Guelph Gryphons Cross Country Team show us the meaning of hard work and dedication 10 years is a long time in the life of an athlete. An average career for an athlete on a major league baseball, basketball, or hockey team is about five years. In some sports, especially high-impact […]
Author: Jack Hinds
Guelph Gryphons Bring in 4-1 Victory Over UoIT
Gryphons women’s hockey improves to 5-1-1 on the season The Gryphons are coming onto the ice after a 1-0 win over their fiercest rivals, the Queen’s Gaels, breaking their win streak on Nov. 8 – something the Gaels have done to the Gryphons before. Without question this gave the Gryphons […]
Pan Am Games 2015: a Chat with Anthony Romaniw
Going toe-to-toe with the best the Americas has to offer I catch Anthony after one of his workouts. He’s milling about the track at Alumni Stadium, waiting for me and catching up with fellow members of the Speed River Track and Field Club, most of whom look like they are […]
Pan Am Games 2015: coffee with Joanna Brown
Competing for Canada, in front of Canada I meet Joanna at the Athletic Centre, a place I figured is likely very familiar to her. We greet, exchange pleasantries, and immediately start looking for a place to sit down and chat. Having decided, Joanna immediately starts off across the windswept parking […]
Video games, science fiction and storytelling: a blank slate for gender equality
Examining the role of females in the video game industry Your name is Commander Sheppard; you’re the protagonist of our story, and valiant leader of a military space vessel: the SSV Normandy. You and your crew live, eat, work and die aboard the Normandy. She is your home, your sanctuary […]
That Which is Old, is Made New Again
Restoring a relationship, by restoring an old motorcycle The deep, rhythmic thumping of a single-cylinder Harley, the grunt of an old two-cylinder Honda, or the shriek of a brand new sport bike; all unmistakable noises, even for those distant from the world of motorcycling. For some, it is a call […]
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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.