By  Katie Dusza, News Editor  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III’s brother, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was taken into custody by the Thames Valley Police after reviewing allegations of him having a sexual encounter with a woman trafficked to the United Kingdom by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while holding the position of the U.K.’s trade envoy.  In Octob

By Katie Dusza, News Editor   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s controversially harsh tariffs are unconstitutional last Friday, Feb. 20. These tariffs were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Within hours following the announcement, the Trump administration imposed new global tariffs. The act pushed import tax rates up to 50% for key trading partners like Brazil and India. The tax rates went up to 145% for China. As

By Mikayla Boyd and Hannah Wiley, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor Due to the President’s Day holiday on Feb. 16 and 17, The Griffin  is reporting on both the Feb. 13 and Feb. 20 meetings of the United Student Association in this week’s edition. On Feb. 13 , the senate hosted guest speaker Spencer Liechty, Vice President of Mission Integration after gaveling in at 2:36 p.m. In his role, Liechty supervises Campus Ministry and Chapel, but also ensures that the university’s m

By Javohir Aminov, Asst. News Editor In the early morning of Feb. 22, 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin broke into President Trump’s private luxury club, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach. Fla. Then around 1:30 a.m., Martin was shot dead by the Secret Service when he aimed his shotgun at them. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, who was on duty that morning along with two other agents, stated that Martin was carrying a firearm and a fuel canister upon the residence, but when they ordered him to dis

by Madison Howard In commemoration of the May 14, 2022 mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Ave., Canisius University hosted Canisius Conversation: Dismantling Food Insecurity and Restoring Food Access on Thursday, Feb. 26 in the Library Learning Center at Bouwhuis Library. Organized by Spencer Liechty, the event brought together students, faculty and community members to examine the relationship between structural racism and food access in Buffalo, particu

By Ethan Jaffri, Asst. News Editor   Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home north of Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 1. She was last seen on the night of Jan. 31 after being dropped off to her house by family members. DNA tests showed evidence of Guthrie’s blood on her front porch, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. On Feb. 10, FBI Director Kash Patel released footage from Guthrie’s front doorbell camera. The video shows a man

By Javohir Aminov, Asst. News Editor  Canisius is partnering up with Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM) to give students a chance to earn their Doctor of Medicine (MD) within six years instead of the traditional eight years. The BS/MD Accelerated Pathway to MD (APMD) offers students the opportunity to follow a path of being physicians, medical researchers or surgeons while shortening the rigorous pathway from four years in medical school to three years.  S

By Gianna Fuentes, Contributor On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, making it so that a child born in the United States must have at least one parent with citizenship or permanent residency to be a citizen. This act contradicted the current practice of jus soli, which has been practiced in the U.S. since the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868.  Jus soli  is the legal practice that being born in the land

By Katie Dusza, News Editor  Members of the Alpha Kappa Psi chapter here at Canisius traveled to Chicago last weekend for AKPsi’s Elevate conference, where they participated in workshops, seminars and peer networking. Elevate is one of a few premier national events hosted by AKPsi in order to expose members to professional excellence, which is a virtue of AKPsi, a professional business fraternity.  One of the most notable speakers according to AKPsi’s Vice President of Financ

By  Hannah Wiley, Managing Editor and Peter Neville, Asst. Sports Editor Dr. Delaware Arif’s journalism classes had the chance to hear from Ambassador Earl R. Miller in class on Feb. 2. Ambassador Miller took an unconventional route after studying journalism in college and showed students that there are post-graduate options other than the news field. Ambassador Miller attended the University of Michigan and after graduation, joined the Marine Corps for three years of active

By Mikayla Boyd and Hannah Wiley, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor The third meeting of the United Student Association (USA) of the semester was gaveled in on Feb. 6, 2026 at 2:32 p.m. The meeting started with Speaker of the Senate Apps asking everyone to hold any questions or concerns regarding the public safety article until after President DeGlopper and Advisor Francey had done their reports. They then went into general student concerns which consisted of air lacking lo

By Ethan Jaffri, Asst. News Editor  Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this past Monday, meaning that there will be six more weeks of winter weather. More winter weather should come as no surprise to the northeast region and the greater United States, as more than half of the country’s population was impacted by last week’s winter storm. Below-average temperatures are expected to continue in the week following the prediction, reports AP News. The weather forecast for the rest

By: Javohir Aminov, Asst. News Editor Dr. Robert Grebenok of the Canisius biology department recently received a $750,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). His research will focus on how crops can defend themselves against outside factors, like insects, while relying less on pesticides that have a chance of harming them. Grebenok’s USDA grant will prompt students to present and publish their own research, thus giving them the confidence in their a

By Katie Dusza, News Editor The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released more than three million pages of files tied to the criminal investigation and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This action is in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress last November, legally requiring the DOJ to release all of the files. US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in total that there were six million pages of Epstein documents

By: Mikayla Boyd, Editor-In-Chief Alaska Public Media released an article on Oct. 23, 2025, informing that the same company that owns our public safety contractor, NMS, also owns a company that runs ICE detention centers across the country. At the end of the spring 2025 semester, Canisius announced that it had contracted with Alaska-based Nana Management Services (NMS) to replace the former public safety department. NMS is a company owned by NANA Regional Corporation (NANA),

by Katie Dusza, News Editor Multiple celebrities spoke out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the 2026 Grammy Awards this past Sunday. Artists such as Bad Bunny, Kehlani, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Gloria Estefan spoke up for immigrants and communities targeted by ICE, showing solidarity through acceptance speeches and wearing “ICE OUT” pins on the red carpet.  Bad Bunny accepted the award for best música urbana album. He began his acceptance speec

By: Mikayla Boyd, Editor-In-Chief and Hannah Wiley, Managing Editor The United Student Association (USA) met for their second meeting of the spring semester on Friday, Jan. 30. The meeting was called to order at 2:32 p.m. and the agenda opened with general student concerns, which included sidewalks not being shoveled around Health Science and Science Hall as well as sidewalks needing to be cleared at the resident hall exterior doors. Another concern was campus safety as stude

By Ethan Jaffri, Asst. News Editor The State Department has suspended immigrant visa processing for 75 countries as of Jan. 21, 2026.  The pause on visa processing comes out of concerns of immigrants reaping “welfare and public benefits,” according to PBS, with department spokesperson Tommy Piggott claiming that immigrants are a “public charge” to the country. The State Department deems immigrants a strain on the country’s financial resources. Eligibility for public assistanc

By Katie Dusza, News Editor Canisius held their National Girls and Women in Sport Day pregame clinic this past Saturday, Jan. 24. At this one hour camp, Canisius’ female athletes spent the morning teaching kids from all around western N.Y. the basics of their sports, followed by a free women’s basketball game for attendees. Female student-athletes from across Canisius athletics set up interactive stations, allowing the girls to sample a wide variety of sports. The atmosphere

By Katie Dusza, News Editor A federal judge temporarily blocked federal immigration officials from deporting a five-year-old and his father. The boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota after arriving home from preschool. The arrest sparked nationwide outrage as photos and videos of the child wearing a blue bunny hat and his school backpack at the time of the detain