Elliott Brood, an alt-country trio whose 2014 album Work and Love was nominated for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Group, performed a not-so surprise “pop-up” concert on Friday, Feb. 27, at downtown Guelph’s Atmosphere Cafe. With the band’s appearance announced via social media, Guelphites were treated to start […]
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Unmasked Destruction
Examining recent ISIS developments and global impact At the end of February, the identity of Jihadi John, the infamous masked member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), was confirmed by U.S. intelligence officials as Mohammed Emwazi. Emwazi gained infamy through a series of beheading propaganda videos for […]
Gryphons’ Men’s Hockey Off to Nationals
Underdog story continues for Guelph Two things happened for the Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team on Feb. 27. In a 5-4 victory over the defending Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champion, and top-seeded, Windsor Lancers, the Gryphons completed the West Final series sweep. With that, Guelph advanced to the provincial championships […]
Bulls, Blackhawks in Hot Water
Injuries to Patrick Kane and Derrick Rose hinder Chicago’s teams Chicago sports fans will be without two of their most precious superstars for the foreseeable future. Patrick Kane and Derrick Rose, two significantly important pieces to the championship aspirations of both the Blackhawks and Bulls, have gone down with injuries. […]
Getting in the Zone & Staying There
We have decided to put together a centre spread that will hopefully enable positive change in all aspects of your lives. School Zone: After reading week is over, it can be extremely difficult to get your studies back on track. While assignments and studying are typically on your to-do list […]
Empty Cabinet for Harper Government
A look at the flux of the Conservative Party of Canada With recent news of foreign affairs minister John Baird resigning and Eve Adams crossing the floor to the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party is once again trying to minimize the impact of its members leaving the House of Commons. […]
San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Celebrated
Pop joins the millennium club San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich entered yet another level of coaching greatness, following his team’s away victory against the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 9. The road victory marked the 1000th win of Popovich’s NBA career – all of which were for the San […]
Rumors Intensify as Trade Deadline Approaches
Annual rumour mill spins as March 2 closes in As the March 2 trade deadline nears, trade talks are dominating the schedule of the leagues general managers, who are trying to set their teams up for a bright future. Some teams have given up their playoff hopes and will be […]
Letter to the Editor
Hi Emily, I was truly astonished to see the quality of content and presentation in your newspaper. It’s not common for me to read through an entire issue of The Ontarion – the University of Guelph’s Independent Student Newspaper. One of my daughters did go to U of G 15 years ago, but my own experience from 45-years-ago in an American […]
Hillside Inside 2015
Annual winter music festival brings indie, hip-hop, and chamber pop to Guelph Adrien Potvin The winter edition of the world-renowned Hillside Festival, and its seventh installation overall, hosted some of Canada’s best musical acts in various venues in downtown Guelph between Feb. 6 and 8. With concerts at St. George’s […]
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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.