The festival aims to showcase local and national talent The Guelph Comedy Festival kicked off on Sept. 30 with a special preview gala to celebrate the comedy community both in Guelph and across Ontario. The gala, hosted at the Guelph Youth Music Centre, opened with stand up sets by local […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Guelph Movie Club flies high on nostalgia this month
GMC fills seats with September selection Top Gun The Guelph Movie Club, which began in January 2013, has tapped into a hidden nostalgia that continues to bring in audiences to fill the seats of The Bookshelf once a month. The movie for September was the high flying classic Top Gun, […]
Ed Video celebrates 40 years by looking toward the future
What does the future hold for media art? Ed Video Media Arts Centre is celebrating 40 years as a community resource for filmmakers and artists of all backgrounds and experiences. What started in 1976 as a non-profit organization, Ed Video remains a fundamental resource for creators in and around the […]
Between the Sheets: This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Five stars out of five To break in The Ontarion’s new book review column, we thought we’d begin with something a little unconventional. This One Summer, a comic book, tells the story of two summer cottage friends entering adolescence and discovering some of the complications the adult world has to […]
Album of the Week
The year is 2006, the month, October. On the 23rd, just over a week shy of Halloween, My Chemical Romance dropped The Black Parade and changed my life forever. The Black Parade is a cinematic aural masterpiece. Right in the middle of my preteen (and ongoing) infatuation with Gerard Way, […]
A Tribe Called Red celebrates Indigenous sounds of the world
We Are the Halluci Nation is a stellar 4.5 out of 5 stars A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) rose to prominence through their creative amalgamation of sounds that blends powwow drum groups with elements of drum and bass, dubstep, hip-hop, trance, and electro, which some have dubbed “powwow-step.” With their […]
It’s on Netflix: Catching up on the Stranger Things hype
Bringing back the best of synth and Spielberg Netflix has completely changed the way that television fans can watch their favourite shows. Gone are the days when you had to wait for that special hour to watch your favourite show each week. Now, all it takes is a subscription to […]
ONtaku: Starting next year with an overdose on Resident Evil releases
Twenty years later, Capcom is still milking their zombie franchise Do you find entertainment in movies and games of the survival-horror genre? If so, prepare yourself, because creators at Capcom, a well-known video game developing and publishing company based out of Japan, have two movies and a video game lined […]
Ontario Arts Council unveils online application
Artists can apply for grants via mail or online submission Back in the early 1960s, Ontarians unanimously voted that patronizing the arts was a necessary function of the government. Bill 162, signed in 1963, was legislated with the purpose of setting up and maintaining an arts council, ultimately creating the […]
How to Dress Well releases new electronic album Care
Electronic music meets easy listening Care is the definition of a modern album. Recently released by American singer-songwriter Tom Krell, known by the stage name “How to Dress Well,” the album has received praise for its dance-invoking, yet sophisticated tracks. “What’s Up” is the upbeat single on the album showcasing […]
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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.