At 29-9, the Gryphons suffered a tough loss against the McMaster Marauders at Saturday’s Homecoming game. The game’s outcome drops the Gryphons’ record to 2-3. Despite everything, the Gryphon football team doesn’t want you to feel any despair, according to fifth-year running back Johnny Augustine. “There is one thing I […]
Sports & Health
The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.
Trans-fat ban takes effect next year
The federal government in conjunction with Health Canada announced that artificial trans fats will be removed from Canadian dinner plates next year. The announcement came Friday, Sept. 22, nearly 12 years after the ban was promised by the government. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor welcomes the ban, saying this will […]
ONTarget: Pro athletes take a knee during national anthem
Standing up to racial injustice Over the past weekend, Donald Trump tweeted that the “sons of bitches” who kneel during the national anthem in the National Football League (NFL) should be suspended or fired. In response, a movement that began over a year ago with Colin Kaepernick grew, as many […]
Women’s Hockey: Gryphons take Warriors
Gryphons 1, Warriors 0 The Gryphons won an exhibition game by shutting out the Waterloo Warriors 1-0 at the Gryphon Centre last Thursday. The Gryphons look to continue their success entering the regular season. [trx_slider engine=”swiper” custom=”yes” count=”3″ offset=”0″ orderby=”date” order=”desc” controls=”yes” pagination=”no” titles=”no” descriptions=”0″ links=”yes” crop=”yes” autoheight=”yes” slides_per_view=”1″ slides_space=”0″ […]
Revised food guide debunks diet myths
From a paleo to a ketogenic diet, you have probably heard thousands of reasons why a certain diet is the best. The ones that get the most attention are usually the ones that have scientific evidence backing up claims regarding health improvements. Health Canada has finally joined the movement, having […]
Government introduces concussion safety legislation
The Government of Ontario is planning to implement new guidelines regarding concussions to make amateur sports safer. Rowan’s Law Advisory Committee recently released their recommendations regarding head injury and treatment. The committee was created in June 2016 to review the recommendations made by a jury after the death of Rowan Stringer, […]
Men’s rugby nationals to be held at Guelph
First national championship in decades for men’s rugby The University of Guelph will host the inaugural Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship in November. The competition will be an important step for men’s rugby as they hope to be recognized and sanctioned by U Sports, as women’s rugby already is, in the […]
Mayor buys baseball team
The Guelph Royals return for Season 100 Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie and Kitchener businessman Shawn Fuller bought local professional baseball team, the Guelph Royals. Last year, the Royals, who play in the Southern Ontario-based Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), folded halfway through their 99th season. “I just remember looking at my wife, […]
Gryphons defeat Lancers 82-10 during O-Week game
The University of Guelph Gryphons won their first game on Saturday, Sept. 9 after an 0-2 start to their season. The Gryphons dominated the stats, and won in impressive fashion scoring ten touchdowns. “[The win] feels good, but we’ve been knocking on that door for the last two weeks. We’ve been […]
Gryphons battle Badgers in soccer home openers
Women’s team fell 1-0; Men’s team beat Brock 1-0 Women’s soccer The Gryphons (3-2-1) team point streak is finally broken after falling to the Brock Badgers 1-0 at the Gryphon Soccer Complex last Friday, Sept. 8. An early goal broke the Gryphons’ shutout streak that lasted over 370 minutes of game […]
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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.