It’s a New Year, time to take care of yourself It’s a New Year. It’s time to welcome 2015, and to make a promise to take care of ourselves mentally. To be healthy means more than to recognize steps we all need to physically take to be in our best […]
Author: Emily Jones
The Importance of Setting a Budget
How to do it and why it is crucial for your future In an interview with Alice Pelkman, the University of Guelph’s manager of Financial Aid in the Student Financial Services office, some of the most important information was discussed in terms of the financial forecast for students and recent […]
The Importance of Networking
School and the future As an undergraduate student, so much time is spent worrying about classes, grades, and essays; but something students often don’t think about until later in their degrees, or even after their degrees are finished, is networking. Networking in today’s world encompasses more than just one kind of […]
Mental Health and Personal Well-Being, an Important Topic for All
U of G launches new page, The Ontarion continues column Mental health and wellness is one of the most important topics to talk about. It is something that affects every individual in different ways, and it is crucial that we as a society, continue to talk about these issues in […]
Secure Wireless – Don’t Be Left Without!
The University of Guelph makes the switch The University of Guelph is making a switch to secure wireless on Dec. 16, 2014, and doesn’t want to have students, faculty, and staff to be left without a connection. The decision to switch to secure-wifi has been a long time in the […]
Gryphons’ Den 2014
MCS*4100 takes part in annual event Professor M.J. D’Elia began teaching MCS*4100 (Marketing and Consumer Studies) in the Fall of 2012 and was “looking for a high-impact experience to conclude the course.” Gryphons’ Den is just that – it began around “…the time, pitch competitions like ABC’s Shark Tank and […]
The Art of Saying No to Certain Obligations
When saying “no” actually means saying “yes” to yourself We’ve all been there – that moment you realize you have booked yourself way too thin, and are wondering how you will find the time to attend all of the meetings, parties, and dinners. You have somehow managed to book yourself […]
Simply Authentic: Diary of a Local Foodie
Potato, leek, (and bacon) soup With the cooler weather of the late fall seeping and the disappearance of the leaves, it seems to be the right time to introduce a few comfort food staples to my column. This past week was my second time making potato and leek soup – […]
Mental Health and Wellness
The importance of being aware This week, The Ontarion staff decided it was of utmost importance to dedicate our centre spread to the topic of mental health awareness. It is true that every one of us will encounter mental health issues at some point in our lives – whether it […]
Big name companies to support the needs of employees
Postponing the biological clock Recently, big name companies like Facebook, and Apple, have declared that they will support their employees in big ways – by covering the costs of fertility treatments, sperm donors, adoption, and egg freezing. This is a big move forward and, in my opinion, is a step […]
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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.