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Shakespeare Identity
Daniel Fischlin and his research team confirmed that a 400-year old portrait of William Shakespeare is the only accurate depiction of the bard while he was alive. Researchers believe that the portrait depicts Shakespeare at the age of 39, a crucial and important moment of his literary legacy.
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.