Kazoo!’s Pre-Halloween Masquerade The eBar was clad with mystery and mischief on the night of Oct. 25 as they hosted the Kazoo! Pre-Halloween Masquerade. Halloween started early with this masquerade-themed concert where everyone who attended was required to wear a mask. The crowd was entirely anonymous, wearing assorted masks, from […]
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Manx Mysticism
Songs for Sue On Oct. 22, a benefit concert was held at Dublin Street United Church for local native, Sue Richards. The fundraiser featured many regional artists, including: Mike Sharp, Jessy Bell Smith, Jeff Bird, Nick Craine, and Tannis Slimmon, with Harry Manx headlining. Craig Norris, Kramdens singer and CBC […]
Q & A with Jordan Raycroft
Learning more about a campus musician Adrien Potvin: You’ve had quite the career so far, having just recently released a debut this past April. Do you feel that holding off on a proper release helped the production, recording, promotion processes? Jordan Raycroft: Definitely! However, the “holding off” was not at […]
Gryphons Soar to 31-21 Win Over Lancers
Guelph will travel to Kingston to take on Queen’s in the OUA semi-final The Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) No.5 ranked Guelph Gryphons booked their ticket to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semi-finals last weekend with a 31-21 win over the Windsor Lancers during a rainy and bitterly cold matchup at […]
Women’s Rugby Team Takes Silver at OUA’s
The women’s rugby team was bested by a score of 19–15, by the Queen’s Gaels in front of a home crowd in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championship game on Oct. 27. The No. 2 ranked Gryphons faced the No. 3 ranked Queen’s Gaels in a rematch of last year’s […]
If You’re an Athlete, “Watch” Yourself
The benefits of owning a smart-watch for the technologically inclined fitness enthusiast A smart-watch, or a “watch phone,” is a computerized watch that offers many functions, which extend beyond telling the time. Not dissimilar to a Personal Digital Assistant, these smart-watches are capable of performing tasks ranging from acting like […]
Tobacco Fights Cancer?
New research could lead to big breakthroughs New research headed by Chris Hall, Guelph’s own professor of the School of Environmental Sciences, is using tobacco plants to manufacture a new, more cost-effective antibody to aid in the fight against breast cancer. This new antibody is plant-based, as opposed to its […]
Mandatory Flu Shot for B.C. Health-Care Workers
B.C. arbitrator holds up policy forcing doctors and nurses to receive vaccination or wear a mask On Thursday, Oct. 24, the policy in British Columbia requiring provincial health-care workers to receive a flu vaccination or otherwise wear a face-mask was upheld in an arbitrator decision. The policy was intended to […]
Why First-Born Children are Smarter
Parenting styles shown to influence children’s performance in school A recent study suggests that first-born children are more likely to perform better in school and are perceived as more successful than their later-born siblings. As a first-born child myself, I am in favour of this notion – though my younger […]
Scariest Part of Halloween? Slut-Shaming
Oct. 31 means skin-tight latex and lycra, short-shorts, knee high boots, cleavage, and animal ears – that’s right, Halloween costumes. Aside from the parties and free candy, the next thing that comes to students’ minds at the mention of Halloween is sexy costumes. These types of costumes have long been […]
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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.