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In Other News…

  • The Griffin
  • Nov 8, 2024
  • 2 min read

There will be a Campus Cleanup Day on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Interested parties can meet the sustainability committee in front of the Chapel. 


The Canisius Basketball team will be playing against St. Bonaventure in the Koessler Athletic Center on Nov. 9 at 4:00 p.m. 


Campus Ministry is holding a community outreach opportunity for members of the campus community to submit letters for the prison missionary retreat that will be held at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York. These letters will be used as messages of support and encouragement for incarcerated individuals. 


The Quadrangle E-Board is looking for applications for executive editor, senior art, features and poetry editors, designer-in-residence and publicity coordinator. QR codes for the application can be found on Today@Canisius. 


Governor Gavin Newsom of California has “resurrected efforts in California to thwart the president-elect by asking state lawmakers to pre-empt potential Republican actions that could impact the Democratic-led state,” according to The New York Times


California is voting on the Proposition 6 bill which would protect incarcerated individuals from slavery and involuntary servitude. The New York Times reported that “This proposition would amend the state Constitution to remove a provision that lets prisons and jails force inmates to work.” However, as of Nov. 7, 54.9 percent of the votes have said no to the bill, but only 53% of the total votes have been taken so far. 


Donald Trump named Susie Wiles as his chief of staff on Nov. 7. Wiles is “a longtime Florida-based Republican strategist who ran Trump’s campaigns in the state in 2016 and 2020, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ successful bid for office in 2018,” according to the Associated Press


President Sanders of the Undergraduate Student Association sent out a letter via email to all Canisius undergrads regarding the election results and its relation to Canisius values. 


President Sanders also welcomed two new freshman senators at last week’s meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association: Eh Maw and Oliva Van Kooten. 


Today, Friday, Nov. 8, will be Chef Steven’s last day working at Canisius University, as he has chosen to step down from the dining staff.

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