Celebrating 23 years of artistic provocation The 23rd annual Guelph Jazz Festival ran from Sept. 14 to 18, drawing artists from all over the world to celebrate contemporary jazz in its many forms. Since its inception in 1994, the festival has won numerous awards, the latest of which was the […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
A close bond between members helps The Kents shine on stage
Southern Ontario act brings high energy to Guelph stage After sitting down with The Kents, a four-piece indie-pop band from Lindsay, Ont., one can definitely see the true passion and dedication that these young artists have for their music, as well as the close bond that they have formed as […]
Alessia Cara rocks the Fieldhouse with Orientation Week concert
Students leave the concert filled with excitement Performing songs from her debut album Know-It-All, Alessia Cara welcomed first-years to the beginning of their university careers at the Gryphon Fieldhouse on Sept. 11, 2016. This yearly event, organized by the Central Student Association, kicked off the semester in true Gryphon fashion. […]
Album of the Week
Truly one of the greatest tragedies of 2015 was the public snubbing of Carly Rae Jepsen’s E*mo*tion. Despite receiving overwhelming critical acclaim, the album barely registered on tastemakers’ radars. The album is an incomparably crafted pop album; sugary, sweet, bright, and preposterously catchy. More than that, however, the album calls […]
Downtown Hamilton’s Supercrawl delivers accessible art for all
Festival of art, music, and culture takes over Steeltown Since 2009, Supercrawl has been attracting visitors from around the world. The three day festival, located in Hamilton’s downtown core, is specifically designed to showcase local, national, and international artists of all kinds. James Street N., Supercrawl’s main sprawl, blends much […]
Royal Canoe treats students to two on-campus performances
Winnipeg band teases crowd with new songs University of Guelph students got a pleasant ending to the first day of classes as Winnipeg-based band Royal Canoe played two sets on campus; one in the University Centre in the afternoon, and the other at The Brass Taps later that evening. In […]
Four reasons this should be the last season of Grey’s Anatomy
The medical drama has dragged on for far too long Grey’s Anatomy—ABC’s hit medical drama created by the incomparable Shonda Rhimes—first hit the small screen in 2004. Entering its thirteenth season this month, the show has been a huge hit. During its third season, it was the number one scripted show […]
The Weekly Scene: Suicide Squad (2016)
0.5 atrociously-cobbled-together-messes-of-a-movie out of 4 David Ayer’s Suicide Squad is an overly edited, poorly cobbled mess that has a dislike for visual sense and order, aural reason, and cinematic vocabulary. It is worse than a poorly made movie, it is a disastrously made movie masquerading as an audio-visual feast for […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child falls flat within the franchise
Thorne’s script misses the charm of Rowling’s series Based on an original new story by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child marks the eighth installment in the Harry Potter franchise. In the original series, Rowling’s ability to adapt the classics and various mythologies […]
International poetry slam leaves audience with a lot of feelings
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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.