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The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Sol Nayman hopes that his wartime experiences can serve as a lesson about the perils of complacency in the face of hate “Evil happens when people let it happen, and our best defence against it is never to forget where it leads.” — Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ol Nayman was […]
Guelph Little Theatre’s latest production sees an unexpected antique set the tone for suspenseful plot twists s the lights in the auditorium dimmed and focused on the set of Deja Vu Antiques, the audience at the Guelph Little Theatre was brought back in time to November of 1965 to observe […]
Scheduling and support systems have been crucial to Syeda Sidra Jamal as she raises her son and completes her studies ov. 20 is World Children’s Day, and while university isn’t typically associated with the youngsters, some students at the U of G might consider celebrating the day with their own […]
List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label) 1. ALANNA GURR** Life of the Party (Missed Connection) 2. GAYANCE* No Toning Down (Self-Released) 3. JAMES GORDON** When I Stayed Home (Self-Released) 4. CIVIC TV* BLACK MOON (Flemish Eye) 5. THE GARRYS* Get Thee To A […]
Studying or getting work done doesn’t always have to take hours if you are strategic about your time and create smaller, more manageable tasks o put it lightly, university students are very busy. Besides the full-time course load, we often have other duties to attend to such as part-time jobs […]
List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label) 1. MAS AYA* Mascaras (Telephone Explosion) 2. ALANNA GURR** Life of the Party (Missed Connection) 3. SARAH DAVACHI* Antiphonals (Late) 4. WHIT DICKEY, WILLIAM PARKER, MATTHEW SHIPP Village Mothership (TAO Forms) 5. PARK HYE JIN Before […]
Opposite of a somber occasion, Día de los Muertos is full of lively festivities and playful takes on skulls and skeletons ay of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is celebrated every year on Nov. 1 and 2. A holiday mainly observed in Mexico, the date’s proximity to Halloween […]
Ghosts, spiders, pumpkins, and candy add festive touches to your home alloween is almost here! When I first came to Canada, I was fascinated by my neighbours’ fun and scary Halloween decorations inside and outside of their houses. Ever since then I’ve liked to decorate my house too, but, […]
A masterful fantasy that stings us with its lack of finality hen The Fellowship of the Ring premiered in December 2001, its technical mastery and confident world-building ushered us into a bold new vision of what fantasy storytelling could accomplish. With a world so foreign to our own, so rich, […]
The titular duel never falters, but at times, its drawn-out buildup does ilmmaking phenom Sir Ridley Scott returns yet again with another foray into the historical epic, the genre that first brought him Oscar gold at the turn of the century with Gladiator (2000). This time, he trades the Roman […]
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.