3.5 Astonishingly-Delicious-Courses out of 4 A love-song to food, art, and independence, Chef is a reminder why I love movies. Its characters are appealing, its story is pleasant, and its production warmly invites viewers to appreciate its virtues. Director Jon Favreau – who wrote, produced, and stars in the movie […]
Author: Sameer Chhabra
Science Avenue: Computer Viruses
Understanding how computer viruses work What are computer viruses? Despite the widespread popularity of computers, mobile devices, and the internet, most people still don’t know very much about computer viruses or how they work. For a lot of us, the most important thing to know is that computer viruses are […]
The Weekly Scene: Gone Girl
4 Sociopathic-Villains out of 4 Based on a best-selling thriller written by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is a David Fincher-directed mystery-thriller that asks a simple question: What happened to Amazing Amy? The film opens on the morning of July 5 as Nick Dunne (as in “done”) discovers that his wife […]
Spinal Cord Stimulation Simulates Movement in Rat Subjects
New research exposes an exciting step forward By sending electrical signals to stimulate severed spinal cords in rat subjects, researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Vaud, Switzerland have been able to allow rats to walk again. The study was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine […]
Science Avenue: Ebola
An oft-misconceived virus with deadly conceptions What is Ebola? Whenever a particular disease gets enormous media attention, like Ebola has received in the past few months, false information is often spread around. People worry about their risk of infection, individuals inaccurately self-diagnose, and most importantly, a lot of people get […]
Researchers Discover Schizophrenia is Eight Separate Diseases
Complex origins of disease revealed At the core of the psychiatric dilemma has always been an inability to directly view the inner mechanisms that cause a person to act a certain way. Physical nicks and scrapes are visible, and their direct effects on the body are easy to chart – […]
Science Avenue: Solar Panels
The power of the sun harnessed into tiny metal wafers What are Solar Panels? To say that life is dependent on the sun is an understatement of cosmic proportions. Without the sun, without its nurturing rays, its illuminating contribution to our solar system, our planet – and our entire existence […]
ISIS: A History
Taking a closer look at the notorious terrorist group Islamic State (IS) – formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria(ISIS) – is an organization with a complicated political history. First established in 1999 as Jama’at al-Tawhid […]
The Weekly Scene: Only Lovers Left Alive
3.5 Bohemian-hipster-vampires out of 4 Slow, deliberate, and methodical, Jim Jarmush’s Only Lovers Left Alive is a romantic drama that touches upon the very human fears of abandonment, loneliness, and insignificance. Fans of the genre will note that Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton play a pair of inexorably entwined vampires, […]
University of Guelph Avoids United Steelworkers Strike
Administration reaches tentative agreement under the wire On Sept. 11, University of Guelph students received an email regarding an update on negotiations between the university and United Steelworkers Local 4120. The press release detailed a potential strike situation if both parties were unable to reach an agreement by Saturday, […]
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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.