University of Toronto Campus Community Police have placed 12 Hart House Circle under 24-hour protection during Initiations Week, according to officers at the scene. The building is occupied by the University of Toronto Students’ Union.
Regular patrols were carried out by officers on foot, supported by campus police vans around King’s College Circle. Heightened security measures appear to be new this year. Officers indicated that patrols would likely continue for at least the next several weeks.
Several colleges and faculties are known to have traditions involving desecration of the site during the second week of September. UTSU executives have complained about mischief around this time of year in the past. Pranksters have previously left a decapitated pig’s head outside the building, frightening employees within who had been working late.
Campus police have declined to comment further on whether anyone had been detained as a result of the patrols. Activity Reports from the Special Constable Service have noted groups of trespassers in the area on September 13.
