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The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors voted today to divest from fossil fuel companies in its endowment portfolio. ccording to a press release put out by the University, the decision to divest follows a recommendation from the university’s administration and the Board of Finance committee. The endowment fund is […]
Students may be eligible for $1,250 a month he Prime Minister announced today that students and recent graduates who have had their education and job prospects affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to receive the new Canada Emergency Student Benefit. The benefit will give eligible post-secondary […]
he University of Guelph lowered its flags today, joining Canadians in mourning after the shootings in Nova Scotia on Sunday. “Flags have been lowered to half-mast to honour the victims of this tragedy,” said the University, “and to express solidarity with communities across Nova Scotia and Canada.” Prime Minister Justin […]
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 […]
group of U of G students organized a public TwitterChat on April 1 to discuss fake news. The discussion, called “Deciphering Fake from Real News During Times of Crisis,” was hosted by students from the “Literature and Social Change” class, and was held on Twitter. The organizers, Sarah Mallot, Rimsha […]
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.