Albums Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love (Jan. 20) After an eight-year hiatus, Carrie Brownstein (also of IFC’s Portlandia fame) and co. are finally back for more loud and beautiful punk rock. Grimes – TBA (TBA) Nobody’s really sure exactly when Grimes will follow up her will-be classic 2012 release […]
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Things We Wish We Knew in First Year…
Stressing wasn’t worth it – the more time I wasted stressing out, the less time I had to do the work. Action is far more productive! Using an agenda is extremely helpful when trying to organize the school/work/life balance. It allows you to quickly check what is due as well […]
Tips for Staying Mentally Healthy
Take time for yourself Accept yourself Be confident in who you are Get enough sleep Keep in touch with good friends Take a bath Go for a walk Read a good book Eat healthy meals Drink lots of water Spend time alone Dance Sing Write in a journal Make lists […]
Happy Holidays from The Ontarion!
Alyssa Ottema: My favourite thing to do over the holidays is knit. I never have the time when I’m in classes and working, so I love to take advantage of the extra time over the break. Knitting really keeps me relaxed, which is necessary when I’m making my […]
Album of the Week
Canadiana Suite (1964): Oscar Peterson Playfully energetic, soulful, and at times brooding, Oscar Peterson (piano) leads Ray Brown (bass) and Ed Thigpen (drums) on a patriotic journey across the great white north in this timeless jazz classic.
Canada’s “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act”
Racialism at its peak Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander’s proposed new law named “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act” aims to terminate polygamy, honor killings, and child/forced marriages within immigrant minority communities. This act is appalling. It depicts the overt systemic discrimination against immigrant minorities, and […]
Hatred and Lies Manage to Reach the University of Guelph
Investigating Norman Finkelstein’s talk On Nov. 13, 2014, an article was published in The Ontarion about Norman Finkelstein, a self-proclaimed renowned lecturer and political scientist that came to the University of Guelph, and spoke about the conflict in the Middle East. The article praises Norman Finkelstein’s views, while, in reality, […]
Thomas King wins prestigious Governor General’s Literary Award
A look at King’s life and impact Retired University of Guelph professor Thomas King has cultivated a strong presence in the Guelph community. A celebrated author, radio broadcaster, and lecturer, King has contributed multiple works, giving voice to First Nations people across North America. Announced on Nov.18, the Canada Council […]
The Truth Inquiry
A Dualistic Perspective on Spirituality “Spiritual experience” can be a broad term, and a difficult one to define. I think, in a very general sense, we can begin by defining it as an experience that is unlike our normal day-to-day experience of the world. This may include a range […]
The Guelph Film Festival
Four days of socially-minded cinema Over the weekend of Nov. 13-16, in various venues around the city, the Guelph Film Festival celebrated local and international filmmakers whose works are, by turns, socially-minded, beautiful, and thought-provoking. Formerly known as the Festival of Moving Media, but rebranded as the Guelph Film Festival […]
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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.