Annual lecture confronts the uncomfortable parts of Canadiana Guelph-based current events magazine Arts Everywhere held their annual Lecture On Being on Friday, Jan. 25 at the River Run Centre. The lecture confronted Canadians with the often uncomfortable aspects of Canadiana, such as our online life and nation-to nation-relationship with Canada […]
Author: Matteo Cimellaro
Proposal for a mandated system for textbook delivery to be voted on
Inaccessibility issues surrounding the bookstore and co-op leaves SAS workers in an awkward spot Sophie Suzuki, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) volunteer and fourth-year psychology student, decided to take action around the inaccessibility issues in both the University and Co-op bookstores. Before this proposal, SAS guides would have to, at times, […]
Male suspect identified in sexual assault case
18-year-old survivor was assaulted at an unnamed café on U of G campus Guelph Police say a male suspect has been identified in a sexual assault case. The sexual assault took place at an unnamed café on the U of G campus on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The male suspect has […]
Federal Minister Bains celebrates $66.6 million worth of research at U of G
President Franco Vaccarino and MP Lloyd Longfield attend speaking and touring event Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains was on the U of G campus on Feb. 8 to celebrate the completion of six major U of G research projects that received $26 million in support […]
Does Doug Ford want to kill student newspapers?
In the end, it doesn’t matter; the Student Choice Initiative will do irreparable damage Last weekend Doug Ford tweeted that he had heard from so many students (although it’s still unclear who these students are) that they are “tired” of paying student service fees because they are “excessive.” That’s why […]
University of Guelph board rejects proposal for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Board will turn to an ESG lens, cuts carbon gas emissions of endowment by 10 per cent Members of the student activist group Fossil Free Guelph (FFG) are disappointed by U of G Board of Governors’ decision to reject their proposal and accept the recommendations. “I think our initial reaction […]
Student rally opposes government delegitimization of campus democracy
Provincial Tories left students in the dark President of CUPE Ontario Fred Hahn stands before a group of shouting, angry students and labour organizers just meters away from the steps of Queen’s Park. The rally has been vocal for over an hour and gets louder as he leads chants of […]
Missbruk
Matteo Cimellaro The marble echoes from the tennis shoes of the employees. The guys next to me chew loudly on egg sandwiches smeared with ketchup and discuss the pub the night before. They tap their company cards and walk through the gates. The security guards glance up without breaking conversation. […]
Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming vandalized
This is the third time the farm has been damaged this semester On Sunday, Dec. 2 Karen Houle, philosophy professor at U of G and volunteer interim site director at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF), found tire tracks throughout the centre fields at the one-hectare learning research […]
Young Communist League has a joint-protest across Ontario universities
Guelph branch dropped banner to protest Doug Ford’s Freedom of Expression mandate On Friday, Nov. 30 the Young Communist League, a national socialist student organization, led a cross-Ontario protest against Premier Doug Ford’s mandate for post-secondary institutions to develop a freedom of expression policy. Similar protests also took place across […]
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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.