By Colin Richey, Sports Editor, and Peter Neville, Assistant Sports Editor One of the best sports projects on social media is Bryce Whitlow’s Hall of Pretty Good account on Instagram, focusing on highlighting players with good MLB careers that will likely never be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. One of Whitlow’s most recent nominees that was officially inducted was Canisius alumni John Axford. Axford, who played one season at Canisius in 2006 a

By: Sophie Asher, Multimedia Coordinator Greetings to all my “Dancing With the Stars” lovers. I hope the post-show depression is not hitting you too hard (if you’re experiencing withdrawals, go watch this week’s “Dancing with the Holidays” special on next-day Hulu).  The three-hour finale episode was long, yet action-packed. I even hosted a “Dancing With The Stars” finale watch party at my house the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I decked out my basement, made a bunch of themed

By A bu Jallow, Contributor This Saturday, Dec. 7, the Canisius community will come together for the inaugural Teddy Bear Toss, hosted during the men’s hockey game at the LECOM Harborcenter. The event will invite students, alumni and supporters to toss new, unused stuffed animals onto the ice after the Griffs score their first goal. Every teddy bear donated, each with its tag still on, will directly benefit the children at Oishei Children’s Hospital, bringing comfort and joy

By: Hannah Wiley, Features Editor and Kaitlin O’Meara, Copy Editor Since the release of the film “Wicked” in November 2024, the franchise has skyrocketed to a new level of popularity. So, when Shea’s announced that the touring musical would be coming to Buffalo from Nov. 12-30, we knew we had to go.  The two of us had both seen “Wicked” on stage before – Hannah on Broadway as a kid, and Kaitlin in 2017 during a previous tour – so we were both very excited to see it again. Whe

By: Ashley Kurz, Managing Editor  As the semester comes to a close and there are so many holiday festivities it is easy for students to finish their finals and head home without thinking twice about what they’re leaving behind. Even though some students just come for school and spend a very short time here in Buffalo, there are so many opportunities to get into the community. I would like to take this opportunity to share places in Buffalo to volunteer if they choose to stay

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor  One of my absolute favorite events of the year, specifically the holidays, is coming back around! The Santa event at the school my mom works for happens every first Saturday of December, and I get the opportunity to work at it every year. My mom is the principal at The Summit Center, a school for children with disabilities.  Every year, Santa comes to visit Summit so that these children can meet Santa without the added stimulatio

By Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor With the men’s basketball team gearing up for MAAC play, which begins this weekend in New Jersey, the new players of the Griffs bring a renewed energy to the court. After finishing 3-28 last season, Canisius will enter conference play with four wins – and they are ready to prove the preseason polls wrong. Junior Bryan Ndjonga leads the team with 100 points, but it’s not his work on the court that has helped the Griffs this season – it’s t

By: Ashley Kurz, Managing Editor The point of ‘Mission 100 Days’ is for The Griffin  staff to reflect on their last 100 days at Canisius. I happened to get an extra 100 days though, to finish my undergraduate credits. I had to stay an extra semester because I couldn’t complete everything in time, but I walked the stage and shook hands with President Stoute. I took pictures and celebrated my friends’ accomplishments. They were done and ready to get started with the next chapte

By: Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor As Christmas approaches and snow is in the air, Griffmas brings jolly and cheer to all who are near. Griffmas is an annual tradition that includes song, community and family. Before Canisius takes a break for the winter, the Canisius tradition of Griffmas ends the long semester in a festive way. Hundreds of students lined the halls of Dugan, waiting for a cup of hot chocolate while talking to their friends. Outside of Dugan, the tree sit

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Assistant Features Editor The Griffs hockey team fell against Air Force on Friday afternoon 6–3, but came back the next day with a shootout win after ending the game with a score of 3–3. Senior Killian Kiecker-Olson was able to capitalize on his opportunities, scoring his second, third and fourth goals for this season.  Friday afternoon, the three goals scored by the Griffs were courtesy of Cole Miller, Hunter Price and Kiecker-Olson. The next day, the thr

One of my favorite things to do during the semester is talk to random people. It’s honestly the highlight of my semester sometimes. Recently, on a Thursday night while I was in The Griffin  office, I decided to stroll around the hallways for a bit, trying to get my legs moving after a long day of classes and hard seats. I came across this room I had never seen before – the CrescenDON’Ts club room, some kind of musical haven. Inside was this guy who kind of resembled a young H

By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor The women’s basketball team notched their first win of the season against Mercyhurst Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Koessler Athletic Center, defeating the Lakers 75–67. With a long break ahead, the Griffs are looking to continue their win streak into December. The team returned to Buffalo after a long road trip through Ohio, in which they dropped to Dayton and Cincinnati. Friday’s contest saw the Griffs trail by nine to Dayton, a member of t

By Katie Dusza, Asst. News Editor On Wednesday, Nov. 26, one member of the National Guard was killed, and another seriously wounded, just blocks away from the White House. The suspect is currently in custody,  and President Trump said he would deploy another 500 troops to the streets of Washington D.C. in response to the attack.  Just after 2 p.m., two members of the National Guard, both from West Virginia, were shot in downtown Washington D.C. According to the Mayor of Washi

By Mikayla Boyd, Editor-in-Chief On the evening of Thursday, Nov. 20, an armed robbery took place in the Eastwood parking lot. According to a voice message distributed to members of the campus community later that evening, “an armed robbery was reported to have occurred on our campus. The victim of the robbery is okay and the campus appears safe.”  On Friday, Nov. 21, email communications from Dr. Harold Fields, vice president of student affairs, announced that “Canisius Univ

By: Paige Apps, Sports Reporter The Canisius volleyball team closed its 2025 season with a return to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals, ending a year defined by steady progress, key individual milestones and a postseason run that highlighted the program’s growth. The Golden Griffins’ season concluded Nov. 22 with a loss to top-seeded Fairfield, a 3–0 decision in Fairfield, Conn.  Fairfield’s front line controlled the match, posting 36 total blocks and limiting

By Ashley Kurz, Managing Editor Two weeks ago, the Western New York Peace Center (WNYPC) hosted Derek Seidman at their November peace coffeehouse event. Seidman is a historian, researcher and writer in Buffalo, NY. He contributes to TruthOut, an independent journalism platform, about once a week on issues such as migrant rights, politics and ICE coverage. He also writes for Little Sis, a nonprofit research organization focused on government and corporate accountability. He pr

By: Paige Apps, Contributor Everyone’s favorite holiday has graced us with its presence once again – Spotify Wrapped is back and arguably better than what we had to deal with last year. If you’re anything like me, the annual Wrapped is not just a day, it’s a whole personality, so I think I’m perfectly qualified to speak on this. Spotify Wrapped began in 2015 as a simple “Year in Music” website that gave listeners a snapshot of their top songs and artists. In 2016 it expanded

By Cassandra Ercoli, Sports Reporter In his final collegiate cross country race, senior Kyle Urban put a stamp on the fall season with his 44th-place finish at the 2025 Northeast Regionals in Hopkinton, N.H. The Alden, N.Y. native’s time of 30:26.7 marks the program’s fastest 10K time at NCAA regionals. His 44th-place finish also marks the seventh-best finish in program history. Urban’s performance was also an improvement of nearly two minutes from last year's performance whe