Cuts are coming to a program near you! The Program Prioritization Process (PPP) is currently underway at the University of Guelph to facilitate the goal of cutting $32.4 million worth of our academic and non-academic programs. Imported to Canada from the United States by the University of Guelph, this cutting process […]
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India Semester Abroad 2014
Male aversion to studying abroad not just a Guelph phenomenon Most students at the University of Guelph are fully aware that the ratio of male to female students is skewed heavily toward the latter. In 2011, the full-time undergraduate student population was 61 per cent female. Yet when it comes […]
Blackberry Maintains Positive Outlook
Despite Blackberry’s financial hardships, the Kitchener-Waterloo based company is looking forward After reaching quarterly losses of approximately US$965 million, BlackBerry has had to face a series of difficult decisions regarding the future of the company. In addition to dealing with a stagnant inventory of BlackBerry Z10s, the company also faces […]
Poisoning the Well?
OPG moves closer to burying nuclear waste in Bruce County Throwing the term “nuclear” into a conversation is an easy way to polarize a dinner party. Toss in “radioactive waste” and the breadth of reactions can range from horror to support for safe disposal methods. That is exactly the type […]
Free Wifi to be Installed in Downtown Guelph
Downtown Guelph Business Association to introduce service in as little as six months The Downtown Guelph Business Association announced plans to implement free Wifi in downtown Guelph, which may be up and running in as little as six months. Executive Director of the association, Marty Williams, announced the plan for […]
Thomas King Nominated for Literary Award
U of G professor and author nominated for book “An Inconvenient Indian” University of Guelph’s English professor emeritus Thomas King, broadcaster, Massey lecturer and author of “The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America” has been announced as a nominee for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust […]
Art Hits the Street in Downtown Guelph
Highlights from this year’s Street Art Festival Cork Street in downtown Guelph was filled with many people sharing creative energy for the 2013 Street Art Festival. The event happened on Saturday Sept. 28 and featured over 20 graffiti and spray paint artists displaying their work, as well as creating new […]
Students Raise Awareness for Refugees
Students call Branion Plaza home for three days to raise awareness for student refugees Around the world, young men and women are forced to flee their home countries to face a new life in refugee camps. For three days and nights, University of Guelph students tried to shine a light […]
Mind Over Matter at MSAC
Artefact Artefiction exhibit explores materiality What do portraits made of chewing gum, small-scale sculptures mimicking swirled confections, ornately framed illustrations, and a human-animal hybrid bust covered in fur, have in common? They’re all a part of the current exhibition, Artefact Artefiction, which aims to examine materiality and the use of […]
Taking Art to the Street
The merits of graffiti and urban art It’s bright, bold, imaginative, expressive, and urban – and comes from a spray paint canister. Street art, or graffiti art, takes public spaces as blank canvases and brings life to city streets. It’s a medium that encourages a more democratic, collaborative approach to […]
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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.