Independent News for the University of Guelph Community
The results of the CSA’s winter general election have been released, and the proposed alternative health coverage plan will not be enacted due to unmet quorum requirements fter the 2021 Winter General Election, the Central Student Association (CSA) has gained a new board of executives and directors, and referendum results […]
New restriction measures follow increasing rate of COVID-19 cases across Ontario ntario Premier Doug Ford announced today that as of Jan. 14 at 12:01 a.m. a province wide stay-at-home order will be put into effect. The order restricts movement to essential needs like grocery shopping, health-care, exercise or essential work. […]
Southern Ontario will go into lockdown from Dec. 26 to at least Jan. 23, 2021 On Monday Premier Doug Ford announced that all of Ontario will be going into lockdown on Boxing Day. For southern Ontario, this will see all 27 public health units beginning lockdown on 12:01 a.m. Dec. […]
The University of Guelph has named Sharmilla Rasheed as its upcoming vice-president of finance and operations. Rasheed is currently vice-president of finance and information services and chief financial officer at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Guelph. There, she is in charge of finance, environmental services, information technology, and risk and […]
The University has announced Gwen Chapman, dean of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, as interim provost and vice-president (academic), as well as Martha Harley, associate vice-president (human resources), as interim vice-president (finance, administration and risk). Charlotte Yates, current provost and vice-president (academic), will become president on Aug. […]
Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), has been appointed president on an interim basis for two years beginning Aug. 2. “U of G’s Board of Governors made the unanimous decision today,” reads a news release from the university announcing the appointment of Yates. Yates has served as provost since 2015, […]
University Closes The University of Guelph announced today that they will be shutting down from March 16, 2020 to March 23, 2020 in response to COVID-19. All face-to-face classes will be suspended for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester. Classes will resume on Monday, March 23, 2020 in modified […]
The Central Students Association (CSA) has released the candidates names and profiles for the upcoming General Election. This election will decide the 2020 executive team, including CSA President, as well as the Board of Directors made up of representatives from each college. The nominations period closed on Jan. 24, and […]
John Kissick has entered a peace bond with a former girlfriend, Talia Yeo UPDATE: The Ontarion reached out to the courts and confirmed that the charges against Talia Yeo for failure to attend court, two counts of criminal harassment, and two counts of failure to comply with an undertaking have […]
The CSA is calling for change. This afternoon the Central Student Association (CSA) released a statement on Facebook requesting the University of Guelph “freeze” all investments made within the fossil fuel industry, which amount to more than $30 million. “We, the Central Student Association representing almost 22,000 undergraduate students, demand […]
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