To my beloved to be, I- (Hmm, no, too fancy shmancy. Crumple, toss.) Greetings, future husband, I- (Nah, that’s no good. Crumple, toss — ah, whoops — re-toss.) To my prince in shining armour: (PERFECT!) I know we haven’t met yet, ’cause you’re off in some foreign land, like Italy […]
Author: The Ontarion
Photography by Cat Cooper
[media-credit name=”Catherine Cooper” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] Abandoned in a field by the side of the road, it watches others pass by. [media-credit name=”Catherine Cooper” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] Growing by the side of a boardwalk, between two extremes of field and forest. [media-credit name=”Catherine Cooper” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] It almost seems like the […]
Poem: Melodrama
a single bending lilac branch — she is melodrama blooming. a singsong laugh at notions of frailty; something to sharpen your teeth on, pending the great fatigue of a mouth unable to resonate. constancy in disjointed heartbeat — resonate in the chest cavity, echoing in each aortic branch the […]
Poem: If and When
When would admire If’s sense of self, If’s knowledge, preparedness… Most anything else. If is so simple, But If is so deep, But If never wonders Or talks in If’s sleep. When would catch eyes With If from afar, Race into If’s arms And When’d say, “When we’re stars We’ll […]
Poem: Fractured
A window will never un-break A broken shell will never become whole And yet we use plaster to glue pieces of ourselves back together Creating splintered joints that restrict movement A broken shell will never become whole We continue to breathe through fractured lungs Creating splintered joints that restrict […]
To Guelph: An appreciation of my adopted city
[media-credit name=”-” align=”aligncenter” width=”1020″] Every city has its secrets. A renowned English author writes that a fallen angel once lay imprisoned by magic and craft beneath London, and that certain doors there can take you underneath the streets, to fairy marketplaces where people peddle corpses and sea glass and cheap […]
My father, the artist
An interview with the novelist who raised me Having been raised by a successful novelist who has a never-ending supply of information in the realms of history and art, it is almost impossible to not be influenced by the amount of information surrounding me constantly. When I was a kid, a […]
Kazoo! works to make Guelph a better music city
The city’s scene is far from perfect — this not-for-profit aims to change that The city of Guelph likes to call itself a music city. It is home to festivals, weekend music series, and plenty of bands. Guelph’s Chamber of Commerce describes Guelph as a “leader in music tourism.” However, […]
Creating a buzz
U of G could “bee” the next Bee Campus The University of Guelph is a powerhouse of bee support. Not only do we have numerous experts, but we also have an Animal Health Laboratory that tests for a range of honey bee pathogens, and the Honey Bee Research Centre. The […]
Gryphons tell us about their holiday traditions
[media-credit name=”Cat Cooper” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] “We all decorate the tree together and put up our ‘sibling ornaments.’ We put them all together on the tree and spend Christmas together. My mom writes poems and gives us all little ones on each of the twelve days of Christmas.” [media-credit name=”Cat […]
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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.