Author: The Ontarion

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Taking cold showers increases wisdom levels

Have you ever woken up on those icy winter mornings, groggy and half asleep, when suddenly, the moment you step foot outside, the sharp wind cuts right through your muddled senses and you find yourself awake, alert and immensely sharp minded? Recent research by Olaf Yensid, has shown that taking […]

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Yogata be kidding me

The University of Guelph has finally entered the exam season, a time when the campus becomes as tightly wound as your grandfather’s pocket watch; a magical time of year. With all of the extra time that students now have, students may want to try yoga to help them unwind. Inexperienced […]

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Local students suddenly become really good at math

On Dec. 7, 2015, an international restaurant chain released an informational study outlining the numbers they gathered from skill testing questions needed to claim prizes from their monopoly game. The game—where customers collect monopoly cards from french fries, burgers, cranberry sauce, and drinks—requires a skill testing question to claim any […]

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New Guelph band searching for identity

South Guelph has a new band, or, they would be new if they hadn’t allegedly formed four years ago. Moderate Fumigation formed in 2011, but couldn’t decide on a name. They were also often unable to find time to practice. When asked why it has taken so long to release […]

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Sequel governments begin with Prime Minister Trudeau

It has now been one week since the newly appointed Liberal government delivered their throne speech, and the nation is still mulling over the commitments and promises made by the new Liberal government. Among the new initiatives outlined, the most intriguing for the average Canadian could be the newly established […]

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#OUTSIDETHELINES with Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf has teamed up with iconic New York City toy store, FAO Schwarz, to bring his newest performance art piece to life. #OUTSIDETHELINES is Shia’s most recent piece with collaborators Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rökkö. The piece will take place between Dec.18-20, 2015 at FAO Schwarz in Manhattan. […]

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Wind Mobile announces plan to help Syrian refugees

Wind Mobile, Canada’s fourth largest mobile service provider, offered incoming Syrian refugees free phones and two years of free phone service. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government plan to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before the end of the year and 15,000 more displaced people to the […]

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Premier Wynne reveals plan to end gerrymandering

The Ontario provincial government, led by Premier Kathleen Wynne, announced on Dec. 2, 2015 that big changes were coming to how Ontarians will vote in the next election. Riding high on goodwill after giving the Ontario teachers’ unions a good trouncing, Premier Wynne announced that there would be a “restructuring […]

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OVC announces successful creation of leo-aquilae

University of Guelph Vice President External Daniel Atlin, Vice president of research Malcolm Campbell, and Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Dean Jeffrey Wichtel were all on hand at a press conference held outside the University gates last night to announce the successful ontogeny of a leo-aquilae, more commonly known as a […]