against The Student to stop them publishing a story rumoured to be related to Max Crema, an EUSA sabbatical officer. On 26 February, ex-Features editor of the Student Cameron Taylor submitted two motions to EUSA, one a vote of no confidence against Max Crema and one a motion to censure James McAsh (President of EUSA), and after a Comment piece published in the Student explaining his actions, it was revealed that he was behind the anonymous Facebook page and blog 'Are you happy with EUSA?'. An Emergency Special General Meeting was called for 6.30pm on Wednesday 6 March in George Square Lecture Theatre, to debate the two motions. The Student published an interview where editors Alistair Grant and Nina Seale interviewed both James McAsh and Max Crema about the actions they were being held accountable for. On 1 March, student John Wallace submitted another motion to hold a vote of no confidence against James McAsh. Both motions fell well short of the two thirds majority required. Esme Allman - Robbie Travers controversy In September 2017, The Student released two interviews - one with former Edinburgh University Students' Association Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Convenor Esme Allman and one with law student Robbie Travers whom Allman had filed a complaint against. The paper's independent coverage dispelled earlier national media reports that Travers had been investigated by Edinburgh University for "mocking ISIS". The SPA-award-winning interviews were subsequently picked up by newspapers such as The Guardian, later being commented on by acclaimed author JK Rowling on her Twitter account. Financial issues In early 2002, The Students continuous run came to an end when the newspaper faced "five-figure debts". The official explanation was that the post-11 September 2001 climate had caused a downturn in advertising, something being widely claimed by other newspapers at the time. The newspaper was relaunched at the start of the 2002-3 academic year and advertising sales, which had been traditionally managed internally, began to be handled by the advertising department of the Students' Association, though the paper's committee now includes a Head of Advertising. The paper recovered quickly, returning to weekly publication with a redesign soon after the start of the next academic year. Notable former editors and staff members Gordon Brown (former Prime Minister) Robin Cook (former Foreign Secretary) George Foulkes (Minister of State for Scotland) David Steel (former leader, Liberal Party) Will Lyons (Columnist, The Wall Street Journal)