#OscarsSoWhite is trending for the second year in a row, after the academy failed to include an artist of colour in a whitewashed list of actors and actresses nominated for awards. In response to the nominations, Chris Rock, the host of the upcoming awards show, tweeted: “The #Oscars. The White […]
Author: Sierra Paquette-Struger
Life or Death CEO accused of sexual harassment
Amber Coffman, vocalist for the Dirty Projectors, has accused Life or Death Public Relations and Management CEO Heathcliff Berru of sexual misconduct via twitter. On Monday Jan. 18, Coffman told her story through a series of tweets. She accused Berru of sexual assault, tweeting, “I’ve been told many women have […]
If the President dies, what would happen next?
We live in a dangerous world. Civilizations rise and fall in the span of a few hundred years, earthquakes and giant waves change the face of landscapes, and some people wear hats made of tinfoil to ward off government surveillance. The United States, a country born from rebellion, knows just […]
That one summer
Being twenty-two and essentially finished my undergraduate, this is probably the weirdest and most discomfiting period of my life yet. Luckily I was born in December, so at any given time, I can blend in with the generation beneath me. Ask anyone with a late birthday, and they’ll tell you […]
Rickman ascends to a King of Oblivion
On Thursday Jan. 14, 2015, celebrated actor Alan Rickman died of cancer, but he will be remembered through his many powerful performances. “I’m going to count to three, there won’t be a four… Give me the code,” said Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1998). If Die Hard […]
Charlie Hebdo publishes controversial cartoon
The satirical French newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, released a comic last week featuring Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee whose body washed up on the shore of Turkey and shifted the public perception of the refugee crisis. The newspaper shows a caricature of Kurdi’s lifeless body as it was in the […]
Album of the Week
Artist: Sufjan Stevens Album: Carrie & Lowell Released in the Spring of 2015 to overwhelming critical acclaim, Carrie and Lowell deals with the process of grief following the 2012 death of Sufjan’s estranged mother. While Sufjan has an undoubtedly prolific discography, Carrie and Lowell is Sufjan at his best; tinkling […]
Canada welcomes refugees with open arms
Since 2012, Syrian Canadians have been calling on the Canadian government to accept and support refugees fleeing from the Syrian civil war. While Canada had been one of the largest providers of humanitarian aid, committing some $630 million, it took the tragic death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi to galvanize the […]
Mexican mayor assassinated day after taking office
Gisela Mota, Mayor of Temixco, was assassinated less than one day after taking office. Officials said that gunmen opened fire on Mayor Mota’s house in the city of Temixco. Two presumed assailants were killed and three others were detained. The suspects also fired on federal police and soldiers responding to […]
Canadians flattened by Finns
Finland recently hosted the 40th World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Helsinki. Beginning Dec. 26, 2015, the tournament ended on Jan. 5, 2016, with host country Finland defeating Russia 4-3 to win the championship and their fourth title. The United States beat out Sweden for bronze and Canada placed sixth […]
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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.