Looking at The Daily Show host’s stance on journalism In 1999, Jon Stewart took over hosting The Daily Show from Craig Kilborn. Over the course of the next 15 years, Stewart’s presence on The Daily Show took the show into a spectacularly political format, highlighting the absurdities of American politics, […]
Author: Sameer Chhabra
Rosetta comet mission successfully lands Philae Lander
One giant leap for mankind Science has, for the first time in human history, successfully made contact with a comet in orbit. Serving as the culmination of a project almost ten years in the making, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko […]
Science Avenue: Dark Matter
Why this matter really matters What is Dark Matter? The universe is a large, expansive place filled with a few things that we know about, and everything else that we can’t even possibly begin to explain. The best part about studying science is learning about theories and ideas that tell […]
Peter Clark Hall Hosts Holocaust Survivor
Remembrance Day Intro: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 marked the annual day of remembrance in Canada. Honouring the sacrifices of those who defend our rights, each Nov. 11 since the end of the First World War, we reflect on our past in the hopes of building a better future. Remembrance Day […]
Men Who Sleep with 20-or-More Women are Less Likely to be Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Why the media feels the need to make things sexy A recent study published by the University of Montreal, in association with INRS-Institut Armand Frappier, suggests a link between multiple female partners and a reduced risk for prostate cancer in straight men. According to the study published on Oct. 28, […]
The Weekly Scene: Filth
3 Descents-Into-Absolute-Madness out of 4 Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh is renowned for his harrowing portrayal of Edinburgh life. Instead of focusing on the beauties of Scottish living, he chooses to show the world a side of Scotland that we might never have a chance of experiencing firsthand. Drug abuse, prostitution, […]
Mental Health and Wellness: Imagining Mental Health and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Obsessing over observation and why understanding mental illness is so complicated Human science is obsessed with observation, and rightfully so. Observations summarize what we see, what we hear, what we smell, and what truly exists. When we look around us, each individual cursory glance reveals a wealth of knowledge that […]
Science Avenue: ADHD
A misunderstood illness in a world of misunderstood illnesses What is ADHD? There are children in classrooms across the world who are unable to concentrate, get bored easily, find it difficult to focus on a given task, often lose things, fail to hand in homework or assignments regularly, and cannot […]
State of Homelessness in Canada 2014 Report Published
Comprehensive report seeks to broadcast homelessness numbers in Canada As part of a joint study compiled by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, the State of Homelessness in Canada report has attempted to annually compile a comprehensive analysis of homelessness in the country since […]
Tension Escalates Between Israel and Palestine
Palestine sees Israeli actions as “declaration of war” Amid growing tension in the Arab world, Israel prevented access to a sacred site in the Old City on Thursday, Oct. 30. The site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, was closed after […]
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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.