Reporter Volume 25, No.29 June 13, 1994

Elections are being planned for early next fall to replace the
president of the Undergraduate Student Association, who resigned last
month after she was arrested for allegedly using $467 of the
organization's funds for herself.
	Karen Hillary resigned May 23 after Public Safety charged her
with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a forged
instrument, a misdemeanor. Herman Matfes, SA vice president, has
assumed full responsibility of the SA presidency until a new election
can be held, tentatively scheduled for the third week of September.
	According to a statement released by the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs, the arrest came after SA officers
reported that several unauthorized transactions involving student
activity funds were discovered during a routine examination of SA
purchasing documents. As part of the normal audit and review process,
unauthorized expenditures were detected, and Public Safety was asked
to investigate.
	SA maintains a business relationship with Wegmans supermarkets
in which vouchers signed by the Student Association treasurer are
used. Hillary is accused of forging the treasurer's name on four
occasions and using the vouchers for herself.
	She was arraigned June 7 in Amherst Town Court, according to
Public Safety Investigator Daniel R. Jay.
                        
	Student Affairs reported that steps have been taken to place
additional safeguards on the system to prevent future abuse.