Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide with a series of events, rallies, and protests, with each year taking on a new theme. This year’s theme is Gender Parity, which calls for more efforts to be made to increase the participation of women both economically and […]
Author: Danielle Subject
Recent breakthroughs made in Alzheimer’s research
After years of nearly nothing, scientists have been seeing hopeful progress Alzheimer’s disease is something that affects the majority of the population, whether it be directly or indirectly, and with a greater aging population, the horrors of dementia and Alzheimer’s have become more prominent. Research towards Alzheimer’s disease is largely […]
Album of the Week
Artist: Alanis Morissette Album: Jagged Little Pill Just over 20 years ago, Canadian artist Alanis Morissette left more than just a mark on the music industry with her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill. Released in 1995, not only did this album spit out six singles, but it also won […]
The Lifers’ Out and In
Looking at Guelph’s sister-duo and their new digital album Guelph’s sister-folk duo, The Lifers, have returned with their first full-length digital album, entitled Out and In—a playlist akin to sitting by a warm fire, guitar in hand, on a cool May evening in Northern Ontario. Although Liv and Anita Cazzola’s […]
Curtain Call Productions presents Legally Blonde: The Musical
Elle Woods gets into Harvard Law in War Memorial Hall For their annual spring production, Curtain Call Productions (CCP) has returned this year with Legally Blonde: The Musical. Based on the original musical, Legally Blonde tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority sister making her way through Harvard Law […]
U of G student represents Canada in snowboarding
Emma Van Groningen hopes to one day compete in the Olympics Sisters Emma and Abby Van Groningen are high-level snowboard racers who have been representing Canada in competitions around the world. While Abby is completing high school, Emma currently attends the University of Guelph and hopes to one day compete […]
WayHome Video Teasers Released
WayHome Music & Arts Festival is returning to Oro-Medonte, Ont. this summer, and in anticipation for the festival’s second year running, two 360° video teasers have been released. Each video contains hints to the festival’s 2016 lineup. Can you guess the lineup? Watch the videos below and give it a […]
A love letter to my favourite TV show
Why I never shut up about Buffy the Vampire Slayer The year was 1998, and at the tender age of five I was occasionally allowed to stay up past 10 p.m. on a Monday night to watch the latest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with my mom. Although doing so […]
Wikia and Wikipedia collaborate to bring us Fandom
Spin-off site encourages fans to create their own content Wikia, an online encyclopedia for pop culture fandom, has recently opened a sequel site called Fandom. Although Wikia already provides a space for fans to participate in reporting on fandom topics, as most of the encyclopedic content is written by fans, […]
Listen: Memoryhouse’s “Sarah”
After releasing The Slideshow Effect almost four years ago, Guelph’s Memoryhouse is finally releasing a new album entitled Soft Hate. In anticipation for their upcoming LP, the dream pop duo has released three new tracks, including “Sarah,” which became available for stream earlier this month. Click below to listen to […]
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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.