Talk:University of Toronto Scarborough/Archive 1

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In 2006, DSAs, Departmental Student Associations were introduced. They represent all students in their respective area of study. Some information should be added to reflect this change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.46.22 (talk) 06:45, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Omer stop trying to add your fucking name to the wiki - you are just a student with NO MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS!

Way to go Paul Bernando you've made it to the top of the list!

Someone should start an article on Doris McCarthy Thinker2006 04:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Who the hell is Doris McCarthy? Robust Physique 05:30, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Robust Physique, here are some information on Doris McCarthy http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~dmg/html/about/mccarthy.html Also, please refrain from adding that picture that you have tried to add in the page. A picture of constructions is certainly not a professional picture to have while portraying an university campus. I have reverted your edit back to Andrewuoft's version. Thinker2006 05:48, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Buddy, why do you keep trying to change the image to the construction of Foley Hall from 3 years ago? It's just a residence and has been completed for some time now.

The keyword to notice while adding the names in the notable alumni area, would be notable. Lao Wang and Omer Sheikh are not notable. Thinker2006 22:47, 5 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Lao Wang is famous in Chinatown. Robust Physique 04:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)


 * If you think Lao Wang is that famous then you should write an article in wikipedia about him.Thinker2006 12:30, 6 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I googled him, got nothing -> he's out and so's that stupid image of Foley Hall.


 * Google search is how you decide notability? I say he's in!  Time will not forget Lao Wang's greatness. Robust Physique 00:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I would actually agree with Andrewuoft here. I don't think Lao Wang is famous enough to be considered notable. People like McCarthy and Barnardo are known to a lot of us but Lao Wang I believe is a "nobody" outside the china town (as you have claimed he is famous in china town). In addition, that construction picture really doesn't belong here. I would let you all decide on the "notablity" of Lao Wang but I am removing the construction picture. Thanks. Thinker2006 02:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * And I say he's out! Google doesn't decide notability, but existence?  You have yet to even tell us why he is so notable, assuming he even exists!  If you want a famous guy in China town, try Kwai Chan Kane.


 * Lao Wang is a man of great honor and great courage, don't take his name in vain Robust Physique 05:35, 12 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I think you should explain what exactly Wang has done instead of repeatedly preaching Godly adjectives about him. I haven't found one single person in UTSC, who knows about Wang. Thinker2006 19:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)


 * You asked everyone? Robust Physique 03:08, 13 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I asked your Mother, she agreed. HE'S OUT!


 * anyways, no I didn't ask everyone because there are 10,000 people. However, I am pretty sure that he is not notable because if he was he would have known largely not just by UTSC students but also by outside people. Just curious, why is it that you want so much to add Lao Wang? There must be a very good reason why you like him so much. If you could explain your reason, we might understand as well. So far, we know that you believe he was a great person, whose contribution will not be forgotten. Well, we don't know him at all. Thinker2006 02:39, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't think Tom Enright ever attented UTSC

Tom Enright DID attend UTSC - read the article: http://webapps.utsc.utoronto.ca/ose/story.php?id=50 Graudated in 1976.

UTSC Cheerleading squad is NOT support by student fees - it's merely a club.

I don't know why, and I can only assume it's SCSU board members/executives/staff that are doing it, but it is not necessary to list every single thing the SCSU provides for students - it's a wiki about UTSC, not the SCSU and each little detail. No one checking wikipedia to find out what UTSC is will care that the SCSU sells metropasses! (in my ever-so-humble opinion, of course)

Name Change
I don't know how to change the title; but UTSC admin types recently got rid of the "at" and it's just University of Toronto Scarborough now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.192.87.178 (talk • contribs).


 * No official press mention yet that I can find, but I've moved the page in good faith that one is forthcoming since it looks like they're beginning to update their website. In the meantime, internal links to University of Toronto at Scarborough will redirect to the newly titled page. BFD1  15:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I've received information that the name change is taking place on a marketing level, but that for all journalistic intents and purposes, it's still the University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC). In the continued absence of an official release, we have no secondary source to cite for the name change. A widespread revert may be in order, as the changes to this article and the University of Toronto now seem to have been premature. BFD1 12:55, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * In the UTSC website, only "University of Toronto Scarborough" can be found. But since the name change hasn't been announced officially, I think both names are acceptable at this time, although the title of this article should reflect the one used in the official website of UTSC.--64.231.71.33 16:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Not quite, unfortunately... The 2006-7 Student Prospectus uses "at", as do other parts of the site. I have no stake in what tack we take with the name; it would simply be nice to head off revert wars and inconsistencies on wikipedia. I personally think the most sensible thing to do would be to stick w/ the old name until an official announcement comes to pass. BFD1 18:32, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It's true that some parts of the site still uses "at". On the other hand, all other parts, as well as the the title, and the copyright infos on the bottom of almost every page (including some of the pages you mentioned above) use "University of Toronto Scarborough" instead. What I'm saying is that both names may be considered "official" at this moment, although it seems better that the title of this article reflects the most prominent name used in the UTSC website.--64.231.71.33 16:27, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

This one really caught me off-guarded. I thought the Student Centre still says the campus name with the word "at". Also, the library itself doesn't have the word "at" but contains it in the article search engine. OhanaUnited  02:02, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Joint Programs
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jtprogs/ gives a list of the joint programs between UTSC and Centennial. I fail to see where the 'particularly in the computer sciences" comes from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.229.138.195 (talk) 22:31, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

"Censorship Controversy"
I have reverted this edit (see "Censorship Controversy") by User:Tangentkjhg until consensus on its inclusion can be reached. I think the following needs to be addressed: None of this is meant to detract from User:Tangentkjhg. It's an interesting and bold contribution, but I wonder whether it satisfies all criteria for inclusion. BFD1 14:53, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Is the subject of this section sufficiently notable to be included in the article? This is the first I've heard of it; do we have a Reliable Source which can attest to its degree of importance in the history of the Scarborough Campus?
 * Does it adhere to WP:NPOV? If not, what needs to be changed?
 * Is there a better place for the section?


 * If this section is suitable for inclusion, then I think the best place for it is where User:Tangentkjhg put it, because it is directly related to UTSC. But this is policy from 13 years ago. Please mention whether it is still applicable today, and whether there are multiple, non-trivial published works on this controversy other than one UBC professor. A controversy can certainly be written in a neutral point of view, so the question here should be notability. Pomte 03:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Derelict Balcony
Anyone knows where that is (other than the fact it's in Science Wing)? And how do you access it? OhanaUnited  04:12, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't know, but if you access it, it won't be derelict anymore. –Pomte 04:20, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I haven't heard of this balcony in Frosh orientation. That's why I'm wondering.  OhanaUnited   15:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:University of Toronto Scarborough.jpg
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 * I think we can ignore this, as I think the bot is malfunctioning. It has fair use rationale the day the image was uploaded. I think the bot only searches for the keyword "non-free use" but not "fair use", which have the same meaning. OhanaUnitedTalk page 21:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Notable or Notorious?
I would not call Paul Bernardo "notable", nor would I apply that to Robert Baltovich. Bernardo is NOTORIOUS. Baltovich is a victim of Bernardo but still not notable.Freiherrin (talk) 23:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I never went to this school, so I consider myself to be unbiased. And even I was surprised to see Bernado's name listed as a notable graduate. Generally, you brag about those that accomplished something, which is directly attributable to the school they went to. Bernado accomplished nothing notable. Please, for the sake of your school, remove him from the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.69.142.18 (talk) 16:27, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Impeachment of Syed

 * ''After being removed from his duties by Chairman, Imran Khan, president Zuhair Syed faced the first impeachment in campus history. In 2010, Syed was impeached after over 1000 student signatures were gathered to initiate a referendum for the removal of Syed. The referendum was initiated over Syed neglecting his presidential duties, threatening VP academics Aisha Khaja in the campus library, and increasing executive pay by more than 30% without receiving the approval from the board of directors. Syed was removed from his presidency with 554 for impeachment and 477 against in the referendum.

This information should not be in this article. While it may be the first time someone was impeached in UTSC, its notability is highly insignificant in student life and provides no reason to be included in an encyclopedia article. This impeachment was not the first in Canada or larger scale (national or international level), thus the information consists of highly local content. Wikipedia is not a newspaper, and with regards to those guidelines, the paragraph includes a lot of "who's who" and is undoubtedly written like a tabloid or news article. From the edit history, Notability (events) has been cited as reason to keep the paragraph. However, considering it more carefully, the impeachment does not have a significant lasting effect or enduring historical significance. News about the impeachment did not go any further than the university community, like the Toronto Star or the Globe and Mail, giving it very limited scope. Moreover, this article is about the campus itself and should only stick to describing it in a broad sense, rather than in such detail. News about the impeachment could be better kept in a newly created article about the Scarborough Campus Students' Union, currently a redirect. As a few editors (including myself) have shown good-faith interest in having the paragraph removed, I'm going to be bold and remove it, unless a strong reason as to why it should be kept in this article is given. EelamStyleZ (talk) 05:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Bachelor of Business Administration
Hey guys, just went through the "Academics" portion of the wiki page and noticed that its stated that the Bachelor of Business Administration degree is unique to the Scarborough campus. I believe recently UTM added that degree to their list as well. Just thought that someone should know since I personally cannot change the page.

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