A plane crash killing 224 Russian citizens over Egypt’s Sinai province took the world by surprise on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Questions have since arisen about what could have caused the incident. Egyptian news outlets reported that the pilot of the doomed plane out of Sharm el-Sheikh—in Southern Egypt—had radioed […]
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NASA study shows increase in Antarctic sea ice
A NASA study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Glaciology found that the overall mass of the Antarctic region is gaining, instead of losing, ice. Certain regions have been shown to feature increases in ice, where the snow is accumulating faster than the glaciers are thinning. Scientists […]
Hydro One sale largest Ontario transaction in 15 years
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 marked the beginning of the privatization of Hydro One in what is being called “the biggest transaction in provincial government history,” according to CBC News. Hydro One is marketing an initial 15 per cent of their company to public shareholders, with the possibility of that total […]
CFRU Top 10
1 —ESMERINE* Other Voices (Constellation) 2—OUGHT* Sun Coming Down (Constellation) 3—SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE* Other Death (Arbutus) 4—STEVEN LAMBKE* Days Of Heaven (You’ve Changed) 5—DILLY DALLY* Sore (Buzz) 6—YOUNG RIVAL* Interior Light (Paper Bag) 7—JOANNA NEWSOM Divers (Drag City) 8—MAUNO* Rough Master (Self-Released) […]
Album of the Week
Artist: Susanne Sundfør Album: The Silicone Veil Hailing from Oslo, Norway, singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør’s third studio album paints a vivid soundscape from which visions of foreign snowcapped lands to the far north are easily wrought by the imagination of the listener. Classified as a mixture of baroque pop, electronic, and […]
Howling from the Lowlands
eBar and the Royal City Music Series presented Jessy Bell-Smith, Matt Monoogian, and Lowlands on Friday, Nov. 8. Jessy Bell-Smith and Matt Monoogian both warmed up the stage and crowd for Guelph’s favourite folk rock band, Lowlands. Each act complimented the next perfectly and with warm regards for each other. […]
Dear Rouge at the Guelph Concert Theatre
Having seen Dear Rouge multiple times in the past year, I was thrilled to finally see them perform in Guelph. In the past year, the husband and wife synth-pop duo have performed to festival crowds of thousands and sold out shows. It was a fantastic, rare opportunity to have them […]
2015 Yates Cup final preview
In the other OUA semi-final, the seemingly unstoppable No. 2 Western Mustangs struggled mightily against the No. 9 Laurier Golden Hawks. Well into the third quarter, the two teams were only three points apart. Those (like me) who thought Laurier threw everything they had against Mac and would be nothing […]
Gryphons Yates-bound yet again
The No. 5 Guelph Gryphons knocked off the No. 10 Carleton Ravens on Saturday to advance to the Yates Cup for the third time in the past four years. Carleton, fresh off their first playoff win since the program’s rebirth in 2013, were looking to defeat a Gryphon team coming […]
Robin Williams killed by Lewy body dementia
On Aug. 11, 2014, comedy lost a legend. Robin Williams was known for many funny roles such as Genie from Aladdin, Adrian Cronauer in Good Morning, Vietnam and the starring role in Patch Adams. His death took the world by surprise. For the past year it was ruled as a […]
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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.