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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Board goes public with student groups' budget appeals

Board goes public with student groups’ budget appeals

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer April 13, 2014

A disagreement on money matters between the Student Government Board and Allocations Committee ultimately proved that the Board holds the power of the purse.The Board and Allocations Chair Nasreen Harun...

Board selects two new members to fill vacant seats

Board selects two new members to fill vacant seats

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer April 7, 2014

The Student Government Board has selected two new members to fill the vacancies left when former Board members Ellie Tsatsos and Brandon Benjamin resigned at the Board’s public meeting two weeks ago. After...

Board to amend policies, seek new members

Board to amend policies, seek new members

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer April 2, 2014

After a string of resignations and accusations that the Student Government Board devotes too much time to the allocations process, SGB pledged last night to shift the focus from campus funding to campus...

Student environmentalists push for more sustainable hydration

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer March 30, 2014

The Student Government Board has introduced another green initiative to its smattering of environmentally friendly policies this semester.Environmental Committee Chairwoman Kacy McGill has been working...

Challah for Hunger

Challah for Hunger

March 27, 2014

Board members introduce new committees

Board members introduce new committees

By Danielle Fox / Staff Writer January 22, 2014

The Student Government Board has created a new committee to focus on student health issues just in time for cold season.The Board replaced last year’s Fundraising and Advertising Committee with a Wellness...

New SGB members continue push for published OMET results

By Danielle Fox / Staff Writer January 17, 2014

Do you have the time to take a five-minute survey?What if that survey was the OMET survey, and your participation granted you access to every instructor’s results?The OMET evaluation, which stands for...

Board establishes new governing code

Board establishes new governing code

By Danielle Fox / Staff Writer January 15, 2014

Student Government Board President Mike Nites is no stranger to revisions. The 2013 Board modified documents at its last public meeting during which then-Board member Nites didn’t voice his ideas.But...

New SGB members receive wisdom at inauguration

New SGB members receive wisdom at inauguration

By Danielle Fox / Staff Writer January 9, 2014

Chancellor Mark Nordenberg offered warm wishes to the incoming Student Government Board members, joking about another Pitt organization’s recent success, at Thursday’s inauguration.“It would be hard...

SGB President-elect to pitch travel grants for student researchers

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer January 6, 2014

Matt Olm said he would have spent about $800 on a trip to the American Society for Microbiology meeting in Denver last summer if his research lab had not covered the expenses.Olm, a senior majoring in...

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