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
Pages of the student code of conduct.

Professors, students warn vague conduct hearing rules could open door for abuses of power

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • March 21, 2025
Professors and student organization leaders have raised concerns about the Student Code of Conduct, saying it gives the University outsized power to silence political speech and punish campus dissent.
SGB at their meeting in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Mar. 18.

‘There is little SGB can do’: Student Government Board addresses SJP suspension

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • March 19, 2025
At its weekly meeting on Tuesday night at Nordy’s Place, Student Government Board addressed concerns from Students for Justice in Palestine about the organization’s recent suspension.
SJP receives interim suspension from Office of Student Conduct

SJP receives interim suspension from Office of Student Conduct

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2025
Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt’s leaders received notice that their organization will be placed on an “interim suspension of registration” by Pitt’s Office of Student Conduct on Tuesday morning.
SGB Board at its meeting in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Student Government Board addresses SJP referendum, allocations concerns and  introduces new single-use plastics resolution 

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025
Student Government Board introduced a new sustainability resolution and discussed plans to continue student renter advocacy. Board members also resumed their conservation on depleting allocations funds and addressed concerns from Students for Justice in Palestine.
SJP held an emergency meeting in the William Pitt Union to address the potential sanctions it’s facing on Monday, Jan. 27.

SGB releases statement about SJP conduct hearing process

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • February 3, 2025
Student Government Board issued a statement on Saturday evening regarding the conduct hearing process and the University’s communication regarding Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt.
SJP held an emergency meeting in the William Pitt Union to address the potential sanctions SJP is facing.

Pitt seeks to sanction Students for Justice in Palestine, threatens event restrictions

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • January 31, 2025
The Office of Student Conduct is requiring SJP to complete a conduct hearing. The proposed sanctions include banning the club from hosting events through May 5, an action that may throw the future of pro-Palestinian organizing on campus into question.
SGB in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

SGB approves anti-hate ad hoc committee, hears concerns of unfair treatment on campus

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • January 29, 2025
During its weekly meeting on Tuesday at Nordy’s Place, the Student Government Board approved a new anti-hate committee and recognized concerns about unfair treatment against on-campus organizations.
Yadin Gellman, an IDF veteran and Israeli actor, responds to questions from students in the Hillel JUC building on Wednesday afternoon.

Former IDF soldier Yadin Gellman speaks at Hillel JUC, students protest outside

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • January 25, 2024
Pitt’s Student Coalition for Israel hosted Yadin Gellman, a former Israeli Defense Force soldier and Israeli actor, at the Hillel Jewish University Center on Wednesday evening for a crowd of 50 people. Just outside the speaker event, about 200 students and community members protested Gellman’s presence in Oakland.
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