For some, October means fall colours, infinity scarves and lattes—for students, October means midterms are approaching. This is the time of year when frosh celebrations slowly dwindle, and social lives are sort of put on hold until Halloween comes around. If you’re in your first year, you may be associating […]
Author: Danielle Subject
Take Back the Night marches through Downtown Guelph
“Violence against women continues; it exists. Do not deny it. Do not cover it up with excuses and justification. Acknowledge it and unite together to fight it head-on. To call out the perpetrators that cause us fear. The systems that hold us back, and the limits that society puts on […]
KOI Music Festival shakes up downtown Kitchener
Running on its fifth year now, Kitchener Ontario Independent (KOI) Music Festival is a festival that takes place in downtown Kitchener. This year, KOI ran from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27, and featured artists such as July Talk, illScarlett, Bass Lions, Run Coyote, The Ataris, Carousel Kings, and many more. […]
Speaking with The Guelph Arts Council
The Guelph Arts Council, located on Wyndham Street North, is an organization that is dedicated to promoting, supporting, and spreading awareness around Guelph’s art and culture. Reaching it’s 40th anniversary, The Ontarion thought it would be relevant to talk to the organization’s Executive director, Patti Broughton, on the ways that […]
Changing the Subject: Marathoning TV shows
Some of my best memories as a kid are of family TV time. My mom and brothers and I would all squeeze onto the couch after dinner and tune in for YTV’s latest escapade. We watched everything from Goosebumps, to Freaky Stories, to Are You Afraid of The Dark?, to […]
“The Kids Are Alright”
When I first began my undergraduate degree, I wanted to be a teacher. I had set my sights on teacher’s college when I was 16, and I continued that goal into my first year at the University of Guelph. I had it all planned out—I had a perfect summer job […]
Uber working to provide drivers with insurance
Uber has been working hard to make their services increasingly reliable. In a Sept. 8 press release, Uber announced that they recently hooked up with Intact Financial, an insurance provider, in order to work on being able to provide drivers with secure insurance in the near future. “We have been […]
TURF 2015 lands another successful weekend
As festival season comes to an end, Toronto Urban Roots Fest (TURF) is always there to give festivalgoers and music lovers one last hurrah. TURF ran its third year as one of Toronto’s most important indie music festivals, from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20. The festival opened in 2013, and […]
Changing the Subject: Unplug yourself
After graduation I took on a whole new kind of “busy.” I was no longer busy being a student – I didn’t have assignments, readings, and exams to deal with. Instead, I began exploring the new world of being free from school. I took on a few new projects, got […]
Sustainability around the city
Guelph is one of the most environmentally sustainable cities in Canada – so sustainable that dignitaries from countries all over the world have come to examine the way Guelph maintains its sustainability. The way the city runs environmentally is sort of like a micro model of the way the world […]
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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.