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The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Experiences of hunting, sport, and railway travel come to life through little scraps of paper Ashley Shifflett McBrayne | Library Associate ave you ever thought about what it’d be like to travel to Scotland? Well, you’re in luck —McLaughlin Library’s Archival & Special Collections has an excellent collection on Scottish […]
Despite being nominated for best picture at the Oscars, Nomadland runs too slow to entertain and fails to deliver meaningful insight into American poverty s in every year, there is one film that is collectively declared the awards favourite by the cinematic community. From the moment Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland (2020) […]
Five interactive workshops offered to BIPOC students at the U of G to engage them in the arts and promote self-expression osted by the Cultural Diversity Office (CDO) at the U of G, the Art and Soul series is a collection of online artistic workshops for BIPOC students that promote […]
The first Marvel Studios production since 2019 has officially been released on Disney+, and the results subvert the MCU’s usual action-packed storytelling MILD SPOILERS for WandaVision, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. andaVision is a tough show to write about. Not because it wasn’t well acted, well written, or well […]
Lightfoot will rock songs off her latest album in a COVID-friendly way on March 25 anadian musician Terra Lightfoot will be stepping onto the University of Guelph campus on March 25 for a rock performance at The Bullring, promoting her latest album Consider the Speed. Lightfoot has been in the […]
From Viola Desmond to Rupi Kaur, here are six women who left their mark on Canadian society and beyond onday, March 8 marks the annual global day to acknowledge the achievements of women, and raise awareness about women’s equality. The primary organizer of this day is the International Women’s Day […]
A vibrant and mournful account of American racial strife in the Swinging ʻ60s he year is 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been assassinated, further fracturing the civil rights movement and leaving multiple coalitions looking for different ways to continue the fight for Black agency. Within this environment, the Black […]
Jewish leaders in Guelph describe some Jewish traditions for Purim and discuss changes to how they will celebrate this year urim is a Jewish holiday celebrated every year from Feb. 25 – 26. Often seen as Jewish Mardi Gras or Jewish Halloween, it is a celebration that unfortunately has been […]
From symbolizing love to misfortune, flowers hold meaning beyond just looking pretty here are few people who will turn up their nose at a bouquet of flowers. It’s the sort of gift that works for all occasions and situations. Is your friend graduating? Flowers. Grandma’s birthday? Flowers. Need to apologize […]
For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, The Ontarion is featuring women among U of G’s faculty and students mong the school’s numerous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs are women, both faculty and students, who work tirelessly in the pursuit of research. As one of Canada’s […]
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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.