Independent News for the University of Guelph Community
ith the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) becoming increasingly limited in Canada, the University of Guelph and makers in the community are using 3D printers to create face shields for health workers. Across the university campus, 3D printers — including those at the John F. Wood Centre MakerSpace, the […]
Details matter. At the beginning of April 2020, Photographer Alex Vialette began documenting the changes to the City of Guelph. The impact of COVID-19 can be seen throughout the city, both in small ways — like the “closed” signs that began appearing — and in other, more substantial ways — […]
Premier Doug Ford said today that Ontario’s public schools will not reopen on May 4. In March, the Ontario government announced that all publicly-funded schools in Ontario will be closed, saying, “Our number one priority is to protect our children.” The closure was initially meant to last until at least […]
COVID-19 and the 1918–1920 Spanish Influenza Pandemic at the University of Guelph hortly after classes began in the fall term of 1918, Byron Jenvey, a professor of agriculture economics at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), went to his doctor’s office after feeling ill. The doctor did some tests, took Jenvey’s […]
Editor’s Note: The following was written on March 21 while Monica Mehmi, a third-year English student at the University of Guelph, was in self-quarantine. She had shown flu-like symptoms from March 14 to 22 and had repeatedly tried to get tested for COVID-19, however, due to the limited availability of […]
ollowing a week-long closure from March 16 to 23, classes have resumed in an “alternate format.” Online discussion boards have replaced in-class seminars and email has replaced face-to-face office hours with professors. For some, this has been a huge adjustment. “I usually don’t take online classes, particularly because I […]
Tolerating Uncertainty in an Uncertain World We are in uncharted territory in countless ways with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Students have had to abruptly move off campus and figure out how to complete the semester while managing a news feed of endless uncertainty. Faculty and staff […]
UPDATE: On March 27, the university announced plans to reschedule convocation, saying “our graduating students will still have an opportunity to cross the stage and we are putting plans in place for a rescheduled convocation ceremony.” The University of Guelph announced today that spring convocation and the annual alumni weekend […]
Waterloo Region and the seven local municipalities declared a State of Emergency on Wednesday, Mar. 25. A press release issued by region states that “The declaration of a municipal emergency is part of the Region and area municipalities’ ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.” The hope is that […]
What might it mean for Canada s the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout Canada — with over 2,000 cases to date, as of writing — Canadians are looking to the government for action. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with the provincial and territorial leaders, have discussed the opportunity for a federal […]
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