Why we should care about the lies they tell Anyone who’s seen the show Pretty Little Liars knows that in every episode, one question is answered and about five more are created. Just when you think you have all the information and understand what’s going on, something else pops up […]
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Inside Farming: View from an Iowa Farm
Misconceptions in agriculture in choosing seeds, ‘I’m no pawn of Monsanto’ Winter allows a bit of downtime for most farmers. We use it to look back on the prior year and to make plans for the next. We learn from mistakes, failures, and successes, and attempt to make sense of […]
Plate Waste in Restaurants
How to reduce plate waste and achieve sustainability Plate waste from restaurants is problematic and plays a big role in total restaurant waste, yet nothing is done about this waste, because it is hardly ever considered a problem. When looking at waste in restaurants, plate waste makes up, on average, […]
Arts Supplement
Poetry by Eddie Morin Service Fee Reality is an ATM receipt, Crumpled and thrown away. The freedom of the recycling bin, Ambition in the disposable age. Back to School Sales I think and think and think and think Until I finally get sent to bed. And sorry Mom, It’s not […]
Write On: Writers Workshop Held During Reading Week
McLaughlin Library event cultivates writing community Reading week proved an opportune time for writing enthusiasts to pick up their pen and paper and learn from the pros at the fourth annual Writers Workshop, held on Feb. 20 and 21 in McLaughlin Library. The event welcomed aspiring writers from both campus […]
CME Rebranded as College of Business and Economics
Name change intended to boost public profile of U of G commerce programs The University of Guelph’s College of Management and Economics has rebranded itself as the College of Business and Economics (CBE). According to Dean Julia Christensen Hughes, this name better reflects the college’s academic offerings and strategic direction. […]
The CSA General Election
The Central Student Association’s (CSA) annual general election takes place from Wednesday, Mar. 5 to Friday, Mar. 7. On those three days, students will head to the online polls to elect their Executive, their college representatives to the Board of Directors, and vote on a referendum question. Results will be […]
Fall Reading Week Campaign Highlights Student Stress
Thanksgiving weekend officially made longer, but push for fall reading week survives As students return from winter reading week with fresh minds and a regenerated sense of motivation, now is perhaps the best time to consider the pros and cons of having a reading week during the fall semester. The […]
The Weekly Scene: 3 Days to Kill
1 stunningly-flawed-disaster out of 4 Set against a backdrop of a warm and welcoming Paris, director McG’s latest arthouse-thriller mashup is a disaster of a movie that attempts to tell four stories, spectacularly failing at all of them. Lacking in depth, emotion, and self-awareness, Luc Besson and Adi Hasak’s script […]
The Overview: Chuck
He’s the secret, she’s the agent NBC’s Chuck is one of the most underrated shows on television. It ran from 2007 to 2012 and consists of five seasons, with a total of 91 episodes. The series ran a full story arc with a satisfying finale, but over the course of […]
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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.