3.5 horrifically-paced-character-driven-instant-classics out of 4 Pacing is a cinematic term that can be summed up as knowing when to turn off the camera and stop shooting. It’s more than just the knowledge that some stories don’t need three hours of run-time to be told properly, because pacing isn’t just about […]
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Artist’s Spotlight: Ron Shuebrook
The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre launched an exhibit featuring the charcoal-on-rag drawings of Ron Shuebrook on Jan. 23, 2014. Shuebrook was available on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 for a brief but candid one-on-one conversation about his career, his artwork, his exhibit, and his life. Shuebrook is the kind of […]
Sports Roundup – Feb. 6-10
Men’s hockey: Guelph 4-2 Laurier The Gryphons men’s hockey team hosted their annual “Do it for Daron” game to bring light to mental health awareness for children. Pregame ceremonies included TSN’s Michael Landsberg doing the puck drop and honouring the team’s departing seniors – James Merrett, Kenneth Peroff, Philip Teri, […]
The Beat on the Beet
Antioxidant, beneficial to cardiovascular system, and melts ice? The wonders of the beet Every so often, products that claim to boost the performance or recovery of an athlete hit the shelves of grocery stores, bulk food retailers, and supplement shops, and become overnight necessities for your avid competitor. Muscle Milk […]
Opinion: The Olympic Progressions of Modern Journalism
Tweets, live streaming, and to-the-second updates bring many questions to the future of print journalism I was a kid, no more than 10, when I started reading the newspaper from front to back. I never understood most of what I was reading, but I was obsessed with learning. The pictures […]
The Biggest Loser’s Biggest Flaw
The finale of NBC’s hit show, The Biggest Loser, generated a lot of controversy. Contestant and challenge winner, Rachel Frederickson, revealed that she’d lost an incredible 155 lbs. – including an astonishing 45 lbs lost in the final three months of the competition. As Frederickson strutted her 5’4”, 105 pound […]
Two More ‘Neknominees’ Dead
Viral craze continues to spread, people continue to die With the death of two young men in the United Kingdom being cited as the third and fourth fatality associated with the online drinking sensation, “Neknomination,” it seems that despite the media’s best efforts to scare people into stopping, no one […]
A Tribe Called Red Featuring Lido Pimienta
Guelph’s annual winter music festival, Hillside Inside, launched in a big way Friday, Feb. 7 with Ottawa’s A Tribe Called Red. DJ NDN, DJ Shub, and Bear Witness’s mix of Aboriginal music and contemporary dance-beats turned a sold out St. George’s church into the party of the weekend. Toronto’s Lido Pimienta […]
River Run Centre Hosts Fab Five Cabaret
The Fab Five Cabaret was held at the River Run Centre on Friday, Feb. 7, and was the opening of this year’s Hillside Inside. The Cabaret consisted of five acts that have been showcased in five festivals here in Guelph. The show opened with Tony Dekker from The Great Lake […]
Lit Music Show at Planet Bean
Stories, songs, and cider Downtown Guelph was bustling on Saturday, Feb. 8 with the many events occurring as part of the Hillside Inside Festival. Amongst all the action, many festival-goers sought out an intimate event: ‘Lit Music: The Broken Social Scene Story Project’ at Planet Bean. The café was packed […]
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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.