By Emily Nascimento

On Oct. 10, the Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union (TMSU) issued a fraud alert after an Eventbrite page promoting a ‘Blue Mountain’ trip was created under the TMSU’s name.

The union urged affected students to reach out and file a report with Toronto Police Services (TPS) as they continue to investigate the scam. TMSU has also filed their own report with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

In an email statement to The Eyeopener, the TMSU said, “We became aware of this fraudulent event posting…because of a Google alert set up for ‘TMSU’. The payment method on the posting was MyServiceHub. The TMSU reached out to Toronto Metropolitan University’s Registrar office who confirmed “they had no connection to the event.”

In an email to The Eye, TPS said, “We have not received any reports about this scam.”

“To date we have not been made aware of any students who have lost money from this fraudulent event listing,” said the TMSU. “It didn’t appear at the time that any sales were being made through Eventbrite.”

By Nadine Alsaghir

New bollards—posts used to protect people from cars—have appeared around the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus.

In an email to The Eyeopener, the university said they have been “working with the City of Toronto to install bollards and gates at the entrances of pedestrian walkways on campus.”

The university added it was “initiated after the motor vehicle incident on campus occurred on Nelson Mandela Walk on April 15, 2025.” The city covered all costs associated with the installation.

Installation of the bollards began on Sept. 16 at “the west and east entrances to campus where Gould Street becomes pedestrian-only, the north end of Nelson Mandela Walk and the south end of campus, where Victoria Street becomes pedestrian-only.”

Additionally, new sidewalk pavers, safety bollards and metal tree grates were installed in front of 277 Victoria St. as part of a separate project.

The west part of Gould Street has been a street for pedestrians-only since Feb. 6, 2012, but cars sometimes manage to slip through.

“I did find it odd, because it is supposed to be just pedestrians, and some people put headphones in and don’t pay attention to their surroundings, and if drivers don’t realize that, then accidents can happen,” said Emma Vicente, a first-year fashion student.

Not everyone knew what the new fixtures were at first. “I just thought they were little things you could lean your bike on,” said Mercy Mbabazi, a first-year fashion student.

“But now that I know what they’re used for, it’s definitely very helpful and very safety smart,” she said.