By: Helena Kottas, Assistant Features Editor Ever wonder who's behind your favorite stories in The Griffin? Meet the editors, get to know their personalities and find out what makes being part of the paper special. Each week, we’ll be highlighting a different group of editors who help bring The Griffin to life. To kick things off, we’re introducing our news editors, Javohir and Cooper! First off, meet Javohir Aminov, a sophomore Animal Behavior, Ecology and Conservation (ABE

By: Andrew Nowel, Editor-In-Chief Canisius alumni are all over western New York, the United States and even all around the world. Most leave Buffalo to begin their careers outside of the confines of a small city to explore what else is out in the world we all live in. For Chandra Redfern, a psychology and criminal justice graduate of Canisius, service has always been the key component of her job at Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC). Redfern returned to Canisiu

On Monday, Oct. 5, Canisius President Steve K. Stoute delivered the State of the University address to faculty and staff. President Stoute met with The Griffin Staff on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and he, along with Dr. Harold Fields, the Vice President of Student Affairs, will come to the United Students Association (USA) meeting on Oct. 16 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Also on Monday, Oct. 5, Canisius celebrated World Teacher’s Day as the university celebrated faculty and staff tha

Lily McMenemy, Assistant Opinion Editor Welcome to Cura Mundus, the regular conservation column where we seek to “care for the world!” This week’s highlight species is the civet, paradoxurus hermaphroditus. Fascinatingly, despite being cat–like in size and dog–like in appearance, they are neither felines nor canines, and are a kind of mammal native to south and southeast Asia. Civets have been heavily processed and farmed for their unique “exotic” characteristics. They secre

Brendan Hammond, Contributing Writer “Glee.” “American Horror Story.” “Scream Queens.” These are all iconic (for better or for worse) shows produced under Ryan Murphy’s name. Murphy has gained a significant reputation in Hollywood for his bizarre, gory and sexually charged shows. Beginning in 2022, Murphy released his “Monster” series with longtime collaborator Ian Brennan. The series would dedicate each season to a different killer, with the first being Jeffrey Dahmer, then

This spooktacular look was inspired by Heat Miser and Snow Miser from “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” Peggy Howie created a split–face makeup look, with fiery orange and red tones representing Heat Miser and icy blue tones representing Snow Miser. To add a Halloween twist, skull–inspired details and dramatic glam were added. The entire makeup look was created by Peggy Howie.

By The Griffin Staff Every year, The Griffin sits down with Canisius President Steve K. Stoute to discuss student concerns and learn more about the university and its plans to continue to build the next leaders of today. This year, Stoute discussed multiple topics, including a question about the Cornell University scenario and the more local issue of Evict ICE. The Griffin does not have any opinions about the topics discussed in this article as this is a way to inform the st

By Cecil Milligan, Sports Reporter The Canisius hockey team made a statement when they opened their season in downtown Buffalo, N.Y. with back–to–back victories against the Ferris State Bulldogs last Friday and Saturday. Friday’s game turned out to be a showcase for the newcomers. Canisius took control early on the power play when senior defenseman transfer Jimmy Goffredo fired a wrister that flew past Bulldogs goaltender Martin Lundberg during a zone entry. The second goal

By Max Kroll, Sports Reporter It has been a rough year for Canisius men's soccer. The team sits last in the conference with a 1–8–1 overall record and a 0–3–1 conference slate. With their latest 5–0 defeat to the Quinnipiac Bobcats, hope is seemingly running out; however, the team remains confident in their ability to climb the ranks and defy the odds as the season hits its most crucial stretch. The Griffs have only won one game all year, which came during their Senior Day ce

By: Timothy Lukasik, Contributing Writer I had an accounting test today so naturally I spent all of last night on Instagram reels instead of studying. One post caught my attention. It was regarding actor Robert Pattinson and his legendary run of movies in 2026. Pattinson’s most recent film, “Primetime,” hit theaters on Sept. 25. The plot is inspired by true events, following and dramatizing the making of the 2000s reality TV show “To Catch a Predator,” with Pattinson starring

By: Madison Howard, Features Editor A newsroom is rarely as quiet or serious as the finished product might make it seem. Between story assignments, editing, photos, meetings and deadlines, there is always something happening in The Griffin newsroom. Staff members move from one conversation to another, help each other with stories, make plans between assignments and, sometimes, spend more time with the same person than they probably realize. Every newsroom has its own personal

Byline: Javohir Aminov, News Editor The Iran war continues as the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said in a statement on Sunday, Oct. 4, that “no military solution can solve the war, only talks. There is no military solution nor any solutions based on new sanctions” he states. Yet, Iran will still defend their country with greater force, if America plans to pursue their path of military dominance. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, United States President Donald Trump stated that his

By Katie Dusza, Managing Editor The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are three weeks away and will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Nationally, voters will elect members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. All 435 members of the House will be up for election as well as 35 out of 100 seats in the Senate. In New York State, Governor, Attorney General and Controller are up for election, as well as state representatives. There is a notion that voting in midterms is less i

Is Campus Safety actually goofy? The Underground heard some really funny things on Monday morning and needs to research the topic more thoroughly. Stay tuned… What is really going on the third floor in Old Main? The faculty have advocated for normal classrooms, but the Underground thinks that the asking of the faculty was just a formality as the new classrooms seem to be the modernized classrooms like the ones on the first floor of Old Main. We do love our facilities team.

Timothy Lukasik, Contributing Writer I had an accounting test today so naturally I spent all of last night on Instagram reels instead of studying. One post caught my attention. It was regarding actor Robert Pattinson and his legendary run of movies in 2026. Pattinson’s most recent film, “Primetime,” hit theaters on Sept. 25. The plot is inspired by true events, following and dramatizing the making of the 2000s reality TV show “To Catch a Predator,” with Pattinson starring as

Adam Kozman, Opinion Editor Sameness is the lack of variety; simply uniformity. I think uniformity in daily life takes away what it is that makes life worth living. I’m talking about daily life, the things that are happening outside your front door. We live in Buffalo, N.Y. just as people live in San Francisco, Calif. and Sandusky, Ohio. We don’t have any stunning mountains or glaciers, expansive prairies or water rushing off of bright beaches. We just don’t have that. As for

Byline: Brendan Hammond, Contributing Writer “Glee.” “American Horror Story.” “Scream Queens.” These are all iconic (for better or for worse) shows produced under Ryan Murphy’s name. Murphy has gained a significant reputation in Hollywood for his bizarre, gory and sexually charged shows. Beginning in 2022, Murphy released his “Monster” series with long time collaborator Ian Brennan. The series would dedicate each season to a different killer, with the first being Jeffrey D

A university is supposed to be a place to earn a degree. It is supposed to be a place where students are protected and heard. Cornell University’s handling of a 2024 alleged sexual assault case raises serious questions about what happens when those institutions fail. The Cornell case is representative of an epidemic of rape culture that permeates throughout American society. Rape culture is a sociological concept in which rape and sexual violence are normalized and excused d