Oh, Canisius College, the fine Jesuit institution founded in 1870 here in the heart of Buffalo, New York. You can go on the website and read all of the amazing things that Canisius has to offer, but what the website fails to mention are the different sayings, or thoughts, that only Canisius college students and alumni will truly understand.

1. We have our own language.

KAC, Tims, Griffbucks, swipe, Iggys, D2L -- the list can go on for hours, but for the sake of the article I'll keep it at these few. Canisius students have developed their own language and abbreviations for everything. Often times we forget that not everyone is going to know that the KAC is the Koessler Athletic Center, so we have to flip a switch and a start talking like everyone else in society.

2. "I'm not going... it is in Lyons."

We are fortunate enough to have a very small campus. However, we do have buildings just a little bit farther, aka across the street, and any student who says they haven’t skipped class because they didn’t feel like walking is 100 percent lying to you. It takes an extra five minutes, and I honestly would rather be sleeping than leaving five minutes early.

3. Griffins wear that Blue and Gold

Free free free! Thank god for Canisius College athletics, clubs and everything in between, because they have made our wardrobe turn into a lovely collection of blue and gold shirts, hats, scarfs and more shirts.

4. Eagles aren't Purple

No one really knows why, but it is in the DNA of Canisius College students to dislike the color purple and Niagara University. Now no one really knows the reason, but you can bet your bottom dollar that, on game day, everyone jumps on the “Hate Niagara” bandwagon.

5. Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library

We use the library every day, some of us may never leave, and yet I don’t know if anyone can properly pronounce the name of the library. Lets hope that by the time I graduate I can get a little closer to pronouncing it right.

6. Class starts at 11... (so we leave at 10:58)

Having such a small campus, it takes about 30 seconds to walk from the dorms to the main building, which gives us just a little bit longer to stay nice and warm in bed.

7. Pub Safe

Of course we have our own campus security, but as the months and years go on, no one on campus actually refers to “Public Safety” as “Public Safety” -- we cut that down as much as possible.

8. Tim's is a necessity

No one cares if they stroll into class a couple minutes late -- the need for a cup of coffee from Tim Horton’s is much more important.

9. MyResnet

Obviously, a college campus needs to have WiFi. Canisius has it, but there is also the occasional night when its crashes and you're left looking at the screen wondering how you are going to do your homework or watch Netflix.

10. You can at Canisius

We come from all different walks of life, but we come up with our new language and become part of a home away from home. Every student that walks out of Canisius has a sense of pride knowing they are a Griffin through and through.