Volunteer

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1. Contribute to The Ontarion
2. Participate in Trick or Eat on Halloween
3. Volunteer your time to something you’re passionate
4. Donate to the Guelph Student FoodBank
5. Participate in University of Guelph’s Relay for Life 
   

   Summer fun

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1. Volunteer at Hillside Festival (or Hillside Inside for some winter fun!)
2. Go to one of Guelph’s Fab 5 Festivals
   i. Guelph Dance Festival — June
   ii. Hillside Festival — July
   iii. Guelph Jazz Festival — September
   iv. Eden Mills Writers’ Festival — September
   v. Guelph Film Festival — November   
3. Spend a summer having a staycation in Guelph
4. See a movie the old fashioned way at the Mustang Drive-In
5. Learn and master a party trick 
   

   Fun nights out

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1. Go to trivia night at the Brass Taps or Grad Lounge
2. Have a night of laughs at The Making-Box
3. Attend or participate in a poetry slam
4. Attend a Curtain Call Productions musical
5. See an indie movie at the Bookshelf 
   

   Alternative entertainment

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6. Plan a date at a boardgame cafe
7. Play the arcade games at Pablo’s
8. Successfully escape from one of Guelph’s escape rooms
9. Go bowling at Woodlawn Bowl during Cosmic Bowl nights
10. Make some pottery at Play with Clay
11. Take a ghost tour of the city
12. Go thrift shopping at one of Guelph’s consignment stores
13. Try virtual reality gaming at Ctrl V
14. Use the 3D printer at the Guelph Public Library 
    

    Chilling    

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1. Read The Ontarion
2. Listen to CFRU 93.3
3. Binge-watch an entire show on Netflix out of procrastination
4. Support a local band by buying their album
5. Visit the Art Gallery of Guelph and Zavitz
6. Visit the Guelph Civic Museum and the John McCrae House
7. See a band perform on campus in between classes
8. Pick your favourite couch at the Bullring 
   

   School spirit

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1. Participate in O-Week activities
2. Join a club or team (or start one!)
3. Wear school colours to a Gryphons game
4. Paint the cannon known as Old Jeremiah
5. Dress up the Begging Bear
6. Buy some U of G swag
7. Take a graduation picture with the Gryphon statue
8. Attend Aggie Pub
9. Be proud to be a Gryphon 
   

   Get Sporty

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1. Take a fitness class at the Athletics Centre
2. Get your picture taken with our mascot, Gryph
3. Go to Homecoming
4. Attend a quidditch match
5. Go to a Guelph Storm game
6. Check out the Royal City Roller Girls 
   

   Outdoorsy  

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1. Bike to school and conquer Guelph’s bumpy roads and (mostly) subtle slopes
2. Explore the Arboretum
3. Climb Starkey Hill
4. Look through the telescope on the roof of MacNaughton
5. Explore the Elora Gorge
6. Admire the architecture of the Basilica of Our Lady
7. Go camping at Guelph Lake
8. Make friends with a squirrel on campus (at your own peril)
9. Spend a day at Riverside Park
10. Take a bus ride from one end of the city to the other for no reason
11. Have a snowball fight on Johnston Green
12. Go skating at Market Square in the winter 
    

    Foodie fun

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1. Eat a hot dog or veggie dog from Bob’s Dogs
2. Get ice cream at The Boathouse
3. Shop at the Farmers’ Market
4. Go on a pub crawl downtown (please drink responsibly)
5. Try one of the food trucks on campus
6. Have a meal at Creelman Hall
7. Eat some honey from the Honey Bee Research Centre
8. Drink the Gryphon blend coffee at Planet Bean
9. Tour a local brewery and learn about beer  
10. Become a regular at a local establishment
11. Use your own reusable mug to get coffee at The Bullring
12. Only eat foods available on campus for a week straight
13. Have a drink with one of your professors
14. Learn how to cook more than mac and cheese, ramen, and frozen foods  
15. Make a recipe you found through The Ontarion 
    

    Animal lovers

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1. Visit the cats at My Kitty Cafe
2. Visit the Donkey Sanctuary
3. Pet a future guide dog on campus (ask first!)
4. Go to College Royal
5. Go birdwatching or buy a bird feeder 
   

   School

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1. Take a class that is irrelevant to your major
2. Master the art of course selection
3. Have an existential crisis about life after graduation
4. Complete an assignment only using books, no internet
5. Use reading week to actually read or to do anything but read
6. Misplace your student card, replace your student card, find your old student card
7. Attend a CSA board meeting
8. Find a hidden study spot
9. Ace or fail a test or an assignment
10. Be on a first-name basis with one of your professors
11. Step foot in every building on campus
12. Wear sweatpants to class 
    

    Life

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1. Create your LinkedIn profile
2. Start a small business or a blog
3. Make use of your student discounts
4. Clean your room
5. Send some snail mail to a friend or family member in another city
6. Call home — just because
7. Take a nap on campus
8. Stand up for what you believe in
9. Fall in love with Guelph
10. Live the dream

Feature image by Frances Esenwa/The Ontarion.