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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

SGB hears fiscal year 2025 budget requests

By Marissa Kelley, Senior Staff Writer
November 20, 2024

During its weekly meeting on Tuesday at Nordy’s Place, the Student Government Board reviewed proposals from several student organizations for their 2025 fiscal year budgets.  “Budgets are intended...

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer
November 19, 2024

‘We’re not stopping’: On-campus political organizations reflect post-election

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor
November 15, 2024

Across campus this semester, a range of student political organizations rallied to get students to vote in the 2024 presidential election. Now that Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th U.S. president, three main political organizations — College Democrats at Pitt, College Republicans at Pitt and PittVotes — feel satisfied with their organization’s campaigning efforts this election cycle.  From...

Student political organizations begin planning for 2025 election momentum

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer
November 15, 2024

Now that the 2024 presidential election results have been announced, political organizations on campus are shifting gears to prepare for primaries and local elections. Both College Democrats at Pitt and Student Government Board are already strategizing on how to engage students in local politics. College Republicans at Pitt, on the other hand, do not plan to engage much in local politics. “Ultimately,...

Sewage smells across Oakland causing concern for students and everyday passers

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer
November 15, 2024

Many students across campus have encountered strong sewage smells when walking through Oakland, raising concerns about health and public safety at Pitt. Although brief exposure to sewage odors, such as walking by a manhole, pose “no risk to health” according to Molly Stitt-Fischer, director of environmental health and safety at Pitt, students are still unsatisfied.  Aashi Patel, a first-year...

SGB announces student safety, grocery store initiatives
SGB board member working with Pitt Eats to improve on-campus dining
SGB encourages students to vote, announces new AI program PittGPT