Soil microbial health with professor Dave Hume Is your underwear being eaten? Some progressive farmers are hoping so. Soil microbial health is a common concern for farmers, especially in the younger generation, and eaten underwear is a sign of good soil health. “There’s a growing increase in ‘I wonder if’ […]
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U of G sex research looks at condom use and pleasure
Guelph Sexuality Conference spans four decades The University of Guelph has many connections to sexuality. Guest speakers give lectures and panel discussions on various topics regarding sexuality, including an upcoming presentation by writer and sex educator Cory Silverberg. There are also sexual workshops hosted by the Wellness Education Centre and […]
University of Guelph board rejects proposal for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Board will turn to an ESG lens, cuts carbon gas emissions of endowment by 10 per cent Members of the student activist group Fossil Free Guelph (FFG) are disappointed by U of G Board of Governors’ decision to reject their proposal and accept the recommendations. “I think our initial reaction […]
Student rally opposes government delegitimization of campus democracy
Provincial Tories left students in the dark President of CUPE Ontario Fred Hahn stands before a group of shouting, angry students and labour organizers just meters away from the steps of Queen’s Park. The rally has been vocal for over an hour and gets louder as he leads chants of […]
Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming vandalized
This is the third time the farm has been damaged this semester On Sunday, Dec. 2 Karen Houle, philosophy professor at U of G and volunteer interim site director at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF), found tire tracks throughout the centre fields at the one-hectare learning research […]
Young Communist League has a joint-protest across Ontario universities
Guelph branch dropped banner to protest Doug Ford’s Freedom of Expression mandate On Friday, Nov. 30 the Young Communist League, a national socialist student organization, led a cross-Ontario protest against Premier Doug Ford’s mandate for post-secondary institutions to develop a freedom of expression policy. Similar protests also took place across […]
Psychology professor drops scantron testing
Helps students retain course content and lowers stress The Ontarion sat down to speak with social psychologist and U of G professor, Saba Safdar, who has implemented a new testing method for her midterms and finals. Safdar first found out about this new technique from a colleague in the family […]
Students pressure admin to end $33 million of investments
Fossil Free Guelph and five years of protests Over the past five years the student activist group Fossil Free Guelph (FFG) has staged over 20 protests and reports for policy input, pushing for a blanket divestment from fossil fuels to take place over the next five years. On Monday, Nov. […]
Smoke Free Campus slated to arrive in late May or June
U of G administration drafts policy with community input University of Guelph administration is drafting their policy to ban all tobacco-related products like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chew, shisha, and pipes. The ban will not take effect in January of 2019. The committee charged with drafting the policy will continue their work […]
Freedom of expression mandated policy
Failure to comply may impact grant funding On Aug. 30 of 2018, Doug Ford and the PC party issued a mandate to Ontario post-secondary institutions to develop a free speech policy. Universities and colleges have until Jan. 1, 2019 to “develop, implement and comply” to a free speech policy, according […]
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