According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, last year was one of the country’s worst flu seasons in decades. The influenza virus contributed to 606 deaths and over 8,000 hospitalizations last season, prompting a revision of the flu vaccine, which has had the same formulation for decades. The flu […]
Author: Kaya Firth
Mental Health & Wellness: You don’t have to be perfect
When someone says the word “perfectionist,” it calls to mind certain associations. Typically, we think of neatness, organization, and associate perfectionism with attention to detail and academic success. However, there is more to perfectionism for those who experience it than many people recognize. For one thing, it does not have […]
Gryphons athletes represent across Canada
Thanksgiving weekend was a busy one for Gryphons varsity sports. Our teams travelled across the country to compete in various sports, and here’s an overview of what they accomplished: Baseball On Friday, Oct. 9, the Gryphons baseball team split a doubleheader in Toronto with the Ryerson Rams. Game 1 went […]
Mental Health & Wellness: Giving yourself a break
As students, we lead extremely busy lives. Between classes, including the time we spend outside of classes doing work, holding down a part-time job, and maintaining relationships with our friends and families, it’s hard to carve out enough time to eat and sleep as much as we should. It’s important […]
Why we all need to experience failure
I think failure is good for us as individuals. As a generation that received participant ribbons and trophies for everyone on the house-league soccer team, I think a lot of effort went into making sure we didn’t suffer the pain of losing too harshly as children. While I see the […]
Gryphons defeat defending national champs
On Oct. 3rd, the Guelph Gryphons women’s hockey team launched the OUA regular season with a victory at home over the defending national champions, the Western Mustangs. The 3-0 win sets the Gryphons on a promising path for the season. Goaltender Stephanie Nehring came away with her first shutout of […]
There’s an app for that
We all know by now that exercise is good for us. If our generation is collectively not getting enough exercise, it is not a knowledge-based problem. We all have other obligations that are truly more important at times, and it’s easy to justify skipping one workout at a time. A […]
Gryphons move to 9-1 on season
The Guelph Gryphons baseball team has moved into second place in OUA standings, and is off to a strong start with the longest win streak to open a season in the history of the program. On Sept. 26, the Gryphons defeated the York Lions in a double header at Guelph’s […]
Mental Health & Wellness: Stress eating
Emotional eating refers to the idea that when you’re upset (or stressed, or angry), your way of dealing with it is to eat. We’re not talking about a healthy serving of vegetables for purposes of sustenance; we’re talking unhealthy food that we eat purely because it tastes good. This is […]
High-level athletes to have “game plan” for life after sport
The Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, and a network of sports institutions have launched “the world’s first high-performance wellness and transition program,” according to COC chief executive officer Chris Overholt. This program builds on existing life skills services offered by Canadian sports centres, but is designed to be of […]
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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.