Poor Japanese worker discovers he was switched at birth Imagine being born in the month of March, in 1953 – this will be 60 years ago in just a few short months. Imagine having your wealthy Japanese mother remembering the clothes of the child she brought home as being different […]
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The Ontarion’s news articles cover current events and issues relevant to the University of Guelph and greater Guelph communities.
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Holiday recipes to make you look like a culinary genius The holiday party season is officially upon us, and you’ve inevitably been invited to an endless slew of potlucks and “casual get-togethers” that require you to bring a “dish” of some kind. In these situations, you have two options: (a) […]
Perfecting Being Perpetually Poor
Making it through the holidays with little-to-no money I get it – you’re broke. You’ve probably taken being poor to the next level. Welcome to the end of the semester. In addition to the stress of exams and the excitement of the holiday season, you have your finances to think […]
The Tech Skeptic
Internet syntax and other oddities invade our use of language IRL When you send a text message, do you capitalize your i’s? Do you use abbreviations? Do you bother with punctuation? The traditional rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling don’t apply online and in the world of texting and IMing. […]
Re: Rental Housing Licensing Program
I attended the “community engagement meetings” for the proposed Rental Housing Licensing Program. In the first meeting on Nov. 19, they queried how many people were in favour and against a proposed licensing program, and why. They strongly encouraged everyone to return for the second meeting, which was alleged to […]
Fair November
This year, Fair November celebrated their 39th anniversary with their annual jurried handcraft sale. Kicking off on Thursday Nov. 21 and running throughout the weekend, the event brought in hundreds of people to the University Centre to take part in one of the largest arts and craft sales in Guelph. […]
Guelph Campus Co-op Celebrates 100th Birthday
Co-op hits a century; time enough to reflect on its glory days The University of Guelph is home to one of the oldest student-run co-operatives in North America, and on Thursday, Nov. 21 they celebrated their 100th anniversary at the Bullring. According to Co-op’s website, only Harvard University and the […]
CSA Food Bank Garden Gets Green Light
Organization hopes to provide more fresh produce to beneficiaries The university has given the CSA Food Bank permission to construct a small garden on the land behind its headquarters on the north-eastern corner of Gordon Street and South Ring Road. The approval brings the Food Bank one step closer toward […]
Student Housing Development Moving Forward
Despite opposition, massive construction project likely underway Plans are being set in motion for the development of new student housing buildings near at U of G. The corner of Stone Road and Gordon Street, where the Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre is currently situated, is the proposed site for […]
Guelph Gives Back Post-Thanksgiving
Giving Tuesday hopes to promote charitable donations in Black Friday wake On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the University of Guelph will be the first post-secondary institution to start participating in “Giving Tuesday.” Giving Tuesday has become an internationally recognized day of philanthropy designed to promote charitable donations and volunteering by marking […]
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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.