The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Gallagher calls on state legislators to pass budget

Gallagher calls on state legislators to pass budget

After eight months of impasse, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has united with the presidents of three state-related universities in Harrisburg to urge state legislators to pass a budget. A statement Gallagher...

University renews PittPerks benefit program

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer March 3, 2016

Pitt’s Senate Committee on Benefits and Welfare decided Tuesday to continue and improve PittPerks, the program implemented to give employees discounts at local businesses, for another year. The free...

Natalie Dall celebrating after winning the presidential seat. Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Natalie Dall wins SGB Presidency

Running late into the night, the Student Government Board meeting that preceded this year’s election nearly overshadowed the results’ unveiling. Following a mostly open-floor meeting in which Pitt’s...

Students gather for the SGB meeting. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Students speak out against Yiannopoulos

In the spirit of free speech, Pitt’s Student Government Board passed the microphone Tuesday to a line of students speaking out about a controversial speaker whose visit SGB partially funded. At its...

Pitt sets salary for new vice chancellor of business

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 2, 2016

Pitt set the salary Tuesday for its new senior vice chancellor for business and operations. Gregory Scott, a U.S. Navy veteran and former Penn State University administrator, will make $325,000 per year,...

Natalie Dall (Photo by Will Miller | Staff Photographer)

Presidential snapshot: Natalie Dall

Natalie Dall has never been idle on campus — and she doesn’t want to be. A month and a half after she joined the Resident Student Association in her first year of college, Dall ran for the group’s...

Milo Yiannopoulos spoke in front of a packed room Monday night.  Donny Falk | Staff Photographer

Conservatism and controversy: Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at Pitt

With shouts of support for Donald Trump intermixing with middle fingers raised in silent protest, Pitt students both applauded and decried Milo Yiannopoulos’ meditation on free speech Monday night in...

SGB polls open today: What you need to know

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 1, 2016

The polls are officially open for the 2016 Student Government Board election. It’s the first SGB election since the fall of 2014, when the Board passed a referendum to align its terms with the academic...

Matt Sykes (Photo by Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer)

Presidential snapshot: Matt Sykes

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer March 1, 2016

With five semesters of Student Government Board under his belt, Matthew Sykes has his eyes on the President’s gavel. Starting in his first year of college, the senior industrial engineering major first...

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