Burst pipe causes minor flood in Stauffer Library
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, staff reported a flood inside Stauffer Library in the northwest end of the lobby.
Dave Patterson, campus security director, told the Journal that Physical Plant Services was notified and the problem wasquickly rectified, although cleanup continued for several hours.
The flood occurred because rising temperatures had caused a frozen radiator pipe to burst.
Martha Whitehead, associate librarian, said the flood has had no effect on library operations and library visitors will not be affected. However, water did enter a book storage area. Library staff members are in the process of assessing the damage and have yet to determine its full extent.
The Union Gallery suffered no apparent damage during the flood, although gallery director Jocelyn
Purdie said the floor was covered in water.
—Nick Ratcliffe
Spencer out on $500,000 bail
One-time Queen’s student accused of defrauding 100 investors of $8.4 million was released from jail on Wednesday after his parents posted $500,000 bail. Adam Spencer, 26, is the former chief executive of Emexis IntegratedSolutions, Inc. The Toronto Star reported that Spencer turned himself in to Toronto police on Monday and was placed in custody.
Emexis’ website said that he attended Queen’s, but the University’s Alumni Association told the Journal they had no record of Spencer’s graduation. Between Sept. 2005 and May 2006, instead of taking the
company public as he had promised, Spencer allegedly fled with investors’ money. The Star reported that by returning to Canada from Chicago, where he was residing at a friend’s place, Spencer faced an outstanding civil warrant for failing to adhere to previous court orders.
—Florence Li
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