Drag racer Woudstra drives with speed, ambition by Justine Baskey The Ontarion had the pleasure of sitting down with Shawna Woudstra, a first-year student at the University of Guelph who is in the Family Studies program. What separates this bright-eyed newcomer from her peers is her unique interest in […]
Sports & Health
The Ontarion’s sports and health articles cover sporting events and health issues relevant to the University of Guelph campus community.
Gryph Bits
by Mike Treadgold Wishart to represent Canada Kristine Wishart has been named to the Canadian national team that will participate in the 2010 Women’s Hockey World Cup in Argentina. The five-time All-Canadian forward/midfielder from the OUA champion Guelph Gryphons field hockey team finished second on the team with 11 […]
“It’s not easy”
The keys to New Year’s success While millions of people spent their New Year’s Eve celebrating, reveling in the joy of completing another year’s hardships and enjoying another year’s prosperity, in the back of many minds was a plan for the future. You may be familiar with the term ‘New […]
Speak into the Mike: Picking out the positives
Written by Mike Treadgold To say that the 2009-10 season has been a trying campaign for the Gryphon women’s basketball team would be a blatant understatement. Mired in a tie for last place in the OUA West, the 2-8 Gryphons have struggled with turnovers, a lack of outside shooting […]
Gryph Bits
The passing of a legend On Thursday Dec. 10, former Gryphon soccer coach Guenther Zemanek passed away. He was in his 90th year. Zemanek worked with both the men’s and women’s teams between 1982 and 1990 and was honoured with the Dr. John T. Powell Award in 1997, given to […]
The important little additive
Bad reputation of aspartame is seemingly exaggerated “I don’t have a problem with my clients using aspartame-sweetened drinks, yogurts, or other products.” – Erin Armitage, Campus dietician, on the curious case of aspartame. If you reached for a stick of gum, a diet soft drink, or a low-fat yogurt today, […]
Synthetically pleasing news
Adverse playing conditions a thing of the past, as rugby field will receive an upgrade Written by Mike Treadgold “It just gives us more flexibility. It’ll enable us to have a surface that we can use in inclement weather and that’s been the major problem for us.” – Tom Kendall, […]
Filling the field
Shaneista Haye won the women’s high jump event on Saturday, clearing 1.66m in an event that featured only Gryphon athletes. Photo by Rashaad Bhamjee. Count two more athletes that have already qualified for the CIS national championships, just three weeks into the season. It was only a small meet, but […]
The Invisible Superstars
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