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The Golden Gaels football team beat McGill 39-20 during their pre-season match. (Harrison Smith)
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Clark Hall Pub loaned cash from till
The Engineering Society executive closed Clark Hall Pub in June. EngSoc President Charlie Scott and Vice-President (Operations) Rob MacNamara cited budget inconsistencies and liability issues as reasons for the closure. Erin Hall, the pub’s former business manager, said the practice of employees borrowing money from the pub, referred to as the “Bank of Clark”, has been going on for years.
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Queen’s liquor licence legacy
Brian Sterling remembers a time when the biggest problem Clark Hall Pub had was running out of beer. Sterling was social development convener for the Engineering Society in 1972, when Clark Hall Pub first opened. On opening night, Sterling said, the new staff tried to provide an incentive for faculty to join students for drinks on Friday afternoon.
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Construction security increased as students return
The influx of students to campus for fall semester has prompted the University to heighten security measures at construction sites. This decision came after a man was injured at a construction site near Ellis Hall. He gained access to the site at about 1:15 a.m. Aug. 16, and was transported by regional ambulance service to Kingston General Hospital for observation, said Campus Security Director David Patterson.
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New administrator up for a challenge
David Mitchell, newly appointed vice-principal (advancement), has big shoes to fill—but he’s not worried. After all, Mitchell took the high-profile job because he was intrigued by the challenge. “It’s both a challenge and an opportunity,” he said. “It provides the opportunity to play the role of matchmaker.” The vice-principal (advancement) job involves raising money and deal-making for Queen’s from alumni, donors and corporations, and comes with a salary of $279, 147.14.
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Politics students left high and dry
This year’s pre-registration period brought an unpleasant surprise for many upper-year politics students. After logging on to QCARD in July, they found most of the courses they needed to complete their degrees were already full. Class enrollment caps at 55 students at the third-year level and 19 students at the fourth-year level. The politics department had originally scheduled 28 courses at the third-year level and 32 at the fourth-year level. Four courses were cancelled before pre-registration because the instructors left without enough time for the department to find replacements.
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