Some of my best memories as a kid are of family TV time. My mom and brothers and I would all squeeze onto the couch after dinner and tune in for YTV’s latest escapade. We watched everything from Goosebumps, to Freaky Stories, to Are You Afraid of The Dark?, to […]
Opinion
A few bad apples…
To the general public of the city of Guelph, As a fifth year University of Guelph student, I am so sorry. I would like to apologize for the behaviour of a small portion of my peers, who took it upon themselves to celebrate 2015’s homecoming in such an unfortunate and […]
Learning lessons in humility
In universities and colleges across the country, the word “entitled” is being used to describe the millennial generation and their supposed unrealistic expectations of what they deserve. In an article published by The Huffington Post, Tim Elmore writes that students “are accustomed to being rewarded for participating, rather than producing.” […]
Challenging the concept of the 40-hour workweek
For many of us, it seems that the 40-hour workweek is inevitable. The standard eight-hour workday is so ingrained in our culture that we have developed a “nine-to-five” mentality. However, is 40 hours truly the magic number for optimal productivity in the workplace? The government of Gothenburg, Sweden is challenging […]
Breaking a sweat
There are points in your academic career where you wonder whether all of the hours in the library, stress from assignments and loss of sleep are worth it. I know that during some of the more difficult months of my academic education, I’ve had day dreams of leaving it all […]
An examination of popularity in American politics
America is being beset by increasingly difficult and large challenges. The U.S.’s status as the world’s foremost policeman and hegemon is being challenged by an ascendant China, and its internal finances are prone to recurrent crisis. Yet, amidst these problems, America’s political system seems to be performing more as a […]
Texan teenager arrested on false suspicion
The Internet has been reeling since news leaked that 14-year-old Muslim inventor, Ahmed Mohamed, was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. Ahmed Mohamed probably awoke the morning of Sept. 9 with excitement. He probably woke up with a thrill of pride. A tech savant, he had successfully built […]
What donkeys taught me
Forget the ‘ass’ jokes because I can assure you, I’ve heard them all before—more than once. The barrage of eye-rolling misuses of the legitimate word aside, I truly did spend my summer learning from donkeys. Four months (and counting) as The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada’s Education Assistant have not just […]
Fat shaming: or, the new trendy hobby
In the past week, there has been a video circulating the Internet by a YouTuber named Nicole Arbour, called “Dear Fat People.” For six excruciating minutes, Arbour addresses all “fat” people, using examples of how the system unfairly gives so many privileges to people who, according to Arbour, simply eat […]
The Significance of a Timepiece
An Exercise in Existentialism “I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire… you will use it to gain the reducto absurdum of all human experience which can fit your individual needs no better than it fitted his or his father’s. I give it to you not that you […]
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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.