Independent News for the University of Guelph Community
Kayla Weiler, the Ontario representative of the Canadian Federation of Students, speaks to reporters at Queen’s Park Student Choice Initiative has been deemed unlawful The atmosphere in Queen’s Park was quietly excited as reporters, many of whom were from student newspapers, waited for Kayla Weiler, the Ontario representative of the […]
Lori Guest has been working at the Guelph Resource Centre for Gender Empowerment and Diversity (GRCGED) since 2006. She works as the Volunteer and Resource Coordinator, and on Oct. 28., she spoke with The Ontarion and described how her office had been a year ago, before cuts, before changes to […]
WE ARE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU TO GO VOTE — that’s a choice you get to make — but what we will say though is, consider it. The results of this election will impact all of Canada. They will affect your community and they will affect communities you’re not a […]
I am not a journalist. My grandfather was… I think… truthfully, I was never totally sure about what his profession was, but I know he did some journalism. I know this because when I told my grandmother that I’d got this job as the Editor-in-Chief of The Ontarion she got […]
Discrimination during job searching and on the job Have you ever applied for a job that you felt you were a good fit for, did well in the interview, and then found you didn’t get it? Even under normal circumstances, it’s an incredibly frustrating feeling. I think the reason it’s […]
Feeling like you’re part of the team If you know me, or if you’ve had at least one conversation with me, you know I love hockey, and that I would probably die for the Leafs. Seriously, they are so inconsistent that I worry I may have a heart attack just […]
How a show helped shape my sexuality The first episode of The L Word was released on Jan. 18, 2004. The show follows a group of lesbian, queer, transgendered, bisexual, and everything-in-betweens through the ups and downs of life, relationships, coming out, changing, and sex. I don’t know about you, […]
It is the majority’s responsibility to ensure there is equal opportunity for everyone What makes a designer successful? I always have a textbook answer for that question ready. A successful designer knows their way around a layout, uses typography as a creative element not just text on a page, understands that […]
Breaking the cycle of imposter syndrome begins within How do you ever know when you’re truly good enough? That’s the question I’ve asked myself throughout my entire school career. When someone asks me to tell them about myself, I hesitate to call myself a writer, photographer, or artist of […]
An outsider’s perspective on the winter holidays and what they seem to mean There are a few things about the Christmas season that appeal to me. I like how especially-festive homeowners go above and beyond, using colourful lights and sparkly decorations to make masterpieces of their houses. I like peppermint. […]
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.