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ollowing a week-long closure from March 16 to 23, classes have resumed in an “alternate format.” Online discussion boards have replaced in-class seminars and email has replaced face-to-face office hours with professors. For some, this has been a huge adjustment. “I usually don’t take online classes, particularly because I […]
Bill Nye answered popular questions sent in by students Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill Nye the Science Guy visited the University of Guelph on Thursday, Mar 5. The excitement was tangible as 2,300 students and community members filed into the Athletic Centre and took their seats. According to the CSA, this […]
The Results are in and the CSA has a New President ollowing last month’s election, Tyler Poirier has been named the next president of the Central Student’s Association (CSA). Poirier will officially take over from current CSA President Dena Van de Coevering on May 1, 2020 and will serve until […]
Fossil Free Guelph organizes peaceful protest at Board of Governors meeting ossil Free Guelph attended the Board of Governors meeting in the form of a peaceful protest after a letter was posted online by the Central Student Association (CSA). This letter, addressed to Dr. Franco Vaccarino and the university’s Board […]
Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Aries, 2020 is the year you begin to view your body as the temple it is. This year, you will find yourself more open to listening to the things your body is trying to tell you. Taurus (Apr. 20 – May 20) As we […]
The CSA is calling for change. This afternoon the Central Student Association (CSA) released a statement on Facebook requesting the University of Guelph “freeze” all investments made within the fossil fuel industry, which amount to more than $30 million. “We, the Central Student Association representing almost 22,000 undergraduate students, demand […]
Lawrence Hill on teaching memoir writing to incarcerated students Photo from www.lawrencehill.com very story is important and everyone deserves the space to share theirs. Through a memoir writing class taught at the Grand Valley Institution for Women (GVI) in Kitchener, Ont., University of Guelph professor of creative writing and celebrated […]
A tradition becomes an act of protest as students paint and repaint The Cannon “We came to show support for what’s happening in Hong Kong,” a student told The Ontarion. Students from the University of Guelph’s Hong Kong Student Radio Association came together on Sunday, Nov. 24 at around 9 […]
Holidays come early to U of G More than 85 original Canadian vendors have sprung up in University of Guelph’s University Centre ready to celebrate the 45th annual Fair November Crafts Show. From Thursday, Nov. 14th to Sunday, Nov. 17 everyone is welcome to come and check out the abundance […]
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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.