Women permitted to enlist in combat roles in the American military On Dec. 3, 2015, American Secretary of Defence Ashton B. Carter announced that women are now permitted to engage in combat roles in the American military. Carter made the announcement at a news conference. “There will be no exceptions,” […]
News
The Ontarion’s news articles cover current events and issues relevant to the University of Guelph and greater Guelph communities.
Japan resumes illegal arctic whaling
Japan has announced that it will once again send its whaling fleet into the Southern Ocean. On Tuesday Dec. 1, 2015, four vessels—including the massive whale processing ship Nisshin Maru—left port in Shimonoseki, Japan for the waters south of Australia. “We do not accept in any way, shape, or form the […]
Laquan McDonald case heads to trial
Laquan McDonald, a black 17-year-old boy and Chicago-resident carrying a three-inch knife, was shot 16 times by white police officer Jason Van Dyke in Chicago, Illinois on Oct. 20, 2014. A video of the shooting captured on a police cruiser dashcam was ordered to be released to the public on […]
MedTech of the Future
The University of Guelph’s engineering program stands as one of the top in the country, and it’s thanks to classes like Biomechanical Engineering Design (biomechanical design) that Guelph is able to differentiate itself from the rest of the post-secondary pack. Biomechanical design, taught by Dr. John Runciman, is a chance […]
Local citizens join global climate march at St. George’s Square
Over 120 citizens from Guelph, Elora, and Eden Mills gathered in downtown Guelph on Sunday Nov. 29, 2015, to demand both local and international action on climate change. The event was one of over 1,700 such rallies held around the world on Sunday, as part of the 2015 Global Climate […]
Right Honourable Joe Clark presented the annual Winegard Lecture
On Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, the Right Honourable Joe Clark presented the annual Winegard Lecture to a full Rozanski lecture hall. Clark served as the 16th prime minister of Canada, from 1979 to 1980. Clark also served as the Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1984 to 1991. Though […]
Common Cents: News in business and finance
Your biggest stories in business and finance: A resident of British Columbia, Colin Laughlin, decided to go public after discovering Canada’s second-largest bank, Toronto Dominion (TD), can access and collect information on all of its customers’ online activities, including those that aren’t banking-related. Laughlan is one of thousands of Canadians who, […]
Under the Radar
Turkey downs Russian military jet On Nov. 24, 2015, a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M. According to Vecdi Gonul, Turkey’s Minister of National Defence, the Russian aircraft was given 10 warnings over the span of five minutes, before the plane flew into Turkish […]
Miss World Canada barred from international pageant in China
Twenty-five-year-old Canadian beauty queen and University of Toronto-graduate Anastasia Lin has been declared persona non grata by China’s ruling Communist party. The Chinese government has forbidden Lin—a Canadian citizen born in China—from entering the country. Lin, who was crowned Miss World Canada in May 2015, had flown from Toronto to […]
First large livestock cloning factory to be built in China
South Korean cloning specialists, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation (Sooam BRF), and Chinese Biotech giant Boyalife Group have teamed up to build an industrial cloning plant in the recently demolished port-region of China’s Tianjin City. The cloning project is a logical succession for Sooam BRF. The company has been developing cloning […]
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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.