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This week, read true stories, romanticized histories and only slightly embarrassing memories of the objects that made school what it was.

According to the University of Toronto website, tuition fees this year for a first-year domestic student start at $6,400. Incidental fees are estimated at another $1,700, give or take.

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It wasn’t always so steep. In the summer of 1988, I was fresh out of high school and working for the City of Toronto at the demonic address of 666 Eglinton Ave. W., and the heavenly wage of $7.14 an hour, comfortably above the $4.75 minimum wage. This may seem a pittance compared to today’s $11.40 minimum, but perhaps not when you consider that the first-year U of T fees I was saving up for were just a shade over $1,000.

Today, the university’s website informs students that payments must be made through a bank, online or by telephone. No credit cards, and no payments accepted on campus.