In the spring of 1974,
The Erindalian, then the student newspaper of the
University of Toronto's
Erindale College, which had been established less than a decade prior, collapsed due to a lack of funding . A student named Greg Troy, enrolled under the pseudonym Gregg-Michael Troy, founded what was then called
medium II along with a number of friends. 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. They were awarded funding and proceeded to publish throughout the academic year. 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. 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. These tensions culminated in the 1986 incorporation that separated the publisher from the union's umbrage. A board and constitution were established, and all equipment was bought from the union for the nominal fee of $1. In 1995,
medium II changed its name to
The Medium; the incorporated name is still Medium II Publications. In 2000, the first website was established. In 2010,
Medium editors began to publish the annual
Medium Magazine, a higher-quality print publication made up of long-form features. In 2013, the corporation created positions for blog editors with the responsibility of creating a secondary stream of informal, online-only content. In 2014, a video editor position was added, followed by a managing editor in 2015. == Masthead ==