An evening of wine, jazz, and art at Van Gogh’s Ear Created by Felix Aleobua, Marvonnay is a series of wine-tasting events that are catered to students who want an alternative to the typical bar and club scene. Marvonnay began in Aleobua’s home where he wanted to share his passion […]
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Canada Reads: Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal crowned champion
Lawrence Hill and Clara Hughes on storytelling, refugeeism, and mental illness The Canada Reads 2016 competition is over, and Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal has been crowned the champion. The novel depicts the young Keita Ali travelling between the island countries of Zantoroland and Freedom State. Like all young Zantorolanders, Keita […]
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis hold fundraiser
Style On The Go struts its stuff at Royal Electric On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis hosted a fundraiser at Royal Electric, which was organized by Dejana Pogrmilovic. Located on Macdonell Street, Royal Electric opened its doors in September. Royal Electric’s stylish industrial design provided a […]
Love is not your typical love story
Reviewing the latest Netflix original Love is something that surrounds everything in the 21st century. It’s on every t-shirt, in every song, and on every TV show. It’s something that is talked about profusely and joked about often. Netflix’s new original series, Love, features, like most love stories, a guy […]
University of Toronto suggests alternatives to divestment
Fossil fuel talks fall flat for campaigners, but the future looks bright On March 30, 2016, University of Toronto President Meric Gertler released a 43-page report detailing the university’s response to an increasingly popular divestment campaign. Divesting from the top 50 companies that run the fossil fuel industry has become […]
Intel no longer ticked off
Intel changes its processor development strategy The news came on Wednesday March 23, 2016 that computer software giant Intel would change its tick-tock microprocessor development strategy. The company delivered this message with little fanfare. Instead of tick-tock, Intel plans on introducing “process-architecture-optimization.” The decision was hidden away in the pages […]
Fatal fire claims nine lives on Northern Ontario reserve
Deadly blaze highlights inadequate resources on First Nations reserves A house fire in the remote Northern Ontario reservation of Pikangikum killed three generations of a family living in a crowded home. The fire that killed nine people—three of whom were children—points toward inadequate conditions on First Nations reserves. Isadore Day, […]
Ontario Superior Court upholds mandate for supplying background materials in criminal investigations
VICE reporter ordered to hand over communications to police A ruling by the Ontario Superior Court upholds the mandate to surrender background materials used for stories on suspected terrorists to the RCMP. On March 31, 2016, the Ontario Superior Court demanded that VICE News reporter Ben Makuch supply police with […]
Nintendo launches Miitomo, social networking app
Nintendo’s foray into the mobile marketplace an instant success Nintendo has finally made their way into the mobile app market with the release of Miitomo. Described as a “free-to-start social experience” in Nintendo’s official release, the app had already been downloaded by over one million users in Japan before launching […]
Blackstar: A retrospective look at Bowie’s swan song
David Bowie’s final studio album is a breathtaking glimpse of death David Bowie’s Blackstar was released on Jan. 8, 2016, two days before he passed away. It was Bowie’s most ambitious stray from mainstream appeal in decades, far more obtuse than the jazz-infused pop-rock on his most commercially successful record, […]
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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.