More dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes? Paul van der Velpen, the head of Amsterdam’s health service, made headlines last week when he stated that sugar is “addictive and the most dangerous drug of our times.” “Just like alcohol and tobacco, sugar is actually a drug. There is an important role […]
Sports & Health
The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.
Guelph Men’s Soccer Wins Third in a Row
They say home is where the heart is, and that has certainly been the case for the Guelph men’s soccer team this year, as they won their third straight game at home, defeating the Brock Badgers handily by a score of 4-0 on a warm Saturday afternoon at the Gryphon […]
Intramurals: Seven Years Best
Ranked one of the best programs seven years in a row Growing up as a girl who wanted to play hockey, I was never faced with anything even remotely close to a struggle of finding a spot on a team. However, attending university and participating in Intramural sports, that struggle […]
Women’s Rugby Remains Perfect at 4-0
Team amassed 221 points during win-streak Granted, the 44-27 win the Guelph Gryphons women’s rugby team had over the McMaster Marauders doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as the 110-0 dismantling Guelph had when they travelled to Laurier last week, but despite that, the Gryphons have improved to […]
Gryphons Baseball on 9-game Win Streak
Brock, Guelph and Western are tied atop the OUA standings After beginning the season with a disappointing 4-4, the University of Guelph Gryphons baseball team, a veteran bunch looking to make good on preseason expectations of an OUA championship, have come alive of late, winning their ninth in a row […]
Guelph homecoming win
Torrential downpour didn’t stop players or fans from making most of homecoming festivities As I trekked through rain and mud on my way to Varsity Stadium, I could hear the building up of anticipation from the fans inside. Any premonitions I had that Gryphons fans would stay inside to avoid […]
Guelph Storm win 4-3 in OT
Zac Leslie buries overtime winner to start the season off with a win for Guelph On a warm and muggy September evening, the Guelph Storm battled right through to overtime, needing a mere thirteen extra seconds to defeat the visiting Erie Otters and start their 2013-14 season with a win. […]
Gryphons nationally ranked
Proving size has nothing to do with heart As of Sept. 20, the University of Guelph had four teams ranked amongst the top ten of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national standings, an accomplishment that ten years ago, would have been unheard of. Gryphon football was standing strong in sixth […]
Ain’t no mountain high enough
Sitting down with Gryphons football coach to talk expectation, faith, diet and culture I sat down in coach Stu Lang’s office inside Alumni Stadium this Monday morning after Guelph’s early bye-week quickly faded into the past. There are papers and coffee cups scattered on large tables; something you’d expect from […]
Exponential rise in children’s antipsychotic use
Canadian researchers warn of over-prescribing Childhood and teenage years are often filled with angst, emotional outburst, moping behind bedroom doors, and frazzled parents nearing their wits end. This behavior may tempt parents and medical practitioners to seek extreme remedies. A recent study has discovered an overabundance of “second-generation” antipsychotic (SGA) […]
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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.