The surprise album release – a few thoughts If you have ever been on the Internet, you’d be hard pressed to forget the year of Beyoncé. Back in 2013, Beyoncé released her fifth studio album, Beyoncé, with no prior promotion, singles, or marketing. The public went nuts as expected, and […]
Author: Adrien Potvin
Macondo Books Bids Farewell with Party
Intimate, warm-spirited party celebrates bookstore’s legacy Feeling as gutted as the bookstore itself appeared, I expected to enter Macondo Books with an air of dread and sadness about me. How could a store so integral, so supportive of its community, just up and clear out within a few months’ time? […]
New Creative Space Launched by GBHS and Musagetes
“People of Good Will” project opens headquarters, art space With the help of Musagetes, arts collective Postcommodity, and the Guelph Black Heritage Society, the British Methodist Episcopal on 83 Essex Street has its sights set on becoming a new space in the flourishing art corridor of Essex Street. With Silence […]
Eden Mills’ Writers Festival
Picturesque town hosts 26th annual writer’s festival The Eden Mills Writer’s Festival hosted its Sunday, Sept. 14 reading day in the lovely little town of Eden Mills, a ten-minute drive northeast of Guelph. A crisp, slightly overcast day was befitting for many of the author’s readings, which varied in tone […]
eBar Launches Eden Mills Writer’s Festival
Bookshelf’s upstairs hosts music, readings To kick off the 26th annual Eden Mills Writer’s Festival, the eBar hosted a slew of writers and musicians to launch (and set the tone for) the weekend’s events. Sandro Perri, Jeff Bird, and Scott Merritt performed intimate music with eclectic arrangements and timbres, […]
An Afternoon at the Guelph Jazz Festival
Some varied experiences and outlooks An idyllic Saturday afternoon in Guelph’s downtown core may seem an unlikely setting for one of the world’s most famous avant-garde jazz festivals. But it doesn’t take a jazz scholar to notice how the sights and sounds of a community in motion perfectly capture the […]
Sun Ra Arkestra Transcends River Run Centre
Big band pushes boundaries of performance Few musicians of the 20th century have baffled, intrigued, and divided fans and critics quite like Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993). His complex, afro-futurist philosophy and equally complex avant-garde music has afforded a wealth of material […]
Living with Roommates
The good, the bad, the ugly Unfortunately, the horror stories you’ve heard can become very real very quickly. Dishes are piled high, your leftover Pad Thai has somehow flown the coop, and there’s a mountain of things where your common room table used to be – I’m talking, of course, […]
Changing Your Major
Follow your passion Part of the joy of post-secondary education is finding out what you do well. Sometime it’s a rocky road, and sometimes you need to make big changes, sacrifices, and overhauls. Choosing a major to stick with is an important decision to make, and needs to be a […]
Tips on Going to Lectures
Sometimes it may seem bad but its oh so good Picture yourself in this scenario – it’s 8 a.m. on a Tuesday, the most dull and mediocre day of the week. The wind is blowing a frigid wrath about everything and is just waiting for you to step outside for […]
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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.