Capitals, Blackhawks predicted to do well The NHL regular season will conclude April 9, 2016. The playoffs will begin either the following Tuesday or Wednesday. Currently, it appears that none of the seven Canadian NHL teams will make the playoffs. The Montreal Canadiens have recently hit a slump, all but […]
Author: Sierra Paquette-Struger
Album of the Week
Artist: Bon Iver Album: For Emma, Forever Ago Released in February of 2008, For Emma, Forever Ago remains Bon Iver’s strongest album. Justin Vernon’s debut album, written during a period of isolation in his father’s cabin following a bout of mono, is only nine songs long but somehow carries the […]
An afternoon with George Elliott Clarke
Canada’s Poet Laureate visits the University of Guelph The Ontarion recently sat down with Dr. George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s newest Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and discussed poetry, young people, and hockey sticks. Sierra Paquette-Struger: What is the poet laureate, and what is its function? George Elliott Clarke: I am the […]
Buffalo cheerleaders win right to file
The Jills are part of a slew of cheerleaders issuing lawsuits NFL cheerleaders have recently won a string of lawsuits against their employers—the wealthiest sports franchise in the world. Outside of the sports megafactory known as the National Football League, the ongoing lawsuits are considered suits of “wage theft.” In […]
Murder trial for Hamilton’s Tim Bosma begins
The abduction death of Hamiltonian family man seeks justice On May 6, 2013, Hamiltonian Tim Bosma told his wife he’d be right back before taking two men from Toronto on a test-ride in his Dodge Ram pickup truck which he had advertised online. He never returned. I’m from Hamilton. I […]
Neomasculinist meetups cancelled
Leader Roosh V could no longer guarantee followers’ safety Founder of the neomasculinist website “Return of Kings,” Roosh V, whose real name is Daryush Valizadeh, has had to cancel international meet-ups due to increased public outrage. As a “neomasculinist,” Valizadeh urges cisgendered, heterosexual men to rise up and reclaim their […]
Oxford Dictionaries to review sexist language
Accusations of sexist examples and definitions prompt possible reviews Oxford Dictionaries has recently been receiving backlash due to their choice of examples for certain definitions. The topic arose when anthropologist Michael Oman-Reagan tweeted Oxford Dictionaries inquiring about the use of “rabid feminist” as an example for the word ‘rabid’. Upon […]
Album review: Junior Boys’ Big Black Coat
Taking a look at the Hamilton band’s newest LP Hamilton, Ontario has become something of a prolific music-incubator in recent years, producing acts such as the Arkells and Jessy Lanza. Coming from the “Steel City,” Jeremy Greenspan and Mark Didemus make up the intimately complex duo Junior Boys, and their […]
Being and Another One
“They don’t want you to be successful,” assures DJ Khaled from his shower, phone aimed strategically over his head, soap running down his freshly cut hair. He continues, “They don’t want-” but the rest of his enigmatic message is cut off. By whom; the snapchat video timer, or, more sinisterly, […]
Canada ranked second on list of best countries
Early last week, U.S. News in partnership with BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, published their 2016 study on the best countries in the world. With 3rd, 4th, and 5th place going to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Sweden respectively, our beloved Canada […]
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