Looking to a new Horizon: Kennedy wins SGB presidency
By Madeline Gavatorta and Christian Snyder | The Pitt News Staff
February 21, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, News, Student Government
Maggie Kennedy couldn’t stop smiling Tuesday night after hearing she received 56 percent of the vote to secure the Student Government Board presidency for next year. Kennedy, a junior political science and communication major running on the Horizon slate, received 1,889 votes to defeat junior ma...
Guide to 2018 Student Government Board election
By The Pitt News Staff
February 19, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, News, Student Government
Each Pitt student can vote Tuesday for one president and three board members to fill the nine elected positions on the 2018-2019 Student Government Board. Last year’s election saw double the voter turnout of the previous year with about 30 percent of the student body voting. SGB is responsible for allocating the $2.6 million Student Allocations...
SGB calls for textbook cost reduction
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
January 10, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, News, Student Government
At Student Government Board’s first public meeting of the semester Tuesday night, SGB President Max Kneis introduced and read a resolution calling for the University to expand the use of open educational resources, such as PDF textbooks. “[Textbooks are] just another added cost, so anything we can do ...
Gallery: SGB Elections 3/2/2016
By Pitt News Photo Staff
March 2, 2016
Filed under Student Government, Visual