Football Gryphons 53, Warriors 49 The Gryphons won a barn-burner in Waterloo, coming from behind to defeat the Warriors in the last few seconds of play. Veteran running back, Johnny Augustine, scored a season-saving touchdown in the final minute of the game to ensure their victory. The Gryphons face a […]
Sports & Health
The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.
Gryphons women and men’s rowing team place at Head of Trent Regatta
The University of Guelph competed in the 48th annual Head of Trent on Sept. 30. The Head of Trent is Trent University’s homecoming. The event is also one of the largest single-day regattas in North America, with 2,000 athletes and over 400 boats. [trx_line style=”dashed” top=”inherit” bottom=”inherit” left=”inherit” right=”inherit”] […]
Invictus Games celebrates military members injured in duty
Athletes competed in Paralympic-style event last week in Toronto The third Invictus Games ran in Toronto from Sept. 23 to 30. The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for military members who have been injured, both physically and mentally, in active duty. This year’s games saw 550 competitors from […]
Yoga poses to save your stiff study bod
Say that five times fast, laugh, breathe, stretch, and relax Downward facing dog Starting on all fours, ensure your hands are directly under your shoulders and hips are lined up with your knees.Roll back onto your feet so that you are in an inverted “V” shape. Slowly bring your hips […]
Opinion: Sidney Crosby visits the White House: politically correct or not?
What was once an honour is now controversial Before, anybody invited would’ve visited the White House with no questions asked. But now? It’s fair to say that people’s perceptions have changed. After the elections, there has been talk surrounding whether it is proper to visit the White House and greet […]
Stop the Stigma Rally confronts substance abuse with empathy
The second annual Stop the Stigma rally took place this past Friday at Market Square, downtown Guelph. The event focused on eliminating the stigma surrounding substance abuse and addiction. The rally was organized by the Wellington-Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS), which is a coalition of approximately 30 different organizations in the […]
Gryphon Scoreboard
WOMEN’S HOCKEY Gryphons 1, Carabins 2 Gryphons 3, Golden Knights 5 Battling travel exhaustion, the Gryphons lost both of their preseason games against Montreal and Clarkson. After a close loss against the Carabins in Montreal, the women’s hockey team went south of the border and fell to Clarkson 5-3. WOMEN’S […]
ON the Process: Gryphon MUSCLE MLK athletes of the week
Connor Black ON recent success On Sept. 18, Connor Black raced an impressive eight kilometers in 25 minutes at Fort Henry in Kingston giving him a first-place finish. In the following days, Black, a fourth-year kinetics student, achieved Gryphon MUSCLE MLK athlete of the week and conference-wide honours as OUA […]
CMHA questions assisted dying law
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has said that mental illness alone should not make one eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). New MAiD laws aim to “protect medical practitioners” when an eligible patient seeks assistance in death, CMHA wrote in a new position paper. The bill in question, Bill […]
ON health: Cold and flu etiquette
Flu season is here and it is inevitable that we’ll all get the sniffles. Although we can’t avoid getting sick, there’s much we can do to avoid spreading the illness. Here are five tips to stop the spread. 1. Sneeze into your elbow instead of your hands Growing up, we were always […]
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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.