Gryphons wins 12th straight game and capture third gold medal of season in 7-5 win over the Nipissing Lakers The University of Guelph Gryphons ringette team went undefeated for a second straight tournament last weekend to win gold in the University Ringette League (URL) division of the 34th Annual Guelph […]

Sweden’s Pistonhead Kustom Lager brings a youthful and cultured beer to Southern Ontario The interview started with the most traditional of salutations between a Brit and a Canadian – a conversation about the weather. On the other end of my Skype video call was Ben Steadman, Brand Manager for Pistonhead […]

Wickenheiser named Canadian flag bearer for 2014 Olympics Hayley Wickenheiser has been given the incredible honour of carrying the Canadian flag into the 2014 Sochi Opening Ceremony. However, “given” is about as misleading as it gets. The Shaunavon, Saskatchewan native has most definitely earned this honour. Recognized as one of […]

Opening ceremonies have never looked so…bad When Ralph Lauren unveiled their Olympic uniforms for Team USA’s debut at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Olympics, it briefly made me forget that Canada’s uniforms were more reminiscent of a Petro Canada uniform than Olympic athletic attire. Social media blew up with […]

CIS #3 ranked Gryphons women’s hockey win big over U of T; MacTavish puts up career-high 34 in women’s basketball win Track and Field Guelph’s men’s and women’s track and field teams were back in their usual form at McGill this past weekend. The women won the team competition outright, […]

Relaxation techniques equally effective as medicine at fighting anxiety In a recent study, the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that meditation can have equally effective results, with respect to fighting anxiety and depression, as common anti-depressant medicine. According to Dr. Madhav Goyal, who was the lead of the […]

A big step in the anti-homophobia movement in sports and society In Western Society we have slowly began the long transition from a culture once discriminatory towards homosexuals to a culture increasingly more exposed, understanding and accepting – a long overdue process. Yet as a society we are not homogenous […]

Caffeine could possibly increase memory retention Caffeine has recently been correlated with enhanced memory function in a study by Michael Yassa and a team of scientists from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California. The study, which was published in the Jan. 12, 2014 edition of […]