Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1981-1982 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 bound book (2.5 cm of textual records)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Archives from the University of Toronto Scarborough Library in September 2023.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File consists of a bound book of student newspapers. The book includes the following issues of "Balcony Square": Special Edition [September 1981 orientation], Vol. XI, No.1 (September 15, 1981), Vol. XI, No. 2 (September 22, 1981), Vol. XI, No. 3 (September 29, 1981), Vol. XI, N. 5 (October 7, 1981), Vol. X, No. 5 (October 14, 1981), Vol. X, No. 6 (October 20, 1981), Vol. X, No. 7 (October 27, 1981), Vol. X, No. 8 (November 3, 1981), Vol. X, No. 9 (November 10, 1981), Vol. X, No. 10 (November 17, 1981), Vol. X, No. 11 (November 24, 1981), Vol. X, No. 12 (December 1, 1981), Vol. X, No. 13 (December 18, 1981), Vol. X, No. 14 (January 5, 1982), Vol. X, No. 14 (January 12, 1982), Vol. X, No. 16 (January 19, 1982), Vol. X, No. 17 (January 26, 1982), Vol. X., No. 18 (February 2, 1982), Vol. X, No. 19 (February 9, 1982), Vol. X, No. 20 (February 23, 1982), and Vol. X, No. 21 (March 2, 1982). The book also contains the following issues of "The Underground": Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 9, 1982), Vol.1, No. 2 (March 16, 1982), Vol. 1, No. 3 (March 23, 1982), Vol. 1, No. 4 (March 30, 1982), and Vol. 1, No. 5 (April 6, 1982).
Topics of discussion include the opening of the new library, vandalism at Scarborough College, shortage of residence rooms, a potential strike at the University of Toronto, a protest regarding education cuts, the financial status of the Student Union, a Fine Arts Department trip to New York City, liquor licenses on campus, Ski Bash '82, renovations to the computer room, David Onley's new book "Shuttle", a referendum on the student radio station, the closure of "Balcony Square" by the SCSC, among other topics.