For the most part, people see the act of hosting the Winter Olympics as a privilege to be sought after by countries capable of doing so. But once the games are over, what happens to the cities that hosted them? History has shown that the result is typically not positive. […]
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Gryphcon Goes on 26 Years of Lo-tech Gaming
RPGs, board, card, and LARP games attract hundreds to PCH for weekend convention The University of Guelph Games Club hosted the 26th annual Gryphcon gaming convention from Feb. 28 to March 2. The convention drew in a crowd of over 220 enthusiasts and vendors dedicated to board games, tabletop role-playing […]
Student Space Initiative Seeking Votes During CSA Election
Referendum question on collecting fees to increase student space During the Central Student Association’s (CSA) annual general election happening on Wednesday, March 5 to Friday, March 7, students will be given the opportunity to vote online on a referendum regarding student space on campus. Kat Lucas, President of Interhall Council […]
Prestigious Innovation Contest Coming to Guelph
Guelph will host Singularity University’s first Canadian “Global Impact Competition” This April, the first Canadian Global Impact Competition (GIC) will take place in the City of Guelph. The GIC will bring five innovators from across Canada in front of a panel of judges to present a solution to the following […]
Outcry Over Inuk SMU Student’s Murder
Loretta Saunders’ death has sparked calls for action on missing aboriginal women When 26-year-old Saint Mary’s University student Loretta Saunders went missing on Feb. 13, the circumstances were all too coincidental. When her body was found nearly two weeks after, the suspicions and fears were confirmed. Saunders, who is Inuk, […]
GSMC Report Card Causes Controversy
Some CSA election candidates concerned about conflict of interest When the Guelph Student Mobilization Committee (GSMC) asked Connor Doherty, the Central Student Association’s Chief Electoral Officer, to circulate an online questionnaire to the eleven candidates running for CSA Executive positions, Doherty had no idea doing so would stir such controversy. […]
A to Zavitz
The Lamp & the Laboratory From Feb. 24 to 28, Zavitz Gallery exhibited a solo show by Sam de Lange, titled The Lamp & the Laboratory. The show contained four separate pieces, which, as de Lange described, are “part of an ongoing investigation of the ecologies of photography.” In simpler […]
Curtain Call Productions’ The Drowsy Chaperone
A musical, a wedding, and a surprising amount of vodka The University of Guelph’s own Curtain Call Productions has done it again, successfully staging the hilarious comedy-musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. The show is a newer musical, having hit Broadway in early 2006, which parodies the traditional American musical comedy of […]
The Weekly Review: The Lego Movie
4 Studded-Bricks out of 4 The question audiences should ask about The Lego Movie isn’t “What is the movie about?” as much as “How would anyone produce a coherent story about a Danish building block play-set?” Choosing to answer this question with the literary panache and visual flair they’re known […]
The Overview: Once Upon A Time
Magic is coming I remember the day ABC’s Once Upon A Time was recommended to me. I was sitting in McLaughlin library with group members, working on a presentation that was due the following day. As with most group work, course material soon dissolved as the topic of conversation, and […]
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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.