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ARTS AND CULTURE

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Before the Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Jelisa Gonzalez | February 3, 2025 Photo Credit: Pixabay A much-anticipated performance awaits football fans across the country this...

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REVIEW: “Hard Truths” Is a Beautiful Feel-Bad Ode to the Harsh Realities of Depression
By Maurice Burbige | February 3, 2025 Photo Credit: Pixabay Every story has an antagonist. An evil force threatening to end the world. A...

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Threads and Tales by Sofia: Fashion, the Echo of Human Development
By Sofia Lamdichi | February 3, 2025 Photo Credit: Pixabay When one thinks of fashion their mind is drawn to the latest trends, iconic...

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College Student Budget: A Guide to the Best Kids’ Meal Deal
By Kathryn Taleporos | January 27, 2025 Olive Garden Kids’ Meal Photo Credit: Kathryn Taleporos / The ASP College is expensive, and the...

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REVIEW: “Anora” Is a Must-See Cinderella Story For Our Generation.
By Maurice Burbige | January 14, 2025 Mikey Madison at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons ....

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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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