Warning: This article contains graphic content Terror, Image, and Narrative: Reflections on Las Vegas I intended to write something else for this editorial: something less tragic and chilling. But that is the power of the gunman. His ability to absorb and re-center the narrative of a nation; his power reaching […]
Editorial
In praise of owning art
On artists, art dealers, and you I do not know if you own a work of art. If you are a student, with a student’s income and a student’s preoccupations, you have probably never even considered investing in a painting or a sculpture. Artworks, even small ones, can be expensive. […]
POWERLIFTING: What it takes to make it
I’m prepping for the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate meet in Kingston, Ont., on Oct. 7. I need to get a qualifying total at this meet to qualify for the Arnold Classic, which is in Columbus, Ohio this March. With hard work, my total has already surpassed what I need for the […]
Three years down and what do you get?
Another day older and $30,000 in debt I need a Match.com for major life decisions. I want to fill in my information, and then I want the system to spew out options that are going to be right for me. I strutted into the fall of my first year of university […]
Welcome letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dear Gryphons, Welcome to a new year at the University of Guelph.The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s Independent Student Newspaper, and we are proud to represent the student body and the Guelph community. We are a nonprofit organization that strives to provide students with experience and knowledge. We accomplish […]
Celebrating ourselves as the school year ends
Remembering the banal and everyday on campus With my bank account hemorrhaging and the bags under my eyes large enough to be carry-on luggage, I’m walking out on this four-year-long relationship. I’ll be back, of course. On some glorious day in June, we’ll be herded like cattle onto a stage […]
Learning to write: An ongoing experiment
What is a writer? When I entered my first year at the University of Guelph I was a 17-year-old political science student who had no idea who he was, much less what he wanted to do with his life. Fast-forward and I’m now a recently graduated English student getting ready […]
Accepting that my identity is undefined
Finding my stride again There was a time in my life when my dream was to play for the national soccer team. I lived and breathed for the sport; training before and after school, practicing by myself in the park, working with coaches and trainers, it was all I wanted […]
Dissecting Middle of Nowhere 20 years on
Thirteen reasons why I still love Hanson’s debut album Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a massively unapologetic fan of Hanson. This band has followed me all the way from childhood through early adulthood and remains in heavy rotation in my music library. Just as I turn […]
Several years older, but not much wiser
A bachelor of hard knocks I still vividly remember waking up on moving day of my first year and listening to Ben Fold’s “Still Fighting It” on the drive to Guelph with my things. I remember listening to it on my headphones that first night I slept in residence, under […]
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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.