On Nov. 19, 2014, ALS Canada announced a partnership with Brain Canada that kicked off with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. One year later, ALS Societies and Brain Canada announced that in one year, $15 million has been invested in ALS research in Canada, an increase of ten times over […]
Sports & Health
The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.
Food & Nutrition: Start your morning with a delicious breakfast
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what makes this meal so crucial and how is breakfast different from other meals? As students, we often skip breakfast because we’re late for class, too tired to make breakfast, or we just can’t find anything […]
CBC Sports connects audiences and athletes
CBC Sports has announced and debuted a new vision for the department that focuses closely on Canada’s high-performance athletes. In a press release, CBC Sports Executive Director Greg Stremlaw said, “This re-brand represents a positive shift in direction for CBC Sports that we’re confident will resonate well with Canadians.” The […]
Canadian Cancer Society concerned about menthol cigarettes
The Canadian Cancer Society has expressed concerns about a new type of cigarette introduced by one of Canada’s biggest tobacco companies. Rothmans, Benson and Hedges have launched a squeezable menthol cigarette, which releases menthol flavour when the filter is squeezed and decreases the harshness of the smoke on a user’s […]
Mental Health & Wellness: Focusing on one task at a time
At some point, we’ve all told ourselves that we’re capable of multi-tasking: of course I can write my essay and watch The Mindy Project at the same time! However, dividing your attention between multiple things means that each task receives less of your brainpower, often takes longer to complete, and […]
Gryphons earn impressive victory over the Voyageurs
The Gryphons women’s basketball team went up against the Laurentian Voyagers on Nov. 20, 2015, with the Gryphons coming into the game 3-1 on the season and the Voyageurs coming off of a recent close win over York. Both teams were looking to put another win on the board as […]
At long last, Gryphons bring home Yates Cup
The 108th Yates Cup belongs to the Guelph Gryphons after 19 long years of coming up short. The No. 5 Gryphons traveled to London to face the previously unbeaten No. 2 Western Mustangs on Nov. 14, 2015, knowing it would be their biggest contest of the year, and held on […]
Men’s rugby season ends with loss to Queen’s in OUA finals
For the second year in a row, the Gryphons men’s rugby team lost the OUA Turner Trophy to the Queen’s Gaels. The Gryphons were close to victory, losing the game by only one point with a final score of 24-23 for Queen’s. Head Coach Darrell Devine told the Gryphons Athletic […]
Russia complicit in state-sponsored doping program
On Nov. 9, 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a report implicating Russian athletes, coaches, and various institutions, including the government, in what the New York Times called “the most extensive state-sponsored doping program since the notorious East Germany regime of the 1970s.” At a news conference in Geneva, […]
Mental Health & Wellness: Sleep management
Everyone has demands on their time, and it often becomes a balancing act to fulfill all of our obligations. Students feel the demands of balancing classes, schoolwork, studying, work, and a social life, not to mention finding time to eat and sleep. Around this time of year, midterm stress and […]
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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.