Downtown sculpture garden funded by Right to Life contested by pro-choice residents A local pro-life group has donated $91,000 for a memorial garden located within the grounds of Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate. Guelph & Area Right to Life, founded in 1974, is a “non-denominational human rights organization,” according to […]
Author: Sierra Paquette-Struger
Pop philosophy: No stranger thing than a teenaged girl
Nancy Wheeler: feminist, existentialist, badass Spoilers to follow. Fans of Stranger Things took to the internet in droves to collectively lose their shit over Barbara Holland, a character who lasted approximately four episodes. Barb’s narrative function is to drive an anachronistic vehicle and switch from nepotistically supporting her friend […]
Between the Sheets: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Five stars out of five To break in The Ontarion’s new book review column, we thought we’d begin with something a little unconventional. This One Summer, a comic book, tells the story of two summer cottage friends entering adolescence and discovering some of the complications the adult world has to […]
Ontario Arts Council unveils online application
Artists can apply for grants via mail or online submission Back in the early 1960s, Ontarians unanimously voted that patronizing the arts was a necessary function of the government. Bill 162, signed in 1963, was legislated with the purpose of setting up and maintaining an arts council, ultimately creating the […]
The beauty of living at home in your twenties
A treatise on the people who love you Last night, I fell down the stairs. Okay, I didn’t fall, I slipped. It wasn’t necessarily down the stairs, but certainly a few steps. My stockinged feet betrayed me on the smooth wooden stairs leading down from my bedroom, and I went for […]
Don Russell unveils new permanent piece in Sculpture Park
In response to Truth and Reconciliation, art starts the grass-roots movement To begin, The Ontarion would like to acknowledge the Attawandaron people on whose traditional territory the University of Guelph resides and offer our respect to traditional communities. Don Russell, while not a Guelph-born local, has certainly lain deep foundations […]
Taking Back Sunday is back with Tidal Wave
A new album demonstrates a new sound There comes a point where older bands need to decide amongst themselves whether they’ve aged like a fine wine or if they’ve aged like era-specific opinions; somewhat rotten and possibly unsafe for consumption. Taking Back Sunday, a band ironically the same age as […]
Downtown Hamilton’s Supercrawl delivers accessible art for all
Festival of art, music, and culture takes over Steeltown Since 2009, Supercrawl has been attracting visitors from around the world. The three day festival, located in Hamilton’s downtown core, is specifically designed to showcase local, national, and international artists of all kinds. James Street N., Supercrawl’s main sprawl, blends much […]
Dadaism in the age of Twitter
A look at dadaism in the contemporary world The internet has always been obsessed with memes. This isn’t an article on the rise and fall of memes, or the time-honoured classics such as the cake is a lie, or the YouTube masterpiece “Shoes,” but rather a new form of meme, […]
An evening with Shane Koyczan
River Run Centre hosts renowned Canadian poet Many may ask “what is the point of poetry anymore?” Well, the folks at the River Run Centre who had the privilege of listening to Koyczan’s reading know the truth. Koyczan is most well-known for an animated video of his poem addressing bullying, […]
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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.