3.5 long-winded-love-sermons out of 4 Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein is a film enamoured by the sheer concept of being enamoured. A love story starring two of Bollywood’s strongest and most well-known actors, Chopra’s film insists that love lives forever, while simultaneously serving as a challenge to antiquity. It’s easy to watch […]
Author: Sameer Chhabra
Under the Radar
CSA external affairs commissioner resigns from post On Feb. 12, 2016, the CSA’s external affairs commissioner, Asia Barclay, publically announced her resignation. Barclay posted a message to her Facebook account, explaining that balancing school, work, extracurriculars, and her role as external affairs commissioner was too much. “I have burned myself […]
At the CSA: Feb. 10, 2016
Board resignations and in-camera items On Feb. 10, 2016, the CSA held their final board meeting before the Winter 2016 reading week break. It is important to mention that, though The Ontarion was in attendance, we were approximately half-an-hour late to the evening. As such, the adoption of the agenda, […]
Syrian peace talks continue amid bombings
Negotiations between Syrian government and anti-government forces mediated by America and Russia Peace talks aimed at resolving Syria’s deadly five-year civil war appeared to make some progress on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. United States Secretary of State John Kerry announced that a “provisional agreement” on the cessation of hostilities had […]
ACO sponsors speaker for Black History Month
York librarian discusses research on James and Mary Mink On Thursday Feb. 18, 2016, Heritage Hall celebrated Black History Month by hosting a talk delivered by Guylaine Pétrin. Pétrin spoke about the myth and source story of Mary and James Mink. Heritage Hall is formerly the Guelph British Methodist Episcopal […]
Under the Radar
CSA external affairs commissioner resigns from post On Feb. 12, 2016, the CSA’s external affairs commissioner, Asia Barclay, publically announced her resignation. Barclay posted a message to her Facebook account, explaining that balancing school, work, extracurriculars, and her role as external affairs commissioner was too much. “I have burned myself […]
The state of an industry
Regarding this week’s centre Contrary to popular belief, not all publications decide on cover or front page stories the night before an issue goes to print. There’s a considerable amount of detail and effort that goes into each story published in a newspaper or magazine, and the cover story—or centre […]
Science Avenue: LEDs
An illuminating solution to an electromagnetic problem What are LEDs? On Jan. 27, 1880, Thomas Edison was granted U.S. patent 223,898, for an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires.” While this description might not be in line with what most consider […]
The Weekly Scene: Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
3 back-flipping-kung-fu-fighting-pandas out of 4 Most critics will suggest a distinction between art created for mass consumption and art created for the consumption of artists. Art for art’s sake is ineffable—it’s the pinnacle of human achievement and represents the kind of human creation meant to shape and propel the species […]
Under the Radar
City of Guelph awards contract for police headquarters renovation On Feb. 2, 2016, the City of Guelph announced that it had officially awarded the contract for the renovation of the Guelph Police Service headquarters. Jasper Construction Corp., based out of Concord, Ontario, will be responsible for renovating Guelph police headquarters. […]
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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.