Student Association President Peter Grollitsch and Treasurer John Martin continue to withhold your subscription fee of $1 per student per semester. The money was originally intended to be transferred from the Student Mandatory Activity Fee to The Spectrum.
???Martin believes it's acceptable to put stipulations on this money - he seems to forget that The Spectrum is not an SA club, and that the funds are not SA's to withhold. Moreover, Martin seems to think his power extends over all, able to release or retract funds whenever the mood strikes.
???Martin wants to censor your student newspaper - the only check on three guys on the third floor with your money at their disposal.
???What is he so afraid of The Spectrum finding out?
???What's worse is that Martin apparently thinks spending your student dollars to defend his attempt at censorship is a joke - why else would he join the Facebook group dedicated to The Spectrum's cause? See page 2 for the screenshot.
???Say "no" to SA censoring your student newspaper.
???Tell Martin and Grollitsch that trying to censor your student newspaper by castrating its finances is unacceptable, and that you don't support the use of your student dollars for attorneys fees - especially when past litigation holds that SA will lose their case.
???E-mail them at pag7@buffalo.edu and jjmartin@buffalo.edu and tell them to turn over your subscription fee to the newspaper you're subscribing to. Stop by The Spectrum office, located at 132 Student Union, to sign a petition supporting the money transfer.
???Keep your newspaper independent.
Photo: Courtesy of Laron Fomby
