2005 https://www.uoguelph.ca/porticomagazine Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:40:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 Time capsule: 2005 https://www.uoguelph.ca/porticomagazine/2017/03/time-capsule-2005-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-capsule-2005-2 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:15:40 +0000 https://www.uoguelph.ca/porticomagazine/?p=1855 Students write final exams in the main gym at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre. Since the original gym opened in 1957, thousands of students have sat at long tables to write exams. In 2016, a new state-of-the-art athletics centre opened. Among its features are a student lounge, a climbing wall and an updated gym, which

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]]> Students write final exams in the main gym at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre. Since the original gym opened in 1957, thousands of students have sat at long tables to write exams. In 2016, a new state-of-the-art athletics centre opened. Among its features are a student lounge, a climbing wall and an updated gym, which is still called into use as an exam location. Can you identify any of the people in this photo? Send us a note and let us know!

ON CAMPUS

  • The women’s basketball team wins its first provincial championship title in 25 years.
  • Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) is established at the Ontario Veterinary College, becoming the first VWB group in North America.
  • The new University of Guelph-Humber building receives a 2005 Award of Excellence for innovation in architecture from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
  • U of G launches a coffee-table book featuring campus photos and reflective quotes, with a foreword by astronaut and graduate Roberta Bondar.+

OFF CAMPUS

  • Hurricane Katrina, one of the five deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, hits the Gulf coast, causing destruction from Florida to Texas.
  • Three PayPal employees create video-sharing website YouTube.
  • George W. Bush begins his second term as president of the United States.
  • Charles, Prince of Wales, marries Camilla Parker Bowles.

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]]> Time capsule: 2005 https://www.uoguelph.ca/porticomagazine/2016/03/time-capsule-2005/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-capsule-2005 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:03:00 +0000 https://www.uoguelph.ca/porticomagazine/?p=1162 Inside the dining area of Creelman Hall before a $4.4-million facelift in 2013 to renovate the building’s dining and kitchen facilities, as well as exterior improvements such as new windows. Built in 1914, Creelman Hall’s marché-style dining concept was the first of its kind at a North American university. ON CAMPUS The women’s basketball team

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]]> Inside the dining area of Creelman Hall before a $4.4-million facelift in 2013 to renovate the building’s dining and kitchen facilities, as well as exterior improvements such as new windows. Built in 1914, Creelman Hall’s marché-style dining concept was the first of its kind at a North American university.

ON CAMPUS

  • The women’s basketball team captured its first provincial title in 25 years by defeating the defending champions, the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
  • Phase 2 construction of the Summerlee Science Complex is underway.
  • Students set a national record by donating $22,000 from their meal plans to buy food for local charities through the Meal Exchange program.
  • The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (now the Art Gallery of Guelph) celebrates its 25th anniversary.

OFF CAMPUS

  • Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.
  • Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without any stops or refueling.
  • Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
  • Hurricane Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast causing more than $100 billion in damage.

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