They say writers starve Starve for greatness When pen touches paper Writers feel euphoric Ink spills poetry out from the love Pen and paper were never meant to separate A longing mind to bring them together The hunger to want to write a new life To write is to play […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Poem: If and When
When would admire If’s sense of self, If’s knowledge, preparedness… Most anything else. If is so simple, But If is so deep, But If never wonders Or talks in If’s sleep. When would catch eyes With If from afar, Race into If’s arms And When’d say, “When we’re stars We’ll […]
Poem: Untitled
As I stepped outside, my attention was seduced by the sweet notes of the songs the birds sang less like tweets more like rhythmic melodies as they flirt with the lilies on my African print shirt The sun winked a sweet ray as she bowed to kiss my chocolate tanned […]
Poem: Fractured
A window will never un-break A broken shell will never become whole And yet we use plaster to glue pieces of ourselves back together Creating splintered joints that restrict movement A broken shell will never become whole We continue to breathe through fractured lungs Creating splintered joints that restrict […]
Poem: ADHD, anxiety, and me
Here comes ADHD She is imaginative, inventive, her mind forever wandering She can be whoever she wants to be Is she able to bring her thoughts into creations? She forgets, she procrastinates, sensory overload Here comes anxiety She is responsible, careful, wise She can do whatever she wants to do […]
To Guelph: An appreciation of my adopted city
[media-credit name=”-” align=”aligncenter” width=”1020″] Every city has its secrets. A renowned English author writes that a fallen angel once lay imprisoned by magic and craft beneath London, and that certain doors there can take you underneath the streets, to fairy marketplaces where people peddle corpses and sea glass and cheap […]
My father, the artist
An interview with the novelist who raised me Having been raised by a successful novelist who has a never-ending supply of information in the realms of history and art, it is almost impossible to not be influenced by the amount of information surrounding me constantly. When I was a kid, a […]
The big church downtown
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate [media-credit name=”Tasha Falconer” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] Joseph Connolly’s greatest architectural design took a decade to build. [media-credit name=”Tasha Falconer” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a Gothic Revival style Roman Catholic church. [media-credit name=”Tasha Falconer” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] Above the pulpit (where […]
Kazoo! works to make Guelph a better music city
The city’s scene is far from perfect — this not-for-profit aims to change that The city of Guelph likes to call itself a music city. It is home to festivals, weekend music series, and plenty of bands. Guelph’s Chamber of Commerce describes Guelph as a “leader in music tourism.” However, […]
Nathan Campagnaro: Guelph’s poster boy
Local cartoonist started by printing comics in The Ontarion Nathan Campagnaro is a local artist and musician known for his vibrant, gross, and funny concert posters — notably including the poster for last year’s Kazoo! Fest. He’s also well known around the music scene for his work as a drummer […]
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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.