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
SGB presidential candidate Ravi Gandhi at Tuesday's election.

SGB announces resignation of diversity and inclusion chair Ravi Gandhi

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • February 28, 2020
Student Government Board Diversity and Inclusion Chair Ravi Gandhi has resigned from his position, effective Friday. 
Eric Macadangdang celebrates with his slate and supporters after winning the SGB presidential election on Tuesday night.

Eric Macadangdang wins SGB presidency

By Anushay Chaudhry and Benjamin Nigrosh • February 25, 2020
Eric Macadangdang will serve as president of Pitt’s Student Government Board during the 2020-21 school year, after winning 50.2% of the vote against Ravi Gandhi in Tuesday’s elections.
SGB President Zechariah Brown discusses next week’s SGB election at Tuesday’s weekly meeting.

SGB encourages students: research board candidates

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • February 19, 2020
SGB’s upcoming board election will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m on election day, with the results announced at SGB’s weekly meeting that day. 
SGB President Zechariah Brown discusses the updates to the Student Organization Resource Center’s naming guidelines at Tuesday evening’s weekly meeting.

SGB responds to decision on naming guidelines

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • February 12, 2020
President Zechariah Brown opened Student Government Board’s weekly Tuesday meeting by discussing the anticipated response from Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner regarding the Student Organization Resource Center’s naming guidelines.
Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner announced on Tuesday that student organizations affected by the new SORC naming guidelines will be able to sell remaining non-compliant marketing material until April 30, 2021.

Dean of students updates student org naming guidelines

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • February 11, 2020
Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner announced in a Tuesday press release that independent student organizations affected by the new Student Organization Resource Center naming guidelines will be allowed to sell the remainder of their non-compliant marketing materials before April 30, 2021.
SGB president Zechariah Brown speaks about new allocations bill at Tuesday evening’s weekly SGB meeting.

SGB planning events to celebrate Black History Month

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • February 5, 2020
Student Government Board began their meeting Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown about events SGB is working to host during Black History Month. 
SGB has yet to reach a compromise with the SORC on the Center’s new naming guidelines for student organizations that were introduced last semester.

SGB’s SORC proposals given to Dean Bonner

By Anushay Chaudhry, For The Pitt News • January 29, 2020
Student Government Board kicked off their meeting Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown that he had met with SORC coordinator Lynne Miller to discuss SGB’s proposed solutions to new naming guidelines.
The Student Government Board started its weekly meeting with a moment of silence for Pitt senior Barbara Como.

SGB honors the memory of Pitt student Barbara Como

By Anushay Chaudhry, For The Pitt News • January 22, 2020
SGB started their weely meeting Tuesday night by having a moment of silence for Pitt senior Barbara Como who passed away Saturday.
SGB President Zechariah Brown discusses SORC’s naming guidelines that will prohibit independent student organizations from using University trademarks like “Pitt” and “Panther” at Tuesday’s weekly SGB meeting.

SGB announces approval of new judicial chair Stephen Jacobus

By Anushay Chaudhry, For The Pitt News • January 15, 2020
Student Government Board kicked off their weekly meeting Tuesday night with President Zechariah Brown announcing the newly appointed SGB judicial committee chair, Stephen Jacobus.
SGB President Zechariah Brown announces the resignation of SGB’s judicial chair Grace Nelson during his opening remarks the first weekly SGB meeting of the year on Tuesday evening.

SGB announces resignation of judicial chair Grace Nelson

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • January 8, 2020
Student Government Board kicked off its first meeting of the semester Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown that SGB’s judicial chair Grace Nelson is resigning.
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