An anti-gentrification rant While staff and councillors at City Hall trundle away approving millions of dollars in grants for multi-million dollar corporations in order to socially cleanse Guelph’s downtown core and beyond, our city’s social assistance recipients, working poor, migrants, artists, QUILTBAG folk and political radicals toil ceaselessly just to […]
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The Ontarion’s news articles cover current events and issues relevant to the University of Guelph and greater Guelph communities.
What the font?
Dissecting the character of horrible typography Maybe you’re one of them, you know, those who revel in the fact that they can easily detect a font. Maybe you feel tortured when you see overused or ugly fonts whenever you’re out; on a menu, a billboard, a shop sign. Certain fonts […]
Exhibition Arena to host Guelph Farmers’ Market
[media-credit name=”Andrea Connell” align=”aligncenter” width=”600″] The Guelph Farmers’ Market is on the move – temporarily. The City of Guelph is undertaking major renovations to the market’s current home at 2 Gordon Street this summer. During renovations, the Farmers’ Market will be relocated to Exhibition Arena, located at 70 Exhibition Street. […]
SlutWalk marches its way through Guelph
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in April, close to two hundred people gathered at Marianne’s Park to participate in Guelph’s first annual SlutWalk. As a sister event to the SlutWalk in Toronto, the group is set out to shift the stereotypes that surround sexual assault and make clear that those […]
Car share program rolls into Guelph
Guelph is now one of the growing number of cities to offer a car share program. The Community CarShare program, a co-op that allows people to rent cars for a small cost, launched in the city on May 2. The University of Guelph has four reserved parking spaces on campus […]
The straw (or dirty dish) that broke the camel’s back
Why the little things can cause the biggest conflicts between roommates Written by Nicole Elsasser At first she thought it would be kind of nice to have her roommate’s cat in the house, but quickly, Pam Martin, a fourth-year arts and science student at the University of Guelph, discovered that […]
Our union. Our caucus.
A basic breakdown of the governing bodies on the U of G campus intended to serve students Written by Denise Martins It’s election season at the University of Guelph. But many students will go their entire university careers unaware of the elected bodies in which they are represented, as well […]
Transit Negotiation Update
Written by Nicole Elsasser After weeks of negotiations with Guelph Transit, Galen Fick, the CSA’s local affairs commissioner, has put a question forward to the CSA Board of Directors asking to increase the price students pay for their universal bus pass. Changes to the universal bus pass has continued to […]
Open Content: Acting on Accessibility
Open Content Written by Michael Ridley Acting on Accessibility I don’t have a disability; and that’s challenging for me. Challenging because I am less sensitive to the needs and struggles of those who do. It’s too easy for me to forget about the barriers. I’m a problem. For years Ontario […]
Gender Empowerment: now available on wheels
Roller derby attracts participants from all walks of life Written by Denise Martins A new culture is emerging right in our own backyard. Women from all walks of life are engaging in a full-contact sport that’s both competitive and dangerous. “There’s a bit of a glamour about it. You get […]
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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.