Written by Daniel Wright I remember the first time I heard “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha, or rather saw the video on Much Music. I distinctly remember thinking, “is this the end of the hipster as we know it?” Usually, when the trends trickle down to the pre-high school age […]
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To tan, or not to tan?
Written by Josh Doyle As the sun headed south this winter, along with a good cross-section of birds and rich leisurely folk with condos in Miami, the rest of us were left to deal with the many wonderful features of a North American winter. We all know what this […]
What are you reading?
Written by Rachel Shoemaker How did you react when you heard that an Olympic torch bearer was knocked down in Guelph? Did your heart swell with pride to be a U o G student when you saw the Globe and Mail front page headline: “A blow to Olympic spirit”? We […]
An urgent plea
Guelph students urge to rise and help Haitian earthquake victims by Laura Schep On Jan.12, 2010, at approximately 4:53pm local time, a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake began its terrible destruction of Haiti. With its epicenter located very close to Léogâne, approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince (the nation’s capital), […]
A show with flare
Rainbow Chorus celebrates 15th anniversary Saturday night at Harcourt United Church by Daniel Bitonti Ask Greg Beneteau what the Rainbow Chorus of Wellington and Waterloo County is and he’ll tell you it’s more than just a choir. Beneteau, the vice chair of the group, says it’s an extended social […]
Making the most of his minute
Walters sparks Gryphons off the bench, leads team to first home win by Daniel Howse The Gryphon men’s basketball team posted their first home win of the season on Saturday with an impressive 68-58 upset victory over the Waterloo Warriors. With the entire team finally healthy, things have started […]
More than a dream
Guelph’s Bradley Crawford joins brother with Toronto Argonauts by Josh Doyle “I had always thought if I worked hard enough, I could at least get a chance. But it wasn’t until after I attended the CFL Combine and performed pretty well in March of 2009 that I knew […]
Guelph’s rubber-burning newcomer
Drag racer Woudstra drives with speed, ambition by Justine Baskey The Ontarion had the pleasure of sitting down with Shawna Woudstra, a first-year student at the University of Guelph who is in the Family Studies program. What separates this bright-eyed newcomer from her peers is her unique interest in […]
Those obese Canadians
Recent study turns out striking results for our generation’s health by Leah Gerber Statistics Canada has published a recent study stating that Canadians are wider, weaker, slower and generally, more unfit in every way than they were in 1981. The question is, why? Is modern food that much worse for the body? […]
Welcome to Andrew’s world
An introduction to me and web culture Andrew T “I think you should care because there are 29, 542 people in Facebook’s University of Guelph network. I think you should care because my friend Scott watched an internet-only broadcast of the Golden Globes Sunday night” Good morning angels, My name is […]
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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.