A driven young woman with a passion for life Everyone hopes to find something they really love and then find a way to make a living out of it. In an interview with University of Guelph student and actress Alexandra Beaton of The Next Step, Beaton revealed that dreams can […]
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Top 6 “Musts” for Jays to Make Playoffs
No sports fan in Canada can forget the hype that went into the 2013 Toronto Blue Jays. The year 2013 was supposed to be when the World Series trophy was brought back north of the border and paraded down Young Street in front of hundreds of thousands of people reliving […]
Gryphons: Inaugural ‘University Ringette League’ Champs
Ringette team looks to future after most successful season in team history The University of Guelph Gryphons ringette team made history this weekend in Niagara Falls, winning the championship title in the inaugural season of the University Ringette League (URL). With a league record of 17-1-1 and a total season […]
Men Take Bronze, Women 6th for Wrestling
The University of Guelph wrestling team travelled to Fredericton, New Brunswick, where the seven men that represented the Gryphons brought home bronze, and the three women for the red, black, and gold claimed sixth place overall at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Championships. Brock, by and large, dominated the weekend. […]
New Law Forces Calorie Count on Fast-Food Menus
Liberals move forward with controversial new law Putting the calories of meals on fast-food menus has been debated for some time, but as far as the Ontario Liberals are concerned, there is no more time for debate and the law must be passed. Health Minister Deb Matthews announced the tabling […]
Exploring Your Body’s “Little Brain”
Understanding the links between IBS and stress “You’ll notice,” says Kathy Somers of the University of Guelph Stress Management and High Performance Clinic (SMHPC) as she points to a handout, “that your heart rhythm is very similar to a healthy breathing pattern.” To the roughly 20 attendees of the Irritable […]
A New Authentic Food Experience
Owner of downtown staple expands business to the East end Guelph’s East side is about to get a Latin American facelift as Rodolfo Hennigs – owner of The Salsateria on Wyndham Street – gets ready to launch his new Chilean and Mexican restaurant, Mojito’s, on Mar. 10. To Guelphites, Hennigs […]
Alumni Spotlight: Lorne Rubenstein
Successful golf journalist had career foreshadowed at U of G Lorne Rubenstein may have applied to the University of Guelph with the intention of completing a Master’s in Psychology, but the hands of fate had other plans. After graduating from York University in a program then called Liberal Sciences (which […]
Torn Between Measures of Success
The role of formal education in the Canadian Arctic At the top of the world surrounded by glacial valleys the red sun rises over the community of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. The mechanized buzzing of a bell shatters the serenity of the environment, almost as if to indicate an emergency. Children […]
Is This Drink the Reason You’re Single?
New relationship survey suggests men don’t prefer women who drink beer If you’re like me, you’ve probably done one of those Cosmo Relationship Surveys at least once in your life. These surveys can tell you which hair colour, outfit, and personality type men prefer, letting you know exactly what you […]
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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.