SGB talks race, housing, sexual health
In light of Black History Month, Student Government Board Executive Vice President Jahari Mercer offered a moment of silence for the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin during his report at the Board’s weekly...
View ArticleSlates present platforms at “Meet the Candidates” event
To prepare for its Feb. 19 election, Student Government Board hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday evening with Pitt Tonight host Andrew Dow. At the event, held in the William Pitt Union,...
View ArticleBrown, Tanjaya debate for SGB presidency
In a quiet corner of the William Pitt Union food court, Taylor Landis hunched over a dining table with her earbuds in, brow furrowed in concentration as she scrawled away at her notes. At the same...
View ArticleSGB takes care of business, SafeRider, elections
Although elections for next year’s board are only one week away, Student Government Board has still been working on student initiatives like updating the SafeRider application and starting a summer...
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Your guide to today’s SGB election
That’s right. Today, Pitt undergraduate students vote for next year’s Student Government Board. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on elections.pitt.edu, and winners will be announced later tonight....
View Article“Grateful, thankful, overwhelmed”: Brown wins SGB presidency
Zechariah Brown will serve as president of Pitt’s Student Government Board during the 2019-20 school year, after winning 62 percent of the vote against Albert Tanjaya Tuesday.Brown said he felt...
View ArticleSGB to hold runoff election for executive VP spot
There’s one election left before the lineup is completely decided for next year’s Student Government Board. SGB announced Monday the office of executive vice president will be decided by a runoff...
View ArticleStudents face divestment referendum
Tuesday’s runoff election to determine Student Government Board’s executive vice president for the 2019-20 academic year will offer students the chance to show either their support or opposition for...
View ArticleVoters choose divestment, Peterson as executive VP
Anaïs Peterson won big in Tuesday’s runoff SGB election — and so did one of her major initiatives, as more than 2,000 students said Pitt should divest from fossil fuels in a referendum vote.Of the...
View ArticleTanjaya talks food insecurity at allocations-heavy meeting
It was a long, busy night for the Student Government Board, full of back-and-forth between the board and its allocations committee. The board spent more than an hour deliberating allocations at its...
View ArticleSGB looks to fill positions for next year
Four weeks ago, Pitt students chose Zechariah Brown as next year’s student government president and selected the eight board members who will serve with him. But there are dozens of positions left to...
View ArticleSGB will vote on sustainability measures
Following a 15-minute board meeting, Pitt Student Government Board held its final town hall of the academic year Tuesday night, facilitating a discussion on sustainability. Before the town hall kicked...
View ArticleSGB announces new chairs, recaps accomplishments
On Tuesday night at its final meeting of the academic year, Pitt Student Government Board shared memories of late nights in the office and members falling asleep during meetings.Each board member and...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ student leaders hope to create student center
When Anaïs Peterson ran for Student Government Board last spring, they knew they wanted to use the platform of student government to push for something they and many others have wanted for a long time...
View ArticleCounseling Center leaders talk mental health at SGB town hall
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Student Government Board replaced its regular public meeting this week with a mental health town hall, where four Pitt health professionals answered questions...
View ArticleSGB to finalize naming guideline proposal by end of week
Student Government Board provided updates on several ongoing initiatives at their meeting Tuesday night, including the launch of board member Eric Macadangdang’s initiative to install free menstrual...
View ArticleSenate Council discusses sexual assault report, fossil fuel divestment
Following the Tuesday release of a 217-page report detailing sexual assault and misconduct at Pitt, which 15% of the student body responded to, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher had strong words for Pitt’s...
View ArticleJulie Shepard: SGB’s first female president is still leading
Nearly every student on campus knew the name Julie Shepard in November 1989.Shepard was a senior when she became the first female president of Pitt’s Student Government Board. But by the time of her...
View ArticleSGB pens open letter urging passage of gun reform legislation
Student Government Board’s meeting Tuesday night began with a moment of silence offered by President Zechariah Brown to honor the one-year commemoration of the Tree of Life massacre.The massacre, the...
View ArticleSGB announces more than 1,000 signatures on gun violence prevention letter
Student Government Board provided updates on several ongoing initiatives at their meeting Tuesday night, including their gun violence prevention letter and proposed recommendations for changes to...
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