Comedy at The Cornerstone Jordan Foisy is a stand-up comedian from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He’s been doing stand-up for the last six years and has performed at NXNE, JFL42, Field Trip, and Hamilton’s SuperCrawl. Over nine days in January, Foisy performed seven shows in seven cities across Ontario. On […]
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Around the City: Guelph’s first puzzle room opens
University of Guelph alumni bring the puzzle room trend to their city You’re locked in a room with a series of confounding puzzles. Perhaps you’re a jewel thief trying to escape before security comes, or you’re hiding from a serial killer, or you’ve been placed in the room by a […]
This Week on the Internet
A glorious year ahead for the Harry Potter Universe In 2016, a new play and movie taking place in the Harry Potter universe will open, and J.K. Rowling continues to release new information about the wizarding world. For four days straight beginning Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, J.K. Rowling’s new info […]
Services for U of G student and professor
A number of services will be held this weekend, in memory of a University of Guelph student and University of Guelph faculty member who lost their lives. Grace Glofcheskie—a University of Guelph graduate, and member of the university’s varsity golf team—will be honoured in a service on Jan. 31, 2016. […]
Be on brand, or bust
Every brand wants to be your special snowflake, but only a select few can win your loyalty, and if your brand isn’t special, people won’t choose it. Legacy brands like Coca-Cola, Nike, and Apple have long established themselves in the market. Each brand has a particular logo, and qualities that […]
An open letter to Leonardo DiCaprio
At the Golden Globes this year, you, Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a heartfelt speech saying you wanted to “share” your award with all the First Nations people represented in The Revenant, and all the indigenous communities around the world. As a Metis youth with a grandmother who went to a residential […]
Wildlife Preservation Canada seeks to preserve species
It was recently announced that Toronto’s York University, in partnership with Wildlife Preservation Canada based out of Guelph, will be working side-by-side in the upcoming years in an effort to further preserve species at risk. Their attentions will be particularly focused on species that are deemed “most-at risk.” This is determined […]
A Matter of Facts: #BLUEWITHFLU
Got the flu? Odds are you’ll tell everyone in your SM network before you’ll tell a doctor. And tracking flu outbreaks by watching hash-tags has become a research pursuit for a U of G grad student. Adam Beswick, a master of science student in epidemiology in the department of population […]
WHAT IS TEDx?
On Jan. 23, 2016, the University of Guelph, in collaboration with the Guelph Chamber of Commerce, hosted the third annual TEDxGuelphU conference. This year’s theme was “From Theory to Reality,” and speakers ranged from former University of Guelph students to savvy-minded members of the Guelph community. Founded in 1984, TED […]
The Man. The Legend. Gurinder.
The man who launched a thousand memes sits on one of the red round chairs in the front entrance of Domino’s Pizza. He shakes my hand and greets me politely. I return his greeting, feeling excited as I go through the usual motions of setting up my recorder and list […]
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The Ontarion publishes independent, student-produced news, opinion, and commentary for University of Guelph students so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. To do this, The Ontarion provides learning opportunities and training in journalism, media production, leadership, board governance, and other aspects of nonprofit news.
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.