The students behind the events

Duncan Day-Myron
The University of Guelph has a very big and very active arts community, built in part by the active community of student artists in the studio art, music and theatre studies programs. From the weekly art shows in Zavitz gallery, to the series of one act plays each semester, to [...]

Nicole Elsasser
 
Attending the Canadian university rated number one for its on-campus food offerings comes hand-in-hand with the temptation to eat on campus for every meal of every day. While this may be convenient and economical, it would also be a crying shame. Guelph’s downtown offers a lot of really great foods so, if you can, [...]

Bars, clubs and taverns. Oh my!
Duncan Day-Myron
If you’re coming to Guelph for the first time and you’re over 19, one of things you might be thinking about is hitting the town. It may not have as many bars as bigger cities like Toronto or Hamilton, but Guelph has a pretty impressive array of establishments.
Macdonell St. [...]

Guelph has plenty to offer for its not-yet-legal-aged student base
Mike Treadgold
University life has a longstanding reputation as the jumping off point in the social lives of young adults. Party opportunities are endless.
Guelph has an amazing social atmosphere, not only for those of legal age, but also for those who have yet to reach their prestigious [...]

How M.I.A., Kelis and Christina Aguilera let the world down
Duncan Day-Myron
If necessity is the mother of invention, then what is the mother of reinvention? Publicity, record sales, creative exhaustion? It isn’t uncommon for any public figure to hijack or reevaluate their own careers. But it doesn’t always work out for the best.
Christina Aguilera’s career is [...]

reviewed by Walter Evans
A delightful collection of melodies making you want more would best describe British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams’ eighth studio album Reality Killed the Video Star. The album produced by Trevor Horn, co-writer of the 1981 smash hit song “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles, was released to markets in November 2009. [...]

Much anticipated music festival boasts great line-up and atmosphere
Nick Mann
This summer’s Hillside festival will be taking place on July 22-23 on the Island at Guelph Lake.  This year’s festival is going to be another popular event with almost 5000 people per day expected to be at the weekend event. The Hillside Festival started on Guelph [...]