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<p>Budget cuts can really do a number on an academic institution…especially one that’s part of a state university system known more among many academic achieving NY locals for its academic mediocrity and being a political football for various factions in the state government. </p>
<p>Moreover, the Albany campus is known as the top party flagship of the entire SUNY system. A reason why plenty of people I’ve known…even those who went to mainstream NY high schools who were remotely serious about their studies made it a point to transfer elsewhere.</p>