The Underground has been UTSC’s official student publication since 1969.

The magazine first began as Balcony Square in 1969. Following an editorial that critiqued candidates for the upcoming Scarborough Campus Student Council (now Scarborough Campus Student Union) elections, the SCSC, in a closed meeting, made a decision to stop funding Balcony Square. On March 9, 1982, the team changed the name to The Underground and published with the assistance of other student publications, students, and the Canadian University Press. In 2009, it transitioned into magazine format.

The Underground is dedicated to supporting student journalism and representing campus life, featuring pieces that address topical issues, profiles of key figures on campus, student leaders, and more. The aim of the publication is to focus on long-form, contextual, and explanatory journalism.