SHAC proposed to improve student advocacy, some are skeptical by Nicole Elsasser ““It’s unfortunate that there’s a very small minority of people that had a very negative attitude because it’s initially shutting down things. We’re not taking dollars away, we’re not trying to shut anything down…so for the people […]
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Vancouver 2010: Celebration or Resistance?
Compiled by Rashaad Bhamjee, Daniel Bitonti & Mike Treadgold, Graphic by Duncan Day-Myron. I think that the biggest issue is the appropriation of public money, tax money, to take care of any deficit that the Olympic games may encounter… There’s going to be a lot of public money […]
Featured Artist: Shane Krepakevich
Written by Miles Stemp Shane Krepakevich is interested in the body’s relationship with space, being either physical or imagined. More specifically, he is looking at the movement and understanding of bodies in a system. Krepakevich utilizes principals of design and elements of architecture and minimalism to investigate a personal geography […]
U of G community steps up with efforts for earthquake victims
Written by Laura Schep Only a couple of weeks have passed since the Jan. 12 earthquake took its devastating toll on the citizens of Haiti. But a number of initiatives, both internationally and locally, have begun to surface in the aftermath. All projects appear to have one unified aim: to […]
Hillside’s heroes
Written by Dan Howse Anyone who has been to a music festival can tell you that a lot more people are involved in providing the festival than just the musicians. While the bands, artists and other performers naturally get the spotlight, the people holding that spotlight in place are just […]
Perogies not proroguing: the rally arrives
Written by Dan Howse All the seats in the auditorium were taken and the walls were lined with people two and three deep. Representatives from the conservative party were nowhere to be found. Instead, Knox Presbyterian Church was packed with opposition members, academics and most importantly, community members that care. […]
The Vegan Challenge
Written by Daniel O’Keefe With preparation and planning, can average Joe go vegan for a month? Last semester, I wrote an article on veganism. I went to Mississauga for a day where I spoke to Alice and Gemma Stanton-Hagan, a set of identical twins who had lived the vegan […]
Coming down the mountain
Written by Sarah Dunstan After a triumphant reign at the Brock Invitational in St. Catharines, Guelph wrestlers didn’t fare as well as they’d hoped at the Guelph Open this past Saturday in the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre. The Guelph Open is one of Canada’s largest varsity wrestling tournaments, and […]
Gold or bust
Written by Elizabeth McLeod “I’m not home very much and I have very little free time. I make sure to make the most of the time I do get with my friends and family at home because once I get on the road there’s no room for anything but […]
Loose Cannon: Proroguing democracy, CFS-style
Written by Greg Beneteau This Monday marked the first official day of the proroguing of Parliament. It was the day the House of Commons, Senate and its various committees and sub-committees were supposed to get back to work after the winter break, had Prime Minister Stephen Harper not intervened. […]
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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.