In the spring of 1974, The Erindalian, then the student newspaper of the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus, which had been established less than a decade prior, collapsed due to a lack of funding .

[citation needed] The first issue was published as a proposal to the student council for funding, with a cover story on the murder of Constance Dickey on Erindale Campus.

Towards the end of the year, Troy resigned during a successful campaign for the presidency of the student council, and Harry Vredenberg took his place.

[citation needed] Early editor-in-chief Bruce Dowbiggin's conflicts with ECSU, the student union by then established in place of the council, was representative of tensions that would arise for decades to follow.

[6] Most of the positions are elected annually, mainly those in charge of content; the rest are hired from the student population.

[9] The content does not involve any administrative oversight, although a university liaison holds a non-voting seat on the board of directors.