Engineering Society President Charlie Scott surveys the bar at the empty Clark Hall Pub. (Harrison Smith)
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Clark Hall Pub closed indefinitely
The Engineering Society executive closed Clark Hall Pub indefinitely as of June 29, ending all employee and supplier contracts. Rob MacNamara, EngSoc vice-president (operations), said financial discrepancies, concerns about the pub’s operation and concerns from Clark’s insurers and liquor license holder led him to close the pub.
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Queen’s Centre construction will continue to affect vehicle and pedestrian traffic across campus through August and September. Division Street, between Earl Street and Union Street, and Union Street, between Fifth Field Company Lane and University Avenue, will be closed until Aug. 10.
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Technology poses new challenges for security
A security breach on a search engine at McGill University in late April made a number of former students’ marks public. It could happen anywhere, says Yolande Chan, a Management Information Systems professor at Queen’s School of Business. Chan, who conducts privacy-related research for the Globalization of Personal Data Project, said she wasn’t surprised to hear about the incident at McGill.
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Code of conduct revised after 15 years
The student code of conduct just got longer. The Senate Committee on Non-Academic Discipline (SONAD) released the draft of a revised student Code of Conduct. The committee is accepting feedback from students and faculty. Wendy Griesdorf, last year’s SONAD chair said the changes follow up on a recommendation of the Principal’s Task Force on Community Relations two years ago, suggesting the code of conduct be reviewed.
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Butler gets two-year probation
Queen’s psychology professor Brian Butler, accused of assaulting his neighbour, Andrew Hyett, with a ladder on Oct. 3, 2006, has received a conditional discharge. This means he receives no punishment on the condition that he does not contact Hyett, Hyett’s family or any visitors to the house either directly or indirectly. He also received a two-year probation.
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Clark Hall Pub staff let go via e-mail
On the morning of June 29, Alisa Yocom woke up to an e-mail telling her she had lost her job at Clark Hall Pub. Thirty-eight other Clark Hall employees received the same e-mail from Engineering Society President Charlie Scott telling them their contracts with Clark had been terminated.
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‘A crash course in adaptation’
The cell phone sounds its wake-up call at 7 a.m. as I rub my eyes and survey my dusty elephant-patterned mattress. I assess last night’s sweat factor and am thankful that tomorrow night I will get my turn in the fan rotation—it’s part of a deal that I have with my three project partners.
