Iconic doll joins “cultural conversation” via Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover There’s something strange about the latest cover model of Sports Illustrated. In a bold black and white striped swimsuit, she’s mastered a confident yet casual pose. Her long blonde hair is sleek and exceptionally shiny, and her pale skin is […]
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The Organic Food Craze
A look at whether organic is really better for your health Growing up, we are inundated with comments like, “if everyone jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?” essentially warning us of the dangers of “jumping on the bandwagon.” However, it seems like this advice did not carry […]
Breaking Down the Binary
Facebook promotes gender diversity Gender is often thought of in polarized terms and within our society it’s often assumed that you’re male or female, a man or a woman, or a boy or a girl. When we meet people, we often use gender as one of the first characteristics to […]
Hillside Inside 2014
The Hillside Festival has weaved its way into the cultural fabric of Guelph, and has marked its place in our heritage and community. Over the past 30 years, it has developed artistically to become an entity of its own, and has become an annual event to mark on calendars for […]
IDS Lecture On The “Industrial Food Diet”
International Development Series talk given by Prof. Anthony Winson On Feb. 7, the Department of International Development Studies hosted a lecture on “Globalisation of the Industrial Diet,” presented by University of Guelph Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Tony Winson. The lecture coincided with the release of Winson’s new book, […]
Conversation On ‘Opening Up’ Educational Materials
Exploring the bridge between open access and lecture slides On Feb. 11, the Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship (ICES), a group housed within the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), held a small learning circle devoted to exploring the implications of “opening up” educational materials – course slides, […]
Can A Sports Team Revive A City?
This month, a major land deal has come together between the city of Detroit and the owners of the Detroit Red Wings to build a new $650 million entertainment district. The Red Wings would acquire a new stadium as part of the deal in an effort to spur up job […]
Guelph Pride Celebrates Winter Pride Week
Princess Pageant drag show one of week’s many community-building events Guelph Pride celebrated its annual Winter Pride Week from Feb. 3 to 9. The week’s events were organized by Guelph Pride in association with Out on the Shelf, The AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County, and Guelph Spoken Word, […]
Unemployed Professors Will Write for Food
“So you can play while we make your papers go away” UnemployedProfessors.com, a web-based essay mill founded in Montreal, is currently climbing to infamy within the academic sphere. The site refers to itself as “a service [provided] to make your life easier.” Operating as a bidding process, students can purchase […]
The Overview: The Walking Dead
Fight the dead, fear the living I found myself in a debate earlier this week with a friend concerning the plot of AMC’s The Walking Dead. My friend believes that the show is about killing zombies in every possible brutal way, and is slowly losing interest in the later seasons […]
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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.