can seem depressing for those of us without...

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