Three young Ontarians were honoured with the Lincoln M. Alexander award this past week. In a press release issued on Jan. 21, 2016, the Ontario provincial government highlighted the achievements made by Darian Baskatawang of Whitesand First Nation, Najma Malaq of Mississauga, and Shailene Panylo of Oshawa, for their work […]
Author: Sameer Chhabra
First doctor-assisted death performed in Canada
The first doctor-assisted death has been performed in Canada. The euthanasia was performed on Jan. 15, 2016, in Quebec, just one month after a law legalizing the procedure came into effect in the province. The patient, whose condition was not disclosed, died by lethal injection. A second request for doctor-assisted […]
A crash course on vehicle collisions
Sitting adjacent to the Greater Toronto Area and plotted among several rural highway routes, the city of Guelph provides essential commuter traffic traveling both within and throughout city limits. With green initiatives on the rise, the appropriation of bike lanes and viable public transit has coerced Guelph’s population of approximately […]
Sanctions lifted on Iran following policy change
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verified this past week that Iran has completed the necessary cutbacks to its nuclear program. This has come as a result of the historic nuclear deal that was struck between the E3/EU+3 and Iran in Vienna on July 14, 2015. The IAEA has stated […]
Science Avenue: Sound
What is Sound? The Ontarion office is usually a relaxed, calm, and productive environment, until one of our esteemed writers or editors asks a metaphysical question. As the writer of “Science Avenue,” I try to make a habit of staying up-to-date with the more complicated scientific and technological questions of […]
Nigel Brown and the G Dollar
Nigel Brown has lived as a Guelphite for over 13 years. The father of two is a local entrepreneur who’s known for selling minerals, crystals, and frequency generators at a weekly market at Guelph’s own eBar. However, Brown is making a name for himself in an expected way. Brown is […]
The Weekly Scene: Dope (2015)
Dope begins by introducing the audience to Malcom Adekanbi, an intellectually-gifted black nerd who lives in Inglewood, California. As narration provided by Forrest Whitaker immediately identifies, Malcolm lives in a socio-economically destitute position in American culture as a person-of-colour in Inglewood, and his nerdiness and geekish behaviour earn him few […]
Obama delivers final State of the Union address
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, President Barack Obama delivered his seventh and final State of the Union address. The speech began with a few jokes about the running length of his usual addresses. President Obama then acknowledged that a successful year of policy reform was unlikely, due to 2016 being […]
Common Cents: Pricey fruits, cheap oil, and an indebted China
On Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, the Iranian government called on its oil industry to open the taps of production. With international sanctions being lifted, the move could, and most likely will, add to a global glut of crude oil that has sent the price of oil into a tailspin. With […]
Aboriginal professor appointed dean of Canadian law school
Lakehead University appointed Angelique EagleWoman as the dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, on Jan. 13, 2016. EagleWoman is the first Aboriginal woman in history to become dean of a Canadian Law School. She will take up the position in May 2016, a month before Lakehead University’s first law […]
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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.