With over one billion Facebook users, including 500 million female users, a recent discovery of the subreddit /r/FacebookCleavage has really got me thinking about privacy, trust, and friendship. Before I go on, let me elaborate on what this subreddit entails. It’s very simple: /r/FacebookCleavage is a subreddit on the popular […]
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The Conclusion of History
Humanity’s fascination with its own demise Over the last few decades or so, an apocalypse, worldwide disasters, zombies, and the destruction of the human race have been prevalent themes throughout popular culture. Movies like World War Z, Zombieland, 28 Days Later, the Book of Eli, and TV shows like The […]
Go Build A Canoe
Although the current weather may not allude to it, our summer vacation is right around the corner. That’s right – we’re one month away from four months of outdoor concerts, backyard barbeques, summer sun, and cottage country traffic. While the luxuries of summer have probably never been more appealing than […]
The Sound of the Future, Thanks to the Past
Courtesy of YouTube In the last 20 years, the music industry has seen a dramatic shift in the way people access songs. Napster was the original villain, once providing a system in which anyone could theoretically access an album online for free. Sites like PirateBay and IsoHunt took on the […]
Smooth Sailing For The 90th College Royal
Annual open house prevails over cold weather Every year College Royal puts on more events than is possible to recount. Not for nothing is it called the largest student-run open house in North America. And despite the unseasonably cold weather, this year’s College Royal – the 90th annual celebration – […]
Kemptville Residents Dismayed Over Campus Closure
Efforts to save the agricultural college so far unsuccessful Since the University of Guelph announced it would be closing its Kemptville regional campus, the agricultural community in Eastern Ontario has been looking for a way to save the historic college. While campus d’Alfred, which was also subject to closure, appears […]
Guelph’s Underground Fraternities
Fraternity life at Guelph may be misunderstood; there is more to Greek life than just partying “TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!” chants John Belushi’s belligerent party animal character in the 1978 film “Animal House.” The film is perhaps the most iconic representation of life at a fraternity, portraying American college life as […]
CECS To Honour Students at Co-op Awards
Winners announced in advance; awards recognize employers as well On Mar. 20 at a reception at Cutten Fields, University of Guelph students Adelaide Manley, Lauren Patrick, and Yosra Mohammed will be awarded by Co-operative Education and Career Services (CECS) for their outstanding participation in the U of G’s co-op program. […]
Profs Create Domestic Homicide Research Repository
Initiative aims to find risk factors that will stop “preventable” deaths The University of Guelph’s Dr. Myrna Dawson has recently launched a new website for the prevention of domestic homicides in conjunction with Dr. Peter Jaffe, a professor at Western University. The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative (CDHPI) aims to […]
The Weekly Review: Blackfish
3 Complexly-Biased-Arguments out of 4 The sign of a strong documentary is more than the mark it leaves on its audience. The ability to convey a meaningful argument in a way that compels, intrigues, and convinces a group of people is paramount to putting on a good show. However, by […]
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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.