The other side of the crime equation that we don’t always think about The existence and variety of crime shows available to TV viewers and radio listeners tells us that on some level, crime—particularly murder—fascinates us. Maybe it’s our voyeuristic instinct to witness the darkest side of humanity, or maybe […]
Opinion
This Week on the Internet
Are Super Bowl ads worth it? From the depths of Reddit, user McWitt questions what the five-million dollars in ad money could have been used for. The aptly named Reddit user’s post made it to the front page of Reddit on Monday following the Super Bowl. “Colgate had a 5 million […]
The problem with ‘voluntourism’
Can short-term volunteer trips be doing more harm than good? Volunteer trips abroad, or “voluntourism” as it has come to be known, is one of the tourist industry’s fastest growing sectors. You can’t skim through your social media without seeing another university student with a backpack and a bleeding heart, […]
Let’s talk about #BellLetsTalk
The good and bad of a corporate bandwagon On Wednesday Jan. 27, 2016, Canadians took to the internet in droves, texting and tweeting almost 126 million #BellLetsTalk hashtags. This relatively new annual event has captured Canadians by storm each January, totalling this year to a more than $6 million donation […]
Guelph community protesters rise up amidst Kirill controversy
Internet celebrity’s Guelph event gets shut down After numerous protests from the Guelph community, the Internet celebrity Kirill—who goes by the name “slutwhisperer”—has had his event shut down. Kirill was originally scheduled to perform on March 4, 2016 at Opus Lounge in downtown Guelph. From a single glance at his […]
Be on brand, or bust
Every brand wants to be your special snowflake, but only a select few can win your loyalty, and if your brand isn’t special, people won’t choose it. Legacy brands like Coca-Cola, Nike, and Apple have long established themselves in the market. Each brand has a particular logo, and qualities that […]
An open letter to Leonardo DiCaprio
At the Golden Globes this year, you, Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a heartfelt speech saying you wanted to “share” your award with all the First Nations people represented in The Revenant, and all the indigenous communities around the world. As a Metis youth with a grandmother who went to a residential […]
Picky eaters—what’s the deal?
Everyone has a certain kind of food that they don’t like. Whether its meat products, tomatoes or pickles, everyone has something that they can’t stand. Although some people have dietary restrictions, others are just plain picky eaters. Picky eaters are mostly known to be children, but a lot of adults […]
Listen to your heart: put down the Fitbit
Fitbit, a trendy fitness-tracking device, is currently facing a class-action lawsuit accusing that some of their products aren’t working properly. Specifically, the Charge HR and Surge fitness watches are not accurately measuring users’ heart rates. The lawsuit claims that Fitbit defrauded the public and cheated its customers by continuing to […]
The beauty of Christmas: Through the eyes of an atheist
The tree has been taken down, the stockings put away, and the gingerbread houses dismantled (read: devoured). Alas, the holiday season is over, which for many of us can mean only one thing: back to school (or work). I have always felt a little bit melancholy when the holiday season […]
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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.