Looking at U of T from Quebec where we have an 18 drinking age, Is it easy to drink(At trinity where I’m applying)? Or are there chill bars and convenience (LCBO) stores where you can pick up?
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hey there,
let me break this down to you from a business perspective, k?
uoft is a city campus. we’re literally next door to yorkville, which is?the wealthiest neighbourhood in toronto, and we are directly south of the very fancy bloor st.
that means that there are a lot of very rich people living around the university who are able to pay a lot of money for drinks at bars and clubs. which means that the bars and clubs around uoft don’t need to cater to young people.
in a university town like waterloo or hamilton, the nightlife grows up around and caters to university students, resulting in cheaper, easier access to alcohol. here, the alcohol is usually expensive, and usually harder to come by.
no college officially condones underage drinking, and trin is no exception. you can read their alcohol policy here. it’s pretty no-nonsense. for example, any events including alcohol to be held in the JCR (junior common room) has to be approved by the dean of students.
obviously the elephant in the room is this: yeah, there are policies, but there are policies everywhere, and that’s never stopped university students from drinking.
well…that’s true. and just like there are policies at every college, there are also students at every college. you’ve heard of newton’s first law of motion, right? a student at rest tends to stay at rest, and a student at a kegger will tend to move with constant velocity towards the keg.*
if you really want alcohol, you’ll find your way to it. but no, i am not going to recommend places to you. what do you take me for? this blog has a .utoronto domain, man. you want to put me out of a job?
anyway, askastudent is NOTHING if not a LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN and SAINT.
cheers,
aska
*what do you mean, that’s not the real law? who are you, Newton? get out.