Date: March 26, 1999 On this day with SHAC: a jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally-ill man. Kevorkian, who was also known as “Dr. Death,” was most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient’s right to die […]
Author: Alexandra Grant
Common Cents
Your top business stories of the week The bull market, turning six last week, despite a few downturns, has been a relatively pleasant place to do business for money managers. As of late, however, a significant question has been raised: are there any managers that are outperforming the market? The […]
On this Day
Date: March 20, 1831 On this day with SHAC: the first bank robbery ever reported in America occurred. The robbery took place in New York City, and an estimated $245,000 was stolen by the perpetrators. Late that night, two men with a set of homemade keys approached the City Bank […]
Common Cents
A look at this week’s biggest business Sunday, March 8 – International Women’s Day for 2015 – was joined by another momentous occasion, thanks to the Clinton Foundation and the NotThere.org. In connection with the day’s events, the foundation worked to have female faces and images removed from known advertisements […]
On this Day
Date: March 12, 1947 On this day with SHAC: President Harry S. Truman of the United States of America enacted what would become known as the Truman Doctrine, a legal combatant against the resistance of Communism. The Truman Doctrine was a response to a crisis. Behind it lay the Communist/Soviet […]
On this Day…
Date: March 5, 1933 On this day with SHAC: in Germany, the Nazi Party won the majority vote in the national elections, with 43.9 per cent or 17.2 million votes. This event is significant as it marks the day in which the ball of the Second World War and the […]
On this Day…
Date: February 26th, 1998 On this day with SHAC, a health panel in Oregon ruled that taxpayers must help to pay for doctor-assisted suicides. Under Oregon’s law permitting physician-assisted suicide, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) – previously called the Oregon Health Division (OHD) – required to collect information, […]
Women’s Basketball Beats Brock
Gryphons victorious in “Shoot for the Cure” game On Jan. 31, the Guelph Gryphons women’s basketball team hosted the Brock Badgers in their “Shoot for the Cure” game. The game, which is used to promote, educate, and fundraise for breast cancer awareness, is a CIS-wide initiative, spanning the entire country. […]
Common Cents
The biggest business stories of the week With the highly anticipated release of Fifty Shades of Grey slotted for Valentine’s Day weekend, sex toy manufactures are looking to turn high profits off the blockbuster. The film, which centres on the BDSM world, features multiple extras in the bedroom, which retailers […]
On This Day
Date: February 5th, 1997 On this day with SHAC, multiple Swiss banks were presented with a lawsuit stemming from the withholding of funds deposited by victims of Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. In 1995, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) began negotiations on behalf of various Jewish organizations with Swiss […]
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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.