The Ontarion
75 years
In print since 1951
31 Years
Online since 1995
+80,000
Total Articles
+5,000
Total contributors
Your Newspaper
The Ontarion is the student-run, independent campus newspaper at the University of Guelph. Since 1951, we have told our community’s stories and trained generations of students in journalism, communication, writing, photography, and much more.
Our Mission
Our mission is to report the news, provide a forum for student writing and opinion, and to provide skills, experience, and opportunities in newspaper production and the publication of journalistic writing.
Our Values
Running a newspaper is a huge responsibility and one we take seriously. Our readers’ trust is something we have to earn with every issue and every story we publish. To do this, we follow strict ethical guidelines to ensure accuracy, fairness, and transparency in our reporting.
Learn more about how our values and practices guide us as a newspaper.
Structure
The Ontarion is governed by a board of directors that oversees the big picture, and an office staff that oversee day to day operations. Our office staff includes a photographer, graphic designer, several section editors, an associate editor, an editor-in-chief, and three administrative staff.
What We Do
The Ontarion publishes a monthly print newspaper using standard journalistic principles and ethics to report on people, events, and stories happening at the University of Guelph and in the city of Guelph, as well as provincial and federal politics.
Our website, which has recently undergone a major overhaul, is where you will now find the majority of our time-sensitive and breaking news stories. Though the medium is different from our print roots, the practice is the same: inform and entertain our readers.
Learn more about what we do, how we do it, and a typical day at The Ontarion.
