A bachelor of hard knocks I still vividly remember waking up on moving day of my first year and listening to Ben Fold’s “Still Fighting It” on the drive to Guelph with my things. I remember listening to it on my headphones that first night I slept in residence, under […]
Author: Sierra Paquette-Struger
Between the Sheets: John Darnielle’s Universal Harvester hits a bit of a sophomore slump
3 out of 5 stars John Darnielle is often busy writing albums about adolescent metal bands in the midwest, the last noble masked wrestlers, and his abusive stepfather to pad out his already 16-album-long discography (and that’s not including EPs, cassette exclusives, demos, and collaborative projects). He is often busy […]
Common Deer releases EP of orchestral indie-pop
Not your grandparents’ chamber music Common Deer, the five-piece ensemble currently held as one of the Toronto music scene’s darlings, recently released their first five-track EP, succinctly titled I. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Graham McLaughlin, Sheila Hart, Adam Hart, Liam Farrell, and Connor Farrell, the band blends modern electronic with traditional […]
Black History Month at U of G
Looking to the past to understand the present In cooperation with the Student Help and Advocacy Centre (SHAC) and the Office of Intercultural Affairs under Student Life, the Guelph Black Students Association (GBSA) kicked off their month-long Black History Celebration in the University Centre on Wed, Feb. 1. Flanked on […]
Love and understanding: The things we owe one another
Reconciling with the past I have tried to start this piece of writing many times. In some ways, it feels like I’ve been trying to get these words right for my entire life. Now, more than ever, it seems imperative that I manage. My grandparents, from Slovenia and from Austria, […]
House shows create space for young, untested, marginalized bands
Young music kept alive with a little DIY House shows—small, intimate spaces for music, oftentimes organized in the basement of a host—fell out of fashion in the years following the decline of the emo scene. However, these spaces remain an important aspect of local music. They aren’t exclusive to any […]
It’s On Netflix: A Series of Unfortunate Events treated to small screen adaptation
Streaming service does popular children’s series justice If you have not watched Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, please stop. There will be minor spoilers ahead. Stop. Based off of Lemony Snicket’s (pen name of Dan Handler) best-selling 13-book narrative about the Baudelaire orphans, it serves as an extended allegory […]
The best pizza in Hamilton, Ontario
The secret history of Roma Pizza Have you ever had your world rocked? No, I don’t mean that in the “wink wink, nudge nudge” kind of way. I mean it in the fundamental transcendental gravity shifting life altering forever kind of way. Well, I have. Let me tell you how. […]
Pop Philosophy: A national sense of self through art
How and why we differ from our closest neighbours Since the American election, I’ve been thinking about the fundamental differences in the Canadian perception of patriotic identity and the American perception. I’ve been wondering about where precisely along our closely linked histories our identities so wildly differed from one another. […]
Recent revelation about the true intent of rap causes alarm
That’s a rap on poetry Recently, several rap and hip hop heavyweights got together to hold a press conference in Moorgate, London. Taking the stage as the defacto leader, Snoop Dogg—flanked by Frank Ocean, Nicki Minaj, and Nas—addressed the assembled reporters and millions of fans watching from home. “Now. Y’all […]
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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.