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I really want to get into SOUTH PARK

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Written by Nicole Elsasser
I took great efforts to resist South Park for years. My perception of the show was that is was a lowest-common-denominator cartoon filled with nothing but bathroom humour and common topical references akin to Family Guy. This was not appealing to me in the slightest and so I steered clear. That is [...]

How to choose a laptop

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 1 COMMENT

Written by Denise Martins
Some people can yield the power of a pen remarkably well. They can write quick, legible, coherent notes that later prove to be excellent study guides. Some people are perfect; but then there are the rest of us.
Laptops are revolutionizing the way we take notes and interact with faculty and peers. They [...]

Heumannly Possible

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Written by James Heumann
In my last column I talked about aspects of ethics that relate to our prejudices, and I promised to this week talk about a corner of psychology that offers help on how to reduce prejudices. To review, deontology is the study of our moral duties to others, and virtue ethics talks about [...]

Featured Artist: Ryan Park

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Everything is ridiculous when you think about it
Written by Miles Stemp
Ryan Park came over to my apartment this Sunday and we had a little soup and a little conversation. He also dressed up in my clothes and I photographed him in my living room (pictured). This is part of an ongoing project that [...]

CSA defends employment equity changes

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Written by Dan Howse
With files from Nicole Elsasser
At the Feb. 10 Central Student Association (CSA) board of directors meeting, a number of students protested the recently made changes to the CSA’s Employment Equity Program.
The CSA had proposed and passed the elimination of the provision in their own hiring process that gave an advantage to [...]

A response to ‘Our Union. Our caucus.’

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Written by Gavin Armstrong
I would like to respond to the article ‘Our union. Our caucus’ that was published in the last issue of the Ontarion.
I commend the author for wanting to stimulate engagement and participation in the electoral processes, but it is critical that the facts presented are correct and coherent. In this case, they [...]

CSA takes legal action to bring about CFS referendum

Posted by The Ontarion On February - 25 - 2010 1 COMMENT

Written by Daniel Bitonti
It will now be left up to a judge to decide whether University of Guelph students will vote this semester on continued membership in both the national and provincial components of the Canadian Federation of Students, Canada’s largest student body.
On Feb. 16, the Central Students Association (CSA) filed a motion to the [...]

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