Reading about the Doug Ford government considering to make student fees optional upsets me. To not have this financial stability could potentially muzzle student voices from the grassroots up — not only threatening clubs, but also operations like The Ontarion.
As a student newspaper, The Ontarion helps to create a community where we are encouraged to think and share our ideas. There is a structure provided with the guidance of a professionally trained team to help novice writers and illustrators gain media experience.
The opportunities this venue offers students are job-related skills, real-life work experience, and friendships that can last a lifetime. These are often things that people don’t know the value of until later in life.
—Barbara Salsberg Mathews, Ontarion Volunteer, Artist, Guelph resident, and U of G alumna
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