Travis Scott’s highly anticipated debut album delighted fans upon its release in early September. Delivering a solid and refreshing track list, Scott’s album subtly toes the line between trap and hip-hop by consistently echoing the atmospheric and bass-heavy instrumentals from his early career. With songs like “Oh My Dis Side” […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Riverfest 2015 finds huge success in Elora
Elora’s Bissell Park hosted its seventh annual Riverfest from August 14 to 16. The festival was extended to an extra day this year to accommodate its increase in popularity. No longer just a small town festival, Riverfest drew big crowds and even bigger acts, such as Metric, Tokyo Police Club, […]
WayHome’s 2015 Debut
Despite protests from the local community, Wayhome Festival made its debut this summer on the grounds of Burl’s Creek in Oro-Medonte. Approximately 35 000 guests were set to be attend the heavily anticipated event and despite the large number of attendees, the layout of the festival was spacious enough and […]
In Photos: Hillside Festival 2015
The first night of festival saw everyone getting settled and embracing the Hillside atmosphere. For what was a relaxed and chilled out day of performances, Michael Franti & Spearhead emphatically brought the energy with their performance that took place late Friday night. With multiple beach balls flying among the crowd, […]
Guelph Takes the Stage at NXNE
This year, Toronto celebrated its 20th anniversary of North by Northeast Festivals and Conference (NXNE). The festival is popular both globally and locally, and provides many layers of entertainment for its fans, including events dedicated to arts, film, music, and comedy. Bands that have taken part in NXNE include Billy […]
Album: World of Hayao Miyazaki
Artist: YUKA World of Hayao Miyazaki is a 2008 album full of beautiful instrumentals from some of Miyaki’s greatest films, including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbour Totoro and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Amongst many of Studio Ghibli’s albums, this one definitely puts most of the […]
E3 2015: A Great Year for Video Games
Highlighting key announcements from the conference On June 16 to June 18, the 21st annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was held in the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The event, which hosted a variety of exhibitors and vendors, provided video game fans with a number of incredible announcements that are sure […]
Inside Out Review
Pixar’s emotional return If there is one thing that the creators at Pixar know, it is how to tug on the ole heartstrings. Although the company was built upon the kind of technological advancement that is often seen as cold or unfeeling, from day one, Pixar has thrived on the […]
The Weekly Scene: Life Itself (2014)
4 stars out of 4 Roger Ebert died on April 4, 2013, at the age of 70. I distinctly remember where I was—in a first-year sociology class, checking my phone instead of paying attention to the lecture—when I learned the news. I’m not the sentimental type, but I felt devastated […]
An Evening of Slam Poetry
June 20 poetry slam at eBar On Saturday, June 20, I was happy to find myself at the monthly Guelph Poetry Slam. The event is hosted on the third Saturday of each month at eBar. It began with open mic poetry, then, it was followed by a poetry competition where poets prepared exclusively original […]
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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.