Kazoo! Festival April 9-13 Beginning Wednesday April 9, Kazoo! Fest is entering its 8th annual showcasing-a unique blend of talented artists from different mediums. For more information see page 8. Elora Vintage & Antique Show April 12-13 The 22nd annual show is happening at the Elora community centre, one […]
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Seven Questions With Cory ‘Indiana Justice’
Interview with Overheard at Guelph admin The eight admins on the Overheard at Guelph Facebook page invite between 10 and 20 people to their group per day, says Cory ‘Indiana Justice’ Houghton. A month or two ago the page had around 15,000 members; today the number is well over 16,000 […]
Budget Rumour Mill
Proposed cuts and funding issues addressed with Multi Year Plan On Wednesday, April 2, President Alastair Summerlee and Provost and Vice President Academic Maureen Mancuso held a Budget Rumour Mill to address potential concerns within the university community regarding the budget breakdown for the next few years. “The big message […]
Milestone Met: Guelph Graduates Gather At The Last Lecture
Students and alumni reflect on undergraduate years What does it mean to be a Guelph Gryphon? This year’s Last Lecture addressed that very question, offering the graduating class of 2014 one last opportunity to gather and reflect on their time spent at U of G. The lecture, held on April […]
Coalition Of CSA Staff And Directors Call For Internal Bylaw Reform
To improve accountability, group proposes recommendations that curtail Executive power Members of the permanent staff of the Central Student Association, with the support of several members of the CSA Board of Directors, are calling for reform at the highest levels of CSA governance. Citing the right of students to “hold […]
Q & A: Multimedia Artist Alexandra Mackenzie
Artist brings art and music to Kazoo! Fest 2014 Toronto-based artist Alexandra Mackenzie’s creative vision seemingly knows no bounds, and her work – including incredibly detailed and imaginative illustrations, lush installations, and experimental yet danceable music – often employs a maximalist aesthetic to form a stimulating, vibrant, incredibly surreal world […]
A Long Goodbye
After thirty-six years, Macondo Books will close up shop April is the cruellest month. On April 1, Nancy Giovanelli took to Facebook to announce that Macondo Books, the beloved second-hand bookstore on Wilson Street downtown that she has owned and operated for the past thirty-six years, is going out of […]
The Weekly Review: Food, Inc.
3.5 Astounding-Truths-About-Our-Food out of 4 Robert Kenner’s Food, Inc. is a poignant, terrifying, and eye-opening look at the way corporate farming in agrarian America has changed the definition of food. To say that the food industry is no longer run by farmers would be an accurate representation of the truth. […]
Kazoo! Festival 2014 Preview
Guelph’s eighth annual Kazoo! Festival, set to take place from April 9 to April 13, offers a diverse and enthralling lineup of DIY/independent musicians, artists, filmmakers and writers from the across the area and the country. The festival is sort of the “culminating” effort of the Kazoo! collective over the […]
Top-8 Most “Freak” Sports Injuries
In the past two weeks, there has been a rash of freak sports injuries that have spawned this week’s ‘Top 8.’ From the QMJHL’s Jason Fuchs losing the tip of his finger blocking a slap shot, to Don Baylor breaking his femur on a ceremonial first pitch, to (arguably the […]
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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.