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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

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 [...]

Advocacy on campus

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

A look at a new centre that makes seeking advocacy simple
Nicole Elsasser
While hopefully your time at university will be an enjoyable few years, there may be a time when you encounter adversity be it a trouble with a landlord, discrimination or financial problems. Being met with any of these problems can quickly make anyone feel [...]

An introduction to your on campus arts groups

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

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 [...]

Eating out on the town in Guelph

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

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, [...]

A night on the town

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion 1 Response

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. [...]

Not yet 19? No problem

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

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 [...]

Avoiding the Freshman 15

July - 9 - 2010 Reporter: The Ontarion Respond

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 a ton of different coffee shops, sandwich/deli bars, and places where you can buy home-cooked [...]

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