Statistical analysis of sports is nothing new. The big-budget movie Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, told the story of the Oakland Athletics – a down on their luck and cash-strapped organization – and their return to relevancy due to a general manager armed with a calculator, a belief […]
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If You Can Dodge a Wrench, You Can Dodge Prostate Cancer
Dodgeball tournament raises money for Movember campaign In what has been a month chock-full of different Movember events and campaigns, one of the last to take centre stage was the “Dodge for Balls” dodgeball tournament hosted by a group from HROB*3100, who were tasked with designing a fundraiser for Movember. […]
Preventative Healthcare Starts With You
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” Chances are, most of us have heard the phrase from this popular song many times before, and have perhaps even lamented over it at some time or another. There are so many things in […]
True Grit: Hard Work Pays Off for Tyson Frost
After tearing his ACL, U of G wrestler, Tyson Frost, shows the value of persistence and hard work If you see Tyson Frost from beneath a sweater and coat, sipping on a Booster Juice in the University Centre, you probably wouldn’t peg that the man under the layers is a […]
Making a Gas Powered Vehicle Electric
Students of Laurier and Waterloo take on a great challenge as consumer habits shift to electric cars Walking around the Stone Road Mall in Guelph, you might see a sign that says, “Recharge your electric vehicle free while you shop!” – finally, we are seeing a shift from gas guzzling […]
Reconsidering Holiday Shopping at the Dollar Store
This time of year asks us to believe in the unbelievable – red-nosed reindeers, tiny toy-making elves, a gift giving fat man, and the disciplined holiday budgeter. Yes, a mythical creature who started a holiday savings account last January and contributed to it on a regular basis, thus amassing hundreds […]
Google Slammed on Dead Body
Google Maps depicts disturbing image from crime scene About two weeks ago, Jose Barrera of Richmond, California, discovered an image that was visible on a satellite view with Google Maps. Apparently the image was that of his 14-year-old son Kevin Barrera, who was murdered on Aug. 15 in 2009 – […]
You’ve Probably Seen This on Pinterest
Easy DIY holiday gifts to help raise your bank balance (and your blood pressure) If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a long list of people you’re supposed to buy nice holiday presents for, and a bad habit of spending your money on silly things like food, rent and tuition. […]
Do You “Like” Me?
Selfies spur discussion on self-identity and authenticity Anyone who’s ever indulged in any form of social media will be familiar with the 21st–century term “selfie,” defined as a self-portrait typically taken on a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to social media. Recently, it was selected as the international “Word […]
Widening the Definition of Beauty
Diverse bodies in the media could alter self-perception in the best way possible It’s a Sunday night and you’re sitting on the couch watching your favourite television show. During the break, a commercial comes on starring a sun-kissed blonde on the beach wearing a tiny bikini that covers not-so-much 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.