Independent News for the University of Guelph Community
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Sure To Warm You Up On Chilly Days Fall is here, which means that there are hundreds of great autumn dessert to try. When you’re a university student, it’s hard to get all the ingredients to make a lot of things, so here is a simple recipe that don’t require […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA* Chaos Theories (Do Right!) IAN & SYLVIA* The Lost Tapes (Stony Plain) GATHERING SPARKS* All That Is Real (Borealis) BLACK PUMAS Black Pumas (ATO) LES LOUANGES* Expansion Pack [EP] (Bonsound) DIRTY DISHES* In Sink (Self-Released) YUKA* Dreamscape […]
An Interview with Marianne Micros Marianne Micros did not expect to be nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award with her book Eye (Guernica Editions, 2018), a collection of short stories that explores mythology, fairy tales, and magic. It is the first time she has been nominated for this award […]
SUMMER COMING TO AN END may feel like a bummer to some, but the good news is that fall is always filled with endless outfit ideas and layering opportunities for students to have fun with. From pantsuits to puffer jackets to fresh outerwear trends and beyond, there’s plenty to get excited […]
Selections from Archival and Special Collections: The Scrapbook of Isabel McGiffin, Macdonald Institute ’29 by Gillian Manford | Archives Clerk AMONGST THE ARCHIVES’ diplomas, formal photos, and exam papers marking the achievements of young men in the early days of OAC and OVC, there can be found traces of another […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) SANDRO PERRI* Soft Landing (Constellation) JOM COMYN* Crawl (Self-Released) SESSA Grandeza (Boiled) THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA* Chaos Theories (Do Right!) BEGONIA* Fear (Rex Baby) LES SOEURS BOULAY* La mort des étoiles (Grosse Boite) IAN & SYLVIA* The Lost […]
REVIEW: Drunk at the Library – where do you see yourself in 60 years, do you see yourself helping me out of the bath? Author’s note: Will Wellington, frontman and lyricist of Drunk at the Library, and former contributor for The Ontarion, reviewed my high school band’s debut EP in […]
Dionne Brand has won the 2019 Toronto Book Award for her novel, Theory. “Theory begins as its narrator sets out, like many a graduate student, to write a wildly ambitious thesis on the past, present, and future of art, culture, race, gender, class, and politic — a revolutionary work that […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) ABIGAIL LAPELL* Getaway (Coax) THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA* Chaos Theories (Do Right!) KEB’ MO‘ Oklahoma (Concord) BEGONIA* Fear (Rex Baby) IAN & SYLVIA* The Lost Tapes (Stony Plain) TRIO ANTIPODES* Upside Downwards (Self-Released) SAMPA THE GREAT The Return (Ninja […]
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.