2.5 007- melodramas out of 4 Loud, action-heavy, stunningly choreographed, and lacking in any semblance of character or plot, Spectre is the unfortunate culmination of the James Bond character as played by Daniel Craig. Regardless, underneath the martinis, mindless sexism, and hyper masculine bravado lies an impressive piece of action […]
Author: Sameer Chhabra
University of Guelph web services inaccessible
Students attempting to use any of the University of Guelph’s online services experienced a rude awakening last Friday. Campus internet, including both Ethernet and wireless services, as well as online services like Course Link and Web Advisor suffered from an extended lack of service between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., […]
Under the Radar
Canadian government reinstates long-form census On Nov. 5, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Canada’s Liberal government reinstated the mandatory long form census. The census was originally scrapped by former prime minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. “Today, Canadians are reclaiming their right to accurate and more reliable information,” said […]
Science Avenue: Prosthetics
What are Prosthetics? The condition of being an organism living on the planet Earth comes with the addendum that biological advancement is only possible insofar as the environment deems it necessary. Humans, owing to their decision to rebuild the natural world in order to suit their needs, have effectively reached […]
At the CSA: Nov. 4, 2015
The third official CSA board meeting of the 2015/2016 school year should have been a fairly exciting event. First, at-large representatives from three colleges were scheduled to vie for a seat on the board—in accordance with the CSA’s new audition process for filling empty board seats. Moreover, the human resources […]
Science Avenue: Black Holes
What are black holes? I would like to begin by summarizing the full extent of the human species’s understanding of quantum mechanics: nothing makes sense under any circumstance because everything we know about big things apparently doesn’t apply when things get small enough. If quantum mechanics doesn’t make sense—if the […]
The Weekly Scene: Inside Llewyn Davis
It can’t be easy living life as a protagonist in a Coen brothers’ film. Their protagonists—often through great fault of their own—always seem to find themselves in positions ranging from terrible to worse. There’s something to be said about the melancholic and the misanthropic, and Joel and Ethan seem to […]
Under the Radar
Republican Congressman Paul Ryan elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives On Oct. 29, 2015, United States Congressman for Wisconsin’s first congressional district Paul Ryan was elected as the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. 236 Republican members of the House of Representatives voted in favour of […]
Words creep at this petty pace
Of all of the possible reasons to waste a lifetime on words, the most important is the recognition that most of human communication—indeed, communication of any kind—relies on the lack of words. When we’re sad, we don’t need to use our words to convey our emotions, for the same reasons […]
Science Avenue: Quantum Computing
What is Quantum Computing? In spite of how complicated modern computers are in comparison to the field’s early efforts, all computers function thanks to a simple unit of information: a bit. Short for binary digit, the bit carries only one of two values at any given time. Bits are either […]
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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.