By Colin Richey, Sports Editor The men’s basketball team will be carefully watching the MAAC scoreboards this weekend, looking for help from Niagara to keep their chances of making the MAAC Basketball Championship in jeopardy of sinking to zero. Canisius and Niagara both face Iona and Manhattan this weekend, currently the eighth and ninth teams in the MAAC standings. If the Griffs and Purple Eagles each drop both games, along with tenth-seed Sacred Heart sweeping their weeken

By: Mikayla Boyd, Editor-in-Chief This week, some fellow staff members of The Griffin  and I explored some spaces around Buffalo to spread the love of local artists and art institutions. Assistant Sports Editor Peter Neville and I started our art-filled Friday at the K Art Gallery at 808 Main St, Buffalo, NY. The exhibit featured was “Kindred: Works from the Burchfield Penney Art Center and Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Collection.” According to the Burchfield-Penney, “[t]h

To be a strong man. If I were a strong man,  I’d have addressed my misgivings  From your reckless speech, which made me feel small. If I were a strong man, I’d have fought back in every one-sided argument you used to practice your lungs. If I were a strong man, You would have never thought you could use me like you did. If I were a strong man,  I’d be confident and swift after discerning that you never cared at all, that you were silent on purpose. I didn’t want to leave you,

By Kaitlyn Belile, Features Editor Graduation: a time to celebrate achievements that you’ve worked so hard for. In my school, we had graduations for kindergarten, fourth grade, eighth grade and then 12th grade. I wonder what kindergarten me would think of me now, a college senior graduating in 92 days. I like to think that each version of me would be so proud of the person that I am now.  I often get asked, “why Canisius?” When I was graduating high school, I had no idea what

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

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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: Madison Howard, Assistant Features Editor Roses are one of the most classic gifts exchanged on Valentine’s Day, often seen as the go-to symbol of love and romance. While florists and grocery stores fill their displays with red bouquets each February, roses have carried meaning long before becoming a Valentine’s staple. The color of a rose carries its own meaning, a simple flower conveying a specific message, adding depth to what might otherwise seem like a simple bouquet.

By Kira Rodriguez Can you really write about love when you have never been in love? When you have never spoken the words to someone, When that someone has never looked into your eyes As if you were the only one keeping them from leaving The party you never wanted to go to, but your friends insisted, “You will meet someone, someday.” But I don’t know if that is true because all I can think about is you, How I left you home alone, How you sit at the front door, waiting for me t

By Jase May, Sports Reporter After missing the entire 2025 campaign due to an ACL tear last fall, midfielder Quinn Huber tallied two goals in his first game back from injury in men’s lacrosse’s 13–8 loss to Hobart on Saturday. The redshirt sophomore set career highs in goals and shots against the Statesmen and was ready to return to the field. “It isn’t fun being hurt,” Huber stated bluntly. He elaborated that he was going to play 100%, give it his all and not hold back. Join

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: Kaitlyn Belile, Features Editor  As many of you know, the 2026 Olympic Winter Games began on Feb. 6 in Milano Cortina. Now with Valentine’s Day approaching, I figured that there was no better time than now to talk about all of the couples competing in both the Olympics and the Paralympics. There are currently at least 13 couples competing in the Games.  Of these couples, 10 are playing for the same country, and three of them are competing against each other. Only one coup

By Hannah Wiley, Managing Editor Sophomore Daphne Mead had the best finish so far during MAACs, placing second in the 200-yard individual medley. Last year, she finished fourth in this same event, but she shaved a second off of last year's time, swimming a time of 2:02.79, a new record for the Griffs and a personal best time for Mead. During night one, the first podium swim of the meet for the Griffs was the 800-yard freestyle as they placed third with a time of 7:33.12. The

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 Andrew Nowel, Sports Layout Editor Canisius baseball and softball are back for the 2026 season and the Griffs are ready to step up to the plate. As they take the field for a new season, there are a lot of new faces on both teams that will become big factors on and off the field. The baseball team returns over 20 players, but Head Coach Matt Mazurek pointed to the new additions to the Griffs, including the 11 freshmen that joined the team. “This year our freshmen class is s

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 Kamal Stephens