City of Toronto asks students and professors for input on Housing Action Plan
By Vihaan Bhatnagar
The City of Toronto is asking the post-secondary community—students, faculty and staff—to share their thoughts and expectations surrounding Toronto’s current housing situation in a new program under the city’s Housing Action Plan for 2022 to 2026.
Since Oct. 1, city representatives have been organizing drop-in sessions at select campuses in Toronto. The Toronto Metropolitan University session was organized at the Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre on Oct. 2. The city said the plan was well received by the university community.
When asked whether she thinks something good will come out of the initiative, fourth-year performative dance student Meaghan Desmond said, “I hope so, but I’m not sure.”
According to the City of Toronto, the information gathered will inform the development of an Academic Housing Strategy, which is anticipated to be presented to the City Council in early 2025.
New age restrictions in place at The Met Pub
By Jasmine Makar
The Met Campus Pub announced a new 19+ age restriction on Thursdays and Fridays after 9 p.m. starting Oct. 10.
The previously all-age campus venue released an official statement outlining the new restriction and decision behind the shift. The change is meant to create a “safer and more secure environment,” specifically towards monitoring alcohol consumption and underage drinking.
The restaurant manager at the Toronto Metropolitan University Student Centre, Crystal Pettman, said there was no specific incident that caused the pub to make this shift, rather a general concern and increase in underage drinking.
“There’s definitely been an increase in underage drinking. The trend of alcohol use with our underage crowd has definitely been on the rise,” she said. “This is more of a proactive approach so that we don’t encounter any safety issues or security concerns”
Thursdays and Fridays are days when the pub typically hosts events that tend to draw in a larger underaged crowd, but keeping the rest of the days open to all ages is meant to keep an “environment that was open to our all-age crowds,” said Pettman.
The venue will continue to plan all-ages Pub Nights throughout the year with an increase in security measures as mentioned in the statement.
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