Independent News for the University of Guelph Community
Sadly, No One Lost a Tooth Now, I’ve never thought of myself as a violent sports person, but I’m slowly realising that my favourite sports are all a tad violent. One of the sports I’ve been most excited to see while on exchange here is hockey. Straight up, I just […]
Q:Can I be Sex Positive if I’ve Never Had Sex? A: In short, yes. Sex-positivity is an attitude, so it does not matter what sexual activity you have or have not engaged in. The Oxford dictionary defines sex positivity as “having or promoting an open, tolerant, or progressive attitude toward […]
What a Minority Liberal Government Could Mean for Indigenous Communities ACCORDING TO THE Government of Canada’s tracking system, there are currently 57 First Nations communities across Canada still living under a boil water advisory (BWA), which means the water is generally not useable for cooking, drinking, or cleaning unless […]
Exhibit at the Guelph Civic Museum Shows the Institutional History of Eugenics in Southern Ontario INTO THE LIGHT is an exhibit at the Guelph Civic Museum co-curated by Mona Stonefish, Peter Park, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning, Evadne Kelly, Seika Boye and Sky Stonefish that shows and discusses the role Southern Ontario […]
One Thing You Didn’t Know About the Indian Act: “Equality” Editor’s Note: Following the publication of Treaty No. 3 (1792) in March of 2019, The Ontarion has again partnered with Dr. Brittany Luby for an experiential learning collaboration between The Ontarion and Dr. Luby’s class. IN 2019, THE PEOPLE’S PARTY OF CANADA […]
What even is the vet frat? There are lots of things that Guelphites know about those of us at The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC): the historic main building we occupy on the northwest corner of campus; the black jackets we wear, each class year’s colourful mascot emblazoned on the front; […]
Editor’s Note: Following the publication of Treaty No. 3 (1792) in March of 2019, The Ontarion has again partnered with Dr. Brittany Luby for an experiential learning collaboration between The Ontarion and Dr. Luby’s class. Trying to understand the Indian Act in Canada is an attempt to understand over 250 […]
No place to eat… Each Month we invite writers to contribute their hot takes, stories, and insights on big-time serious important topics to our new column, This Column is Not Satire. To contribute your work, visit Click Here By: Dietarily Distraught Yesternight, dear reader, I was absolutely astounded to […]
You should be voting in the upcoming CSA election Jack Fisher | Former CSA President The U of G campus is a special place. We often talk about the campus culture we’re a part of and how great it is, but that didn’t happen overnight. It’s taken years of […]
My complicated thoughts on Trudeau DURING THE SECOND WEEK of his re-election campaign, Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, admitted to wearing black/brownface after pictures surfaced in Time Magazine and Global News. Time Magazine obtained a photograph from 2001 showing Trudeau wearing brownface at a party at the private school where […]
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.