This particular Vice magazine fashion shoot was titled “Last Words” and consisted of seven photographs of models re-enacting the suicides of famous female authors. The authors portrayed were Virginia Woolf, Iris Chang, Dorothy Parker, Charlotte Perkins, Sylvia Plath, Sanmao and Elise Cowen. Most notable were the images of Chang pointing […]
Author: Jessica Avolio
Body-love movements and the journey to accept oneself
For far too long we have been at odds with our bodies and have strived for a perfect ideal that, in all honestly, does not exist. Everyone is sick of it. We no longer want advertisements that bombard us with messages that make us question our self-worth. They tell us […]
Sizzlin’ summer recipes for your grill
Summer Red Wine Sangria Jessica Avolio Ingredients 1 bottle of unoaked red wine 1 grapefruit 1 orange 1 lemon 2 limes can of diced pineapple in juice 1 bottle of something fizzy, I prefer PC diet blood orange soda Preparation 1. Pour red wine into a large pitcher. Cut all […]
SlutWalk marches its way through Guelph
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in April, close to two hundred people gathered at Marianne’s Park to participate in Guelph’s first annual SlutWalk. As a sister event to the SlutWalk in Toronto, the group is set out to shift the stereotypes that surround sexual assault and make clear that those […]
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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.