On-campus initiative looks to educate students about the effects of homelessness This week on campus, there have been five business students in bright orange shirts running around with change-filled coffee cups. According to Ashin Lal, president of 5 Days for the Homeless in Guelph, the campaign hopes to “drive awareness […]
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The Ontarion’s news articles cover current events and issues relevant to the University of Guelph and greater Guelph communities.
At the CSA: March 2, 2016
Revisions to executive commissioner position take centre stage The University of Guelph Central Student Association (CSA) held a regularly scheduled board meeting on March 2, 2016. The meeting was chaired by former human resources and operations commissioner Joshua Ofori-Darko. Current human resources and operations commissioner Matthew Campbell was once again […]
President Obama submits plan to shut Guantanamo Bay
Terrorist detention facility in the spotlight On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, President Barack Obama vowed to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay, before his term ends in January 2017. President Obama presented a new plan to Congress to disperse the facility’s remaining 91 detainees to other prisons, both within the […]
How super was Super Tuesday?
The biggest day of the U.S. primary election explained Tuesday, March 1, 2016, or what most of us might call “Super Tuesday,” is the first date where a significant number of delegates are up for grabs in the U.S. primary elections. During a primary election, each party holds contests—either caucuses […]
Ontario government unveils new student grant program
Tuition costs lessened for low income families On Feb. 25, 2016, the Ontario provincial government announced a new initiative to ease the burden on post-secondary students from low-income Ontario families. After the government’s initial announcement, Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke at the Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on March 1, 2016, […]
Government of Ontario invests $345 million in healthcare
Ontario hopes to put patients’ needs first On Feb. 29, 2016, the Government of Ontario announced that they would follow through on their promise to invest over $345 million in publicly funded hospitals across the province. The investment is part of the provincial government’s Patients First: Action Plan for Healthcare […]
University of Guelph professor granted $550,000 for machine learning research
Engineering Professor Graham Taylor aims to help computers make sense of what they are seeing On March 1, 2016, University of Guelph engineering professor Graham Taylor announced that he would share his $550,000 NSERC grant with the university, to create a three-year international research project. Taylor intends to help make […]
Under the Radar
UN imposes tough sanctions on North Korea On March 2, 2016, the UN Security Council unanimously approved further sanctions on North Korea. Critics have described the sanctions as the toughest in two decades. The sanctions are a result of growing anger at North Korea’s latest nuclear test and rocket launch. […]
U of G to ease Indigenous student burdens
University of Guelph to hire new Aboriginal professors, provide grants On March 3, 2016, the University of Guelph announced that it would be hiring five tenure-track Aboriginal faculty members across multiple disciplines. The hiring process will take place immediately, and the new professors are expected to join the University of […]
The passing of Eric Neilsen
On March 3, 2016, University of Guelph fourth-year mechanical engineering student Eric Nielsen passed away in a car accident. Nielsen was manager for the Gryphon Racing team. “Yesterday, we lost one of the best drivers we’ve ever had, a great team captain who always had the solution, and an amazing […]
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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.