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Early adopters of EVs were mainly men, but as information about EVs becomes more accessible, the industry is seeing an increase in women ownership s worries surrounding climate change grow and the public becomes more concerned about environmental issues, consumers are making changes to their daily lives to live more […]
The Municipal Campaign School hopes to give women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people the tools to achieve success in local politics espite our international reputation as one of the most multicultural, progressive, and equitable nations in the world, Canada suffers from a serious lack of diversity in politics. Although more women, […]
Some establishments will be dropping proof of vaccination and masking requirements, while others plan to keep certain practices in place s proof of vaccination and masking mandates are lifted in Ontario, some local businesses are breathing a sigh of relief. In February, the Government of Ontario announced that proof […]
An International Women’s Day event by GenEQ urges institutions to promote greater participation of women in the sciences top what you’re doing for a moment and think: In the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), how many famous women can you name off the top of […]
The university’s sudden suspension of student intake for the CFT program has damaged the school’s reputation amongst some prospective students pplication season for MA programs is coming to an end, and students are starting to receive their response letters. After several hours spent perfecting resumes and toiling over cover letters, […]
U of G experts Dr. Edward Koning and Dr. Ian Spears weigh in on the international and domestic responses to the Russo-Ukrainian war n Feb. 24, the Russian military launched a devastating invasion of Ukraine. In the weeks since then, Russian troops have flooded into Ukraine through Russian, Crimean, and […]
Yates wants to build on the university’s strengths to advance its ‘pursuit of greatness’ r. Charlotte Yates was installed as the University of Guelph’s ninth president and vice-chancellor in a small in-person ceremony on Saturday, making her the first woman to ever hold the title. During her installation address, Yates […]
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility—here’s what you can do to celebrate and uplift the contributions of trans community members arch 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), an annual observation dedicated to honouring and celebrating successes in trans communities. TDOV was founded in 2009 by Rachel […]
As long as positive health trends continue, the University of Guelph will follow the provincial government’s lead and pause its pandemic mandates s of May 1, the University of Guelph will pause most of its pandemic guidelines and requirements, including the vaccination policy, mask requirement, and completion of the U […]
Although mask requirements are largely slated to end in Ontario on March 21, universities are still opting to require them for the time being n March 16, the U of G announced that it will be keeping its mask mandate in place until at least the end of April. The […]
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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.