The road to success as a digital artist is not linear Hana Shafi, also known as Frizz Kid, is a Toronto-based journalism student turned illustrator. In her art, Frizz Kid, who self-identifies as “an Indo-Persian Muslim woman [and] a first generation immigrant,” often depicts people of marginalized identities alongside liberating […]
Author: Odesia Howlett
Elder Peter Schuler transforms land acknowledgement into riveting history
ArtsEverywhere Festival’s introductory ceremony memorably skips the clichés The 2018 ArtsEverywhere Festival started off with a bang with the introductory ceremony and land recognition speech by Peter Schuler (whose Ojibwe name, Ozhibiige Nini, means “The Man Who Writes”) of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a half hour scheduled […]
Michael Roberson’s Big Ideas talk empowers the trans, black female
New York educator says drag balls gave the revolution a theology New York educator and activist Michael Roberson kicked off the 2018 ArtsEverywhere Festival this past Thursday with his talk about the strength of the trans, black, female voice. Roberson is a public health practitioner and an empowering leader within […]
Comedy in Guelph: progressive or raw or both?
Making-Box and Jimmy Jazz forge different paths for local scene Five years ago, Guelph’s comedy scene provided little opportunity for local comedians. “You could watch Ron James at the River Run, but there surely wasn’t any place to try comedy yourself,” said Jay Reid, who co-founded The Making-Box comedy company […]
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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.