When I think of tours, I think of people walking around wearing jungle hats and collar shirts pointing to random places yelling “Look here! Look there!” When I think of university campus tours, I think of the same thing – minus the jungle hats. Touring a new place can be exciting, but it can also be a bit uncomfortable. I’ve already written a blog post on the value of campus tours so, even if you’re a bit afraid to get out there, I encourage you to step out.

For those who decide to embark on one individually, with their family and friends at one of York’s scheduled campus tours, during York’s upcoming Spring Open House, or even as a group during orientation, I’ve compiled a list of places that are popular among current students and that you should be sure to check out to get the full “York experience.” That, and because I like making check-lists. (I mean, really, who doesn’t?) So, grab your campus map and let’s get going. Introducing the campus tour check-list!

Your campus tour isn’t a campus tour unless you’ve visited:

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Before going to the Semester Welcome Party a few weeks back, I had to do some last minute shopping. I was freaking out because the event was in two hours and I needed name-tags. Where on earth was I going to find name-tags in the time I had remaining? I debated travelling to the Staples on Highway 7 and Weston, but that was just too far (and I’d waste a bus ticket in the process). I didn’t want to resort to cutting out paper and using a piece of tape to, well, tape them on people. That would look silly, regardless of how funny it would be. Fortunately, York Lanes saved me – and, indirectly, a bus ticket, lots of tape and paper.

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