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Acrobatics and Tumbling makes Canisius history with first program win

Kaitlin O’Meara, Copy Editor On Feb. 22, the Canisius University acrobatics and tumbling team hosted and won the program’s inaugural meet. Facing off against the Division III Buffalo State Bengals, the Griffs secured a 231.100 to 195.195 victory to open the season. Head Coach Mel Goulding is no stranger to building acrobatics and tumbling teams – she was an athlete on the inaugural team at Alderson Broaddus University and helped to build the program at Buffalo State as a mem

Kaitlin O'Meara

Feb 27

Last two weeks in Senate: Feb. 13 and 20

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

Hannah Wiley and Mikayla Boyd

Feb 27

Mission 100 days: Getting busy living

By: Peter Neville, Assistant Sports Editor As I sat down to write the story of my time at Canisius, I struggled with where to start. Although I started here in 2022, I feel like I have been at Canisius my entire life. I am the fourth person in my family to attend this school, following my mom, dad and my older sister, Rose, and without their influence, I do not think that I would have ultimately ended up picking their alma mater. My mom and older sister have really been with

Peter Neville

Feb 27

New Public Safety Contractor Has Ties to ICE

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),

Mikayla Boyd

Feb 6

Campus Ministry takes their annual winter service immersion trip

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Features Editor and Hannah Wiley, Managing Editor Over winter break, a group of Canisius students were given the opportunity to head down to El Paso, Texas and spend a week learning about immigration at the southern border. The group traveled with campus ministry and included Matthew Braden ’27, Robert Chan ’26, Andrew Crooks ’26, Saige Crainer ’27, Brianna Forzani ’27, Adam Golden ’26, Danait Mebrahtom ’26, Onyeka Osuji ’27, Madison Smith ’28 and Kayla V

Kaitlyn Belile

Feb 6

Porter leads Griffs to OT victory over Purple Eagles

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Features Editor Hobey Baker Memorial Award nominee, Grant Porter, scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season in the Griffs 4–3 OT win over Niagara. Porter grabbed one goal in regulation and scored the OT winner to secure the Griffs victory. He scored two goals in a game for the first time in his career. The senior has a total of 23 goals over the three campaigns he has been a part of with the Griffs. During the week, Porter makes sure to “take time

Kaitlyn Belile

Feb 6

All roads lead home: Buffalo native Chase Clark and how hockey brought him back

By Mikayla Boyd, Editor-in-Chief Chase Clark, a Williamsville, N.Y. native and Washington Capitals draft pick who joined the Canisius hockey team during the offseason, has found his way back home to finish out his collegiate hockey career. Clark’s hockey journey began in Pendleton, N.Y. with the Wheatfield Blades at seven years old. Since 2017, Clark has played on nine different teams before landing back in Buffalo at Canisius. Some of the leagues included the USHL, NCDC, GO

Mikayla Boyd

Nov 14, 2025

Study abroad, you’ll never regret it

By: Lucas R. Watson, Layout Editor You’ll never regret it.’ I heard that exact phrase numerous times before I left to study abroad in London a year ago. It’s a common phrase people say when they talk to those who are planning on studying abroad. Back in 2023, I had chosen to study abroad. I asked for some information, attended a few sessions and gathered the information I needed to figure out how many credits I needed to graduate and what requirements I still had to fulfill.

Lucas R. Watson

Nov 14, 2025