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Avoiding the Freshman 15

A look at the resources available to help students eat healthfully in first year Laura Schep   The University of Guelph has a beautiful campus with a close-knit community feeling, a very impressive faculty and- equally as important- incredible food. Our campus offers ...
Avoiding the Freshman 15

Your new best friend

A crash course in coffee on campus Duncan Day-Myron   By the time you're done University, you will probably have made a new best friend. Your new friend will always be there for you during the hard times, when you’re up all night ...
Your new best friend

Buy your textbooks like a professional

Inside information to make getting textbooks simple and cheap Nicole Elsasser With all of the expenses that a university student must incur in the name of getting an education, textbooks can be a particularly difficult one to bare. Firstly, they are often ...
Buy your textbooks like a professional

In Guelph it’s easy to be green

Sustainability and environmental consciousness are strong at the U of G Nicole Elsasser   The University of Guelph’s reputation precedes it in many ways but one area in which it is most proud to be a leader is in sustainability. Known by many ...
9 July 2010 I Read the full story

An introduction to your on campus arts groups

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 ...
9 July 2010 I Read the full story

A multitude of athletic talent

[caption id="attachment_3104" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo by Rashaad-Bhamjee"][/caption] Gryphon varsity teams excel across the board Mike Treadgold First of all, I will admit that I am an unabashed homer when it comes to Guelph Gryphons varsity sports. And while I don’t expect incoming students ...
9 July 2010 I Read the full story

Where hast thou gone responsible, receptive and transparent student government?

In all honesty, with all of our editorial topics having been fairly heavy this summer, The Ontarion wanted to cap our summer publications with a rant about the World Cup. It was going to be simple. It was going to ...
17 June 2010 I Read the full story

The queer community on campus

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

Nicole Elsasser with files from Duncan Day-Myron
The University of Guelph strives to create a community for every student entering university and this is no less true for those seeking out a strong queer community on campus. There are multiple services and groups in place, each offering different support to those who identify as queer as [...]

A multitude of athletic talent

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

Gryphon varsity teams excel across the board

Mike Treadgold
First of all, I will admit that I am an unabashed homer when it comes to Guelph Gryphons varsity sports. And while I don’t expect incoming students to demonstrate the same fervour as I have, I would be remiss not to introduce you to some of the University [...]

Intramurals: join the craze!

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

Coming off its seventh consecutive national award, U of G intramural sports are in a league of their own
Mike Treadgold
Dodgeball, inner tube water polo, flag football and ultimate Frisbee.
These are hardly traditional team sports, but they represent some of the options available to students through the University of Guelph’s intramural program, the area of campus [...]

Safety on campus

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

A look at what makes the U of G campus so safe for its students
Nicole Elsasser
While Guelph is a safe city in which to live and study, the U of G campus feels even more so. The U of G prioritizes the safety of its students by having services in place to ensure that students [...]

This room is big enough for both of us

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

First time living with a roommate? It’s really not that difficult
Mike Treadgold
You’ve moved away from home, left your parents behind, and you are finally ready for your first experience as a free human being. Personal space is at an infinite supply, right?
Not so fast.
Because, if you’re a part of the majority of first-year students who [...]

Keeping the faith

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

How to maintain or connect with religion at Guelph
Duncan Day-Myron
For many students venturing to the University of Guelph for the first time, the question of how to access religion in a new city on such a big campus may be on their minds.
Fortunately, there are many resources available to students with regards to faith and [...]

In Guelph it’s easy to be green

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

Sustainability and environmental consciousness are strong at the U of G
Nicole Elsasser
 
The University of Guelph’s reputation precedes it in many ways but one area in which it is most proud to be a leader is in sustainability. Known by many as a green-minded university, the U of G works hard to cultivate its reputation as [...]

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