Zerafa puts injury behind her, leads Gryphons towards playoffs by Mike Treadgold “In the first few games, I felt a little traumatized to go into that same corner where I got hurt. I wondered, ‘Am I going to lose my footing? Am I going to get hit?’ It became the […]
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Gryph Bits
Masters at McGill Both the Gryphon men’s and women’s track and field teams placed first at the McGill Team Challenge over the weekend. As a team, the Gryphons won 27 medals and had 10 more athletes achieve CIS standard, qualifying them for the national championships in March. Rachel Cliff […]
Our melting point
Greenland’s ice sheet and the ice-free Artic summer by Yvonne Su “The predicted year for an ice-free Arctic summer has fallen from 2100 to 2050 to 2030 in only a couple of years. NASA scientist, Jay Zwally, is even putting the date as early as 2012, something our generation will […]
Change to CSA employment equity causes uproar
Students rally against changes to CSA’s employment policy by Nicole Elsasser At the Central Students Association’s (CSA) board meeting on Jan. 27, a new change to the CSA’s equitable employment policy was purposed and approved by board members. The change eliminates the provision in the hiring process that gives […]
Lacking due diligence
It was one of those weeks in student politics, easily the most controversial of the year, but hopefully the last to spark such outrage and dissent. At last week’s CSA board meeting, several proposals were presented to the board by the executive. One was a proposal to combine the Human […]
Still no CFS referendum date
Verification issues slows down process by Daniel Bitonti A referendum on continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students has yet to be scheduled for the University of Guelph despite it being over ninety days since a group of U of G students submitted a petition to CFS-National headquarters […]
A natural transition
Pankerichan moves from the floor to the bench in new role with Gryphons by Justin Dunk “As a coach, you’re thinking of the overall package – when should I use timeouts? When should we put in substitutions? It’s definitely a big adjustment for me.” – Nick Pankerichan […]
What are you reading?
Gail Collins, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Genna Buck When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, by New York Times columnist Gail Collins, epitomizes the spirit of the women’s movement: it is […]
A toast to good health
Wine is said to have certain health benefits, but is it worth it? by Elizabeth McLeod When one thinks of wine, it is generally with thoughts of flavour, food pairings and overall fondness. But all things delicious are usually bad for you, right? Not so fast. Numerous reports exist, outlining […]
Dan O’Keefe’s Vegan Challenge
The Transition by Dan O’Keefe Monday, Feb. 1 marked my official transition into veganism. This transition, however, wasn’t from steak on the 31st to lettuce on the 1st. As I mentioned last week, I have been vegetarian since returning to Guelph for the winter semester. As a vegetarian, I was still […]
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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.