Stuart McLean’s radio show has thrilled audiences for 22 years With exams in full swing and stresses running high, a podcast or radio show can be a welcome distraction that doesn’t require even more time staring at a screen.  The quintessential Canadian stories and music on the Vinyl Café can […]

Dangles, snipes, cellys, ginos, and everything inbetween As Canadians, most of us have spent some amount of time in and around hockey arenas—whether this time has been spent on the ice scoring goals, or in the stands with Tim Hortons coffee. Some of us are drawn to the rink for […]

An opinion about the best pranks of this year Every year I wake up on April 1st with a smile on my face. I love April Fools’. I love it. Not because I am the biggest prankster—I’m not even that good at pulling pranks – I just love to whip […]

Shakespeare’s place in the curriculum As education becomes more focused on the developing world of technology and equipping students with the skills that they need to survive in the modern working world, there is the growing question of what is actually important to teach in the classroom, and what is […]

Why does it always get so heated? What is it about someone holding an opinion or lifestyle that is different from our own that causes us to react so negatively? Is it similar to a defensive mechanism? Why do we feel that our opinion is being attacked and respond negatively, […]

Dear Editor, In the review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the March 31, 2016 issue of The Ontarion, I was informed that the author knew more about comic books than me. The author then proceeded to only partially support that claim. One thing I would like to […]

The benefits of not talking about the weather on a date Remember the other day, when you were just sitting there thinking to yourself, “Gosh, I really love small talk?” No? Well, that’s because no one likes small talk. Small talk is like the gateway drug to the real deal: […]

Reactions to the Jian Ghomeshi trial should be stronger After an unnecessarily long trial, Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted on all charges. If you have even an inch of concern about sexual abuse and rape, you probably had a strong reaction to the verdict. Don’t let the trial fool you, […]

To whom it may concern, In our beautiful city of Guelph, we have many organizations that promote becoming more environmentally friendly. From city funded programs to university student run projects, it spreads the awareness of becoming more eco-friendly and protecting our Earth. In my opinion, the projects that run now […]

The irony behind a merciless campaign I used to be amused by the concept. “He’s running for president? Actually?” There’s nary a soul in the western world that hasn’t heard of Donald Trump. Avoiding him is proving more difficult than paying off OSAP loans, and whether you follow politics or […]