‘Very exciting, a little intimidating’: Ramanan looks to next year after...
Next year’s Student Government Board president won the race by a two-to-one margin — but not the candidate that many observers had expected heading into election day.Independent presidential candidate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 48 hours that changed an SGB election
Elections every spring for the following year’s Student Government Board are usually full of little fanfare from the student body.That is until SGB’s elections committee convened last Monday at 6 p.m....
View ArticleSGB discuss new elections procedure task force, public art competition
Pitt’s Student Government Board announced the formation of an Elections Procedures Review Task Force at Tuesday night’s meeting on Zoom. SGB created the task force in response to the events of last...
View Article‘Giving them both a rose’: Incoming SGB president selects co-chiefs of staff...
The television franchise “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are known for presenting the winning contestant with a rose. In reality television fashion, this gesture symbolically played out last week...
View ArticleSGB creates students of color task force, provides grading policies update
In his opening remarks at Tuesday’s meeting, Student Government Board President Eric Macadangdang said students should assume they have been exposed to COVID-19 if they attended large St. Patrick’s Day...
View ArticleSGB addresses recent mass shootings, Lauren’s Promise resolution
Pitt Student Government Board president Eric Macadangdang began the board’s Tuesday evening meeting by naming each of the eight Atlanta shooting victims — six of them being women of Asian descent. The...
View ArticleSGB continues action on resolutions, approves Lauren’s Promise resolution
Student government board president Eric Macadangdang addressed the recent spike in COVID-19 cases on Pitt’s campus in SGB’s weekly Tuesday meeting. Macadangdang said SGB is discussing safety...
View ArticleGPSG shows appreciation for grad students through week of events
Pitt’s Graduate and Professional Student Government is showing its appreciation for grad students this week with its annual Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. Malena Hirsch, president...
View Article‘We needed to do something’: New SGB task force reviews tumultuous election
After this year’s tumultuous Student Government Board election, which left many Pitt students both confused and outraged, the board decided to dedicate a task force to prevent an equally turbulent...
View ArticleSGB encourages students to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines
Pitt Student Government Board President Eric Macadangdang opened the board’s Tuesday evening meeting by encouraging Pitt students to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines due to Pitt moving back to the...
View ArticleSGB introduces governing and elections codes revision bills, new committee...
At Student Government Board’s public meeting on Tuesday night, President Eric Macadangdang reflected on one of his first speeches as SGB president to the University Senate Council in June, the same...
View ArticleSGB approves governing code changes, defers elections bill to fall
After this year’s tumultuous Student Government Board election, the board voted Tuesday evening and passed a major governing code reform package released last week, but deferred voting on elections...
View Article‘For the last time, end report’: SGB sheds tears, passes bill at last spring...
Student Government Board’s Tuesday evening meeting was filled with tears and gratitude as seniors gave their last reports. In his opening statement, outgoing SGB President Eric Macadangdang humorously...
View ArticleLGBTQIA+ task force releases petition, ‘live’ report to garner student support
Student Government Board’s LGBTQIA+ task force has been drafting and finalizing a report to present to Pitt’s senior administration, in an effort to begin implementing the task force’s requests. While...
View ArticlePitt to require unvaccinated students to comply with stricter health rules
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said in a Thursday email that students who do not voluntarily provide COVID-19 vaccination records will be assumed as unvaccinated, and the University will require these...
View ArticleAcross the board: Meet this year’s student government
Pitt’s student body elects a new Student Government Board each year to be their voice during the upcoming academic year. The board is comprised of the president and nine board members. After a...
View ArticleSGB welcomes students during first meeting
During the first in-person Student Government Board meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Harshitha Ramanan welcomed students to Nordy’s Place on Tuesday evening.“It is so good to...
View ArticleSGB discusses in-person class concerns, student org finances pilot
A top Pitt administrator praised students at Tuesday evening’s Student Government Board meeting for their part in minimizing COVID-19 case numbers last academic year.“As you all know, last year, Pitt’s...
View ArticleSGB votes to not sign onto statement supporting faculty unionization
Pitt Student Government Board members were at odds at their Tuesday evening meeting over whether to formally encourage Pitt’s faculty to vote in favor of unionization.During the first open floor of the...
View ArticleCGS Student Government aims to re-establish itself this year
The College of General Studies Student Government will work this year to prove that student government can actually work for students, according to President Ryan Yeager.“I want us to be vocal this...
View Article