Misconceptions in agriculture in choosing seeds, ‘I’m no pawn of Monsanto’ Winter allows a bit of downtime for most farmers. We use it to look back on the prior year and to make plans for the next. We learn from mistakes, failures, and successes, and attempt to make sense of […]
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Plate Waste in Restaurants
How to reduce plate waste and achieve sustainability Plate waste from restaurants is problematic and plays a big role in total restaurant waste, yet nothing is done about this waste, because it is hardly ever considered a problem. When looking at waste in restaurants, plate waste makes up, on average, […]
Write On: Writers Workshop Held During Reading Week
McLaughlin Library event cultivates writing community Reading week proved an opportune time for writing enthusiasts to pick up their pen and paper and learn from the pros at the fourth annual Writers Workshop, held on Feb. 20 and 21 in McLaughlin Library. The event welcomed aspiring writers from both campus […]
CME Rebranded as College of Business and Economics
Name change intended to boost public profile of U of G commerce programs The University of Guelph’s College of Management and Economics has rebranded itself as the College of Business and Economics (CBE). According to Dean Julia Christensen Hughes, this name better reflects the college’s academic offerings and strategic direction. […]
The CSA General Election
The Central Student Association’s (CSA) annual general election takes place from Wednesday, Mar. 5 to Friday, Mar. 7. On those three days, students will head to the online polls to elect their Executive, their college representatives to the Board of Directors, and vote on a referendum question. Results will be […]
Fall Reading Week Campaign Highlights Student Stress
Thanksgiving weekend officially made longer, but push for fall reading week survives As students return from winter reading week with fresh minds and a regenerated sense of motivation, now is perhaps the best time to consider the pros and cons of having a reading week during the fall semester. The […]
There’s An App For That
Today’s farms are more modern than ever with enough technology to care for hundreds of animals with a phone. From GPS to weight monitoring to breeding problems out of genetics, technology has come a long way and continues to move forward at an extremely rapid pace. Every type of farm […]
You’ve Probably Seen This on Pinterest
How to stay healthy during the dreaded post-reading week sludge It’s that time of year again. You’re either coming off two weeks of midterm hell followed by a week of binge drinking and sleeping until 4 p.m., or you’re headed into two weeks of midterm hell after a week of […]
University: Education or Indoctrination?
The flawed nature of our concept of learning As I reflect on my university experience in my final year, I can’t help but think about the ideas I’ve been exposed to and the difference between my view of the world now, compared to my view of the world in first […]
A Big Step Forward for Student Democracy at uOttawa
History was made earlier this month when students at the University of Ottawa voted in a referendum to introduce general assemblies (GAs) and make them the highest authority in decision-making for their undergraduate student association, the SFUO. Students voted 66 per cent in favour of the measure, although nearly 800 […]
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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.