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Sarah Mayer runs uncontested in the SGB presidential election, speaks at...

A modified presidential debate for the Student Government Board president took place on Monday evening, with only one candidate onstage. Junior neuroscience and psychology major Sarah Mayer is the sole...

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SGB discusses allocation procedures, upcoming elections

Student Government Board President Ryan Young opened the Feb. 13 meeting by discussing allocations policies and procedures.  “The Allocations Policy and Procedures Task Force has been in a writing...

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SGB discusses upcoming elections, events 

Student Government Board President Ryan Young opened the meeting on Feb. 20 by introducing the change in the allocation request deadline to Sunday at midnight. This aims to accommodate an increase in...

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Student Government Board, in their own words

Ahead of the 2024-25 elections, The Pitt News spoke to multiple members of Student Government Board. When asked about SGB, President Ryan Young emphasized that he thinks its importance comes from the...

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SGB announces election results

Tuesday was election day for Student Government Board. At their weekly meeting, SGB announced election results for the president and board of the next academic year. Sarah Mayer, current vice president...

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SGB hosts Women in Politics panel

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Student Government Board hosted a Women in Politics panel on March 4 featuring a panel of women involved in politics. During the event, the panelists shared...

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SGB discusses referendum questions, student workers’ rights

Student Government Board discussed the election results, student activity fees, contraception advocacy and student worker’s rights in their March 5 meeting.  President Ryan Young opened the meeting by...

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SGB hosts general education town hall

Student Government Board hosted a general education reform town hall at its Tuesday meeting. Belkys Torres, associate vice provost for Inclusive Excellence in Education, said she feels that each school...

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SGB discusses workers’ rights, Hillman Library renovations 

Student Government Board President Ryan Young opened the meeting on March 26 by encouraging student organizations to apply for new remunerated positions, which would allow for student leaders to be...

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SGB hosts protestor rights town hall, introduces new resolution

Socials: Student Government Board introduced a new resolution expressing solidarity with Hong Seng Knitting and hosted a protestor rights town hall at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board Member Matt Jurich...

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SGB reviews fall budgets, votes on resolution 

Vice President of Operations Sarah Siddiqui introduced a new allocations task force with some new stipulations for allocations requests and said reworking the allocations manual was a major goal for...

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SGB hosts last meeting of the school year 

In the last meeting of the school year, Student Government Board President Ryan Young said his final farewell to the board.  “This organization has meant so much to me. It has changed my life and was...

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Student groups host reproductive health event in response to Turning Point...

While Kristan Hawkins was spreading “harmful rhetoric” about reproductive rights at the Turning Point USA event on Wednesday, according to Alexa Pierce, student organizations gathered in the Student...

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SGB releases statement in support of Pitt Gaza solidarity encampment

Student Government Board released a statement on Sunday “regarding the Pitt Gaza solidarity encampment,” in which the board offered its support for student advocacy on campus and expressed solidarity...

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SGB issues statement regarding community and recent protests, student...

Following the second pro-Palestinian encampment at Pitt, the Student Government Board released a statement on July 5 expressing support for on-campus Jewish organizations and condemning discrimination...

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SGB hosts first meeting of the semester, discusses board vacancy

At the first Student Government Board meeting of the semester on Tuesday, SGB President Sarah Mayer announced an open board member position.  “We have a vacancy on the board, and we’ve garnered a lot...

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Student Government Board addresses campus violence, introduces candidates for...

Pitt Student Government Board discussed campus violence and introduced candidates for vacant positions during its meeting on Tuesday at Nordy’s Place.  President Sarah Mayer opened the meeting by...

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Student Government Board holds public debate, addresses board member resignation

Pitt Student Government Board held a public debate to introduce the candidates for the two vacant board positions during its meeting on Tuesday in Nordy’s Place.  The candidates included Andrew...

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SGB announces new board members, introduces sustainability committee

Pitt Student Government Board announced the election of two new board members and introduced four new charters at its meeting on Tuesday in Nordy’s Place.   President Sarah Mayer opened the meeting by...

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SGB provides food safety updates, approves ad-hoc charters 

Student Government Board provided an update on food safety in the Eatery and voted on four charters at its meeting on Tuesday in Nordy’s place.  Board member Evan Levasseur discussed a meeting he had...

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