Resigns As SA President Student Association (SA) President Richard Office March 15

Richard Mott resigns as SA President Student Association (SA) President Richard office March 15. after handing together The Party Mott, before who shot from relative obscurity last spring to the night the SA elections. The Party , which steer SA through some of its most crucial decisions captured every race it entered, was led by Mott, in recent years, has resigned his post effective a week "Schwartz, SA Vice President for Sub Board Jane from today. Baum and Treasurer Fred Wawrzonek who, since Executive Vice President Karl Schwartz will taking office, has openly clashed with his running assume presidential duties and, according to the SA mates. constitution, must call an election for the top post Most SA officers were informed Tuesday of by October 27. Mott said Schwartz will run for the Mott’s decision, which was reached Monday night. presidency, which will mean that the Number Two Schwartz and Sub Board I, Inc. Vice Chairman Scott position will also be up for grabs. The election could Juisto. both close friend and political allies of Mott, unleash a flood of candidates for the President and were the first to be informed of the resignation SA’s Executive Vice President positions. chief executive said he began thinking of resigning in Mott told The Spectrum late Wednesday night late summer. that his resignation originated out of academic Mott informed University President Robert L, pressures, and said that he could not handle working Ketter and Assistant to the President Ron Stein of 50 hours ’per week at SA. “It was a very, very his decision Wednesday afternoon. difficult decision,” Mott said. “I though about it for He said he would “make sure to be around the a long time.” next few weeks to help Schwartz get accustomed to He said he had originally planned to have his the job.” Molt felt his Executive Vice President graduation requirements fulfilled by this December, would do “an excellent job” as President if he gets but that the time demands of SA have pushed back the permanent nod. his expectations to May, Schwartz, at this point appears to be the favorite “I just can’t put in the 40 to 50 hours a week in the election for President, although he is likely to that are.necessary for the position." he said. “When I be opposed by one or more current SA officials. originally started I didn’t have an accurate Mott’s term was highlighted by SA’s dramatic conception of what the job entails.” and internally divisive vote last. April to call for the When asked if he had regrets about leaving a job removal of Ketter. Mott and other more cautious students elected him to do, Mott responded: “Well, I members of SA’s upper echelon, particularly Juisto feel a sense of obligation, yes, due to the nature of and Schwartz, were bitterly opposed by SA Senate the position - being an elected job.” Did internal SA leaders who wanted a swift and severe chastising of turmoil influence his decision? “I really don't think Ketter. Tensions were strung tightest at the April 28 that’s the reason I’m leaving, although it’s been a vote to call for Ketter’s removal, which followed a - year,” speech by beleaguered frustrating year and a very educational he twodiour Haas Lounge the SA President Richard Mott ■Korotkift commented. President before a packed audience of interested — 'A Mott - a former UB football player took students. very, very difficult decision State University of Vol. 29, No. 20 New York at Buffalo Friday, 29 September 1978 SUNY officials blunder UB gets funds in request for bus money Supplemental budget passes — but not by Daniel S. Parker by Daniel S. Parker the new Music and Chamber Hall does Campus CUitor Cani/iiis k'Jilitr include any additional money for bus services here or $798,000 requested for acquisitions for the As the University Bus Service plods along grappling with tight After months of political haggling, the New University libraries. fiscal restraints. University officials await additional money in the State York State Legislature passed a supplemental budget SUNY Buffalo faired proportionately well, supplemental budget. granting the University $2.2 million in additional receiving approximately 30 per cent of the statewide Only this year, there will not be any money specifically allocated operating expenses and $13 million in new SUNY total of $6.7 million for operating expenses for Bus Service in the supplemental budget. construction funds. and approximately 50 per cent of $26 million outlay According to Vice President for Finance and Management Edward The budget, which was passed in special session for new construction." V. Doty, “A technical error by the SUNY central administration late Wednesday night, includes funds for additional The University supplemental budget request had resulted in the slashing of the University’s request for additional * for the Medical School, money for the sections, to money.” Doty explained that the SUNY officials believed this faculty two major according University conversion of University’s request was for additional busses, not the funds needed to of the Main Street Campus to a Health Controller William H. Baumer. "The first these dig Bus Service out of its current bind. Doty emphatically stated. Science Center and $8.6 million for construction of on page 22— "Both President Ketter and 1 are totally committed to running the busses.” The State Division of the Budget (DOB) acknowledged the error, said Doty, and has indicated “it will request budget transfers when we request them.” The University has the right to use money allocated for one purpose for another — namely for Bus Service — as long as it is approved by DOB. Doty said, “There are areas that can spend less. It will mean tightening supplies, but money will come from other areas in the supplemental budget and current operating budget.” In the red Doty guessed that the earliest budget shuffling would take place sometime near the first of next year. He said. “It depends on the situation, but money will be found.” Doty refused to disclose what areas would be trimmed to supply Bus Service with the needed funds. The Bus Service budget is currently in the red by approximately $45,000 because University officials overspent their summer budget. This is due to Director of Busing Roger McGill’s annual request for $700,000 to cover the cost of busing students between campuses and the State’s annual allotment of $450,000. In addition to the lack of sufficient funds, the price per hour to run a bus has jumped from $7.95 to $9.95 in accordance with the contract signed two years ago with the Blue BircTBus Company. This raise went into effect September 1. Last week, Doty told The Spectrum, “I’m pretty sure that there will be money in the supplemental budget coming in for us," but since then, the number of busses running between the campuses has been —Smith denied the by members of the New Yorlc Interest Research cut. The tight finances along with an increased student enrollment over CONFRONTATION: UB students who were Public to vote in Erie Country demanded hearings at the Group (NYPIRG). See story on page 5 for details. last year, has caused a serious overcrowding problem, especially on right Erie County Board of Elections on Wednesday, assisted morning runs. } Ida Honorof Several groups seeking GSA funding approval j related to cancer' Association (GSA) Senate *Nutrition is The first Graduate Student meeting of the semester held no surprises during the two-hour session as 12 foreign student and special interest groups were recognized for future claims this consumer advocate consideration for funding. Recognition by the GSA is necessary for a club to hold functions study on lettuce found 70 by Meryl Moss antibiotics. A scientific campus and use University resources. Approval for activity funding one head alond. “After that, on Spectrum Staff Writer different pesticides in the GSA Senate. the investigators stopped counting,” Honorof said. must then be granted by - Club was New Yorkers will make up the largest “What of our children and our children’s children Recognition of the Fusion Energy postponed until the percentage of the 70,000 new cases of cancer how will they survive?” she asked. She called the GSA investigates alleged club affiliations with the American Labor reported in 1978, claimed Ida Honorof at the fight against cancer “a constant war game.” Party. The GSA Constitution dictates that organizations affiliated in Amherst High Schdol Monday evening. any way with a political party may not be recognized. Ida Honorof, a 65-year old consumer advocate ‘Surrender to nature’ all is The GSA Finance Committee will meet in the coming weeks to from Los Angeles, quoted various statistics from the Statistics show that 40 percent of cancer In the U.S., one out every funded. The American Cancer Society, to back up her claims that nutritionally related. of determine the amounts each club will be results to be four Americans die of “We must surrender to Americans are being contaminated often to the point cancer. presented at the next Senate meeting October 25 will be voted on by and lay down our arms,” said Honorof, of cancer, by what we eat. nature required to justify the budget request it medical Today the Senate. Each club will be “Nutrition to referring to cancer treatments. is clearly related cancer," stated submits to the Finance Committee. Honorof, “Our food today is fillpd with additives, nine-tenths of the National Cancer Institute’s budget chemotherapy, colbolt and business, A1 Hershberger was elected Vice President for growth hormones, pesticides, and unnecessary is used for research on In other cancer; “more making chemicals.

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