One Way Tray to the Valley

While present UTSC students look forward to cross-country skiing or winter hikes in the valley, former students of the ‘60s and ‘70s turned to the cafeteria for some outdoor winter fun. Yes, you read that correctly – students piled into the campus cafeteria in anticipation of heading outside. Upon finishing their meals, many students would covertly (particularly male students) transport their empty trays to the Humanities Wing patio; these trays proved versatile. Undergraduates hopped on their tray and slid down the slope towards the valley at lightning speed! Swooooosssh! The exhilaration was evidently worth the snowy pants and minor injuries (see below photograph). Yet, cafeteria staff likely thought it odd that they had to order so many extra meal trays to see the winter semester through. Where were all the trays disappearing to?    

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