Skuligans stole Queen’s engineering mascot
Long-time engineering rivals and prank buddies Queens and U of T went at it again. On September 13, U of T engineering students captured a pole mascot from Queen’s University that was first pilfered from the U of T football field in 1955.
Drizzy graces Ryerson with concert
An Instagram account, ‘@uoftdrizzy’ emerged last year proving that the 6ix God can go from “0-4.0 real quick.” The pics show Drake chilling outside the UTSC library peering at his TCard. Nevertheless, Drake performed at the Ryerson frosh concert while U of T frosh had to settle for Shawn Desman. The shindig cost Ryerson a whopping $515,000, almost double the amount the UTSU spends annually on U of T Frosh events.
UTSU sues Sandy Hudson, Yolen Bollo-Kamara, Cameron Wathey for alleged fraud
On September 21, the UTSU filed a civil action fraud lawsuit seeking punitive damages in the amount of $200,000, on allegations that former executive director Sandra Hudson received $247,726.40 through a termination agreement, and undue pay in the form of overtime and vacation hours.
UTSU Failed to Pass Compliant Board Structure
At the union’s annual general meeting (AGM), the UTSU failed for the second year in a row to pass a board structure proposal required for compliance with the Canada not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA). UTSU executives have promised to amend the board structure proposal and put it forward in a future special general meeting. However, for the time being, the UTSU’s board structure remains non-compliant.
Voyeurism struck Whitney Hall
Residence floor washrooms in Whitney Hall at University College became temporarily gender segregated after reports of students being filmed on September 15 and 19 in the showers were filed.
Women and Gender Studies Institute and the Department of Sociology threatened
Threats made online in the comments section of a BlogTO article threatened feminist students and staff at the university, resulting in a spirited response from the U of T community. Canadian Union of Public Employees 3902 (CUPE) organized a march in support of feminism, U of T feminist buttons were handed out and “A Feminist Professor Works Here” signs went up in school buildings in a show of solidarity.
