The hardest part about work for most people is getting started. Once you’ve started, you get into the zone and can go on for however long, but to actually take a seat and begin is when all forms of procrastination somehow magically happen. It can be cleaning your room, chatting […]
Opinion
The divestment movement at the University of Guelph
“Do you agree that the University of Guelph should freeze all new investments in 200 of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, withdraw (divest) completely from these companies within a period of 5 years, and re-invest the proceeds in ecologically and socially responsible alternatives?” This is the question Fossil Free […]
Slow cooking for non-magical persons
With the allure of the internet, the pressure of academics, and disgustingly messy roommates, many people can not find the time or space to make a delicious meal. Here is the stone cold, arresto momentum truth—you need a slow cooker. Crock-pot is actually a brand name that has somehow become […]
Regarding beard transplants
Trends rise and fall much like the stock market. Although some trends are very strange, such as selfie sticks, planking, and phone pinching, some might be here to stay. Beards are a trend that have been rising for a couple years. The “dirty” beard used to be a middle-class working […]
The freedom to be offended
The tradition of students, as I have been told, is to camp beside the cannon in order to paint it. You can paint it however you want-but it is obviously subject to reasonable limits. A group of students decided to paint the cannon with slogans calling to “end abortion” and […]
Changing the Subject: Speaking up about the wage gap
Image adapted from the photo by Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV via CC BY-SA 2.0. In the Oct. 13 edition of Lenny, a newsletter founded by Lena Dunham, Jennifer Lawrence spoke out on Hollywood’s pay inequality in her essay “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?” […]
Political satire lacking in Canada
Nestled next to the editorial in newspapers across North America you will find a knee slapper, cringe worthy, or occasionally hilarious on point political cartoon. While this fundamental medium has taught millions of folks before us to laugh at the hypocritical actions of politicians and farcical ideas, today many people […]
From the wild to the cage
There I was at the Brass Taps steps waiting for a student named Duncan. He is a pupil of Karen Houle, who is a philosophy professor who taught both Duncan and my editor-in-chief animal ethics. Karen herself urged me to meet with him. So, I offered an exchange of beers […]
Controversy surrounding Dr. Vandana Shiva at U of G
I was personally disappointed to learn that the University of Guelph’s Central Student Association (CSA) will be sponsoring modern agriculture critic Dr. Vandana Shiva on Oct. 7 without any apparent plans of hosting others with differing views. I believe that no other institution, in our country, is better positioned to […]
Superfoods and not so superfoods
My favourite fake news headline of 2014 was “Is Corn a Superfood? Sure, Why Not”, not only because it gives me a laugh whenever I think about it, but because it also sums up the general knowledge of the concept of the “Superfood”. It seems that every few months there’s […]
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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.