On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Obama made his annual State of the Union address in front of the United States House of Congress. He vowed to use his executive authority to act unilaterally should Congressional Republicans continue to stonewall his agenda. House Republicans have successfully forced Obama to scale down […]
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The University of Guelph Turns 50
A conversation with President Alastair Summerlee on the U of G’s past, present and future This May, the University of Guelph will reach the half-century milestone; 50 years since the amalgamation of the Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinarian College. So this semester, as you’re walking […]
CSA To Roll Out New University-Tailored App
The app, called Oohlala, will be the “default source” for all CSA info The University of Guelph’s Central Student Association (CSA) has announced plans to use a university and college communication app to connect with the students at Guelph. The college social networking application, Oohlala, is available on the iTunes […]
“Net” Protection in the Age of Snowden
Tim Bray speaks to U of G audience about Internet security and privacy On Wednesday Jan. 15, renowned software developer and Guelph alum, Tim Bray, came to campus to speak on Internet security and privacy, as well as touch on the travails of government oversight. Bray, a U of G […]
Ontario Announces Plans to Streamline Credit Transfer Process
Students will be able to switch schools more easily; but intra-school hurdles still abound The Government of Ontario has unveiled plans to streamline the credit transfer process. The news comes only three years after plans were announced to make it easier for students to complete their post-secondary education. The new […]
CSA Endorses “Pay More, Get Less” Campaign
Motion strengthens CSA public ties with the GSMC The Central Student Association (CSA) has voted (16-9) in favour of formally endorsing the “Pay More, Get Less” campaign run by the Guelph Student Mobilization Committee (GSMC). The decision was finalized after a lengthy debate during the CSA’s first Board of Directors […]
Website Illustrates Problem of Feeding 9 Billion
Dr. Even Fraser continues to raise awareness of food crisis with online videos The world is predicted to have a population of nine billion people by the year 2050, up roughly two billion from the current total. The magnitude of this increase will require that significant changes be made if […]
Student-Run Journal Wants To Make Agriculture Accessible
The Straw Hat offers students a chance to publish their own peer-reviewed articles Bridging the gap between consumers and producers within the agrifood sector: that is the mission of The Straw Hat: Journal of Food & Agriculture. Founded in 2011, The Straw Hat is a peer-reviewed journal run by students […]
Do So Much Conference Talks Collaboration
Annual SVC event stresses capacity building and self-reflection Michel Foucault wrote: “A critique does not consist in saying that things aren’t good the way they are. It consists in seeing on just what type of assumptions, of familiar notions, of established and unexamined ways of thinking the accepted practices are […]
Bye Bye Black Cat
Chat Noir closes shop Bryan Munn hasn’t gotten his flu shot. “I’ve never had a flu shot,” he said, perched behind the counter of his antiques store, Chat Noir, under an enormous old advertisement for Black Cat Cigarettes on a bright Thursday afternoon. “I went to my first doctor’s appointment […]
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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.