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  • frbucki Fr. Bucki leaving Canisius

    Canisius College will have a largely different look next year with the opening of Science Hall and the hiring of a new men’s basketball coach, but there’s another change coming that could have a wider impact than either of those developments. Fr. John Bucki, S.

  • building A look inside Science Hall

    They handed us hard hats as we walked inside. Canisius’ new Science Hall building, the school’s biggest project since the Dugan residence hall, is now just four months from holding its first class. It smells like caulk and the floors are dusty. Bill Greeley – our tour guide, but officially, associate vice president of Cannon Design – instructs us to watch for wires and other objects jutting out of the ground.

  • usaeboard Wilkinson wins senate presidency Senate

    Sophomore student senator Brock Wilkinson was elected as the 2012-13 president of the Undergraduate Student Association, the club announced Tuesday night at a gathering near Street Side Cafe. Wilkinson beat out two upperclassmen who ran against him: Nick Wiltsite, a junior senator, and Tanner Gelatt, a junior who currently serves as the senate’s JUSTICE chair.

  • kevinh Canisius professor stars in ‘Daily Show’ skit

    Political science instructor Kevin Hardwick, Ph.D., never passes up an opportunity to show video clips from Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in class, bringing lessons from political satirist Jon Stewart to his students through the magic of the Internet.

  • Canisius College purchases building

    Canisius College purchased a building located on Main Street less than a mile away from campus on April 13, according to reports. The building is a former art gallery located at 1716 Main. A source close to the College says the purchase of the building was discussed last fall.

  • btd Beyond The Dome

    Buffalo State College students held an anti-hydrofracking protest on their campus April 19. The protest was largely student run and coordinated, with some help from the New York Public Interest Research Group.   This is an issue for other SUNY campuses as well.

  • Student work on display at 5th annual Ignatian Scholarship Day

    The Canisius community gathered in the Richard E. Winter ’Student Center last Friday to celebrate academic achievement at the fifth annual Ignatian Scholarship Day The growing event provides an excellent opportunity for students and faculty to showcase their work and receive recognition from colleagues, family and friends that might not get the chance to see their work otherwise.

  • Spring Fest 2012 Preview

    The semester is winding down, and while that means endless papers, projects and presentations for many students, there is a light at the end of the academic tunnel.  The last day of classes will mark the annual Spring Fest event that is one of the most well-attended and exciting events for undergraduate students.

  • ‘I’m Just So…’ campaign

    College students lead exceptionally stressful lives because they are forced to balance academics, extracurricular activities, jobs and social lives. Therefore it is not uncommon for one to hear statements thrown around such as, “I’m just so OCD” or “I’m just so ADD.

  • group ‘Go Green to Save Green’ campaign

    Conservation biology students in Susan Margulis’, Ph.D., class are urging the Canisius College community to “Go Green to Save Green.” The project emphasizes how college students can save money by being more environmentally friendly. The students in the class formed three committees: the paper committee, facilities committee and bookstore committee each composed of about 10 students each.

  • metro Senate puts $30,000 toward NFTA metro passes

    The student senate decided Tuesday to use $30,000 from this year’s allocation pool to cover the increases in Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority metro passes, which senate buys for every Canisius undergraduate. The cost of the passes will increase by $34, which, multiplied by approximately 2,900 undergrads, translates to an increase of $98,600.

  • Brock Wilkinson wins senate presidency

    Sophomore Brock Wilkinson beats out juniors Nick Wiltsie and Tanner Gelatt in the election for student senate president.

  • brock Wilkinson wins senate presidency

    Sophomore Brock Wilkinson beats out juniors Nick Wiltsie and Tanner Gelatt in the election for student senate president.

  • Brock Wilkinson ‘14 This year's candidates for Senate President

    Brock Wilkinson ‘14 Major: Economics, finance Clubs/Activities: USA Senator, ITS Chair, Finance Committee member, Economics and Finance Club President, VP of Recruitment for Sigma Phi Epsilon Candidate Statement:  “I’m not running for President to be someone, I’m running to do something.

  • Answering your Jim Baron questions

    Since Jim Baron’s introductory press conference as men’s basketball  coach, The Griffin has been compiling answers to many of the questions students have regarding the hiring.   What are the expectations for Jim Baron? President John Hurley: “We looked at his ability to build a winner in a tough situation.

  • Two students to study in Korea next semester

    For the first time in Canisius College’s study abroad history, students will spend a semester studying at Sogang University in Korea. Juniors Amy Creathorn and Jason Frizlen are not only the first students to take part in this unique opportunity, but they have also been honored with a scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea, for which only ten students in the United States were selected.

  • Easter adventures of an Honors class

    While most students returned home to friends and family over the Easter break, a group of Honors students ventured down South. Dr. Richard Reistma and his Plantation Psychosis class, along with reference librarian Lisa Sullivan, traveled to Virginia to explore colonial Williamsburg and old plantations.

  • locksoflove No hair, no problem for cancer awareness

    In the middle of Canisius’ Wellness Week, students, faculty, staff and even non-Canisius students came to give their hair for the 2012 Bald for Bucks and Locks for Love campaign. About a dozen workers from Leon Studio One were at the event to cut donors’ hair.

  • Relay for Life brings in over $30 grand

    Canisius College Relay for Life raised $32,102 last Friday in  the Koessler Athletic Center.  Over 400 participants from clubs and organizations at Canisius College as well as  community members gathered together for the 12-hour event.

  • Buffalo not a dead city, developer says

    Flashback to the year 1940 when Buffalo was the 14th largest city in the United States with a population just under 576,000 people.  The City’s manufacturing sector was booming, and many people settled in Western New York to take advantage of its close proximity to the Canadian border.