Feel a vampire looking at you, but there’s no reflection in the mirror in front of you. But just then a bat starts to run and flies out the window to outrun the sun. Turn into a werewolf in the middle of a show, but everyone is too polite to […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Poem: Run while you can
run, run, I fall, but I can’t stop. Run, Run, Trees grab me, trying to keep me. RUN, RUN, I try to find the edge of the forest, please let me go. RUN, RUN, It’s catching up, but I don’t want to die, please. …nowhere to run now. By […]
Pieces of me: Praying to a Corpse
There are moments when I’d miss you And my heart stops I forget how to breathe My body aches I’d long for our youth My first real heartbreak My first true loss For I could never get you back I’m not sure if there is a God But there was […]
Her-story empowered by comedic narrative
Sam Maggs visits Guelph’s eBar as part of Girl Squads book tour “I”m pretty sure the whole point of feminism is choice,” said Sam Maggs, in a Q+A about her latest book, Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History. Throughout the evening she drew attention to this important shared […]
GLT turns spotlight on mental health
Ordinary People tackles loss and grief in coming-of-age production “Things get complicated when you keep it all in your brain,” says Conrad Jarrett, played by Quaid Lale, protagonist of Ordinary People, who knows all too well the hardships of living with mental illness. Guelph Little Theatre’s (GLT) latest production, Ordinary […]
Lil Wayne solidifies his G.O.A.T. status
Tha Carter V released After years of label issues, legal battles, and anticipation, Tha Carter V has finally been released after a six-year wait. The album is an ode to Lil Wayne’s discography. He reflects on his success, his downfalls, his family, and his life. The album features an array […]
Halloween movies and television series for scaredy-cats
A guide for the faint-of-heart You can’t go wrong with a movie night on Halloween. For those who love psychological thrillers or gory violence, there is a seemingly never-ending selection of what to watch. Fun and goofy Halloween shows, on the other hand, are a lot harder to come by. Over the […]
Poem: Samhain
Don’t go out tonight My grandmother said to me, Samhain is a time of fear, But especially when in the trees. One had gone missing already And children must be kept in doors, For spirits roam the grounds at night, But those are all but lores. I was foolish to […]
The Hauntarion Spotify playlist
Listen to our Halloween playlist here! Spooky by Classics IV Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell Run Boy Run by Woodkid Kill of the Night by Gin Wigmore Ghosts by Michael Jackson Madness by Muse Zombie by The Cranberries Psycho Killer by Talking Heads Roll the Bones by Shakey Graves Haunted […]
Erikson’s novel critiques capitalism’s impact on environment
Rejoice, A Knife to The Heart cuts to the heart of planet Earth There are plenty of university classes that will teach you to identify and explore power structures, where they exist in the world, and how their ubiquity is maintained by either a threat of violence or actual violence. […]
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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.