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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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SGB will hold its weekly meetings online for the remainder of the semester.

SGB takes public meetings home

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • March 24, 2020
Brown, along with the rest of the board, hosted a test-run of SGB’s new system for public meetings — group calls over Zoom.
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. 
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.
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.
In the last meeting of the semester, SGB unanimously passed a bill updating the SGB elections code.

SGB passes updates to elections code

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • December 4, 2019
Student Government Board unanimously passed a bill updating the SGB elections code for the 2020-21 elections at its last meeting of the fall semester Tuesday night.
SGB proposed three naming solutions for student organizations to choose from, which are available for viewing and comment on its website.

Less than 10 students commented on SGB’s SORC proposals

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • November 13, 2019
Student Government President Zechariah Brown said less than 10 students have voiced input about the board’s proposed ways to resolve the looming problem posed by updated Student Organization Resource Center naming guidelines.
SGB discussed Bigelow Boulevard being closed and the draft of the new SORC rules.

SGB announces more than 1,000 signatures on gun violence prevention letter

By Nicole Marzzacco, Staff Writer • November 6, 2019
Student Government Board provided updates on several ongoing initiatives at their meeting Tuesday night.
SGB provided updates on ongoing projects, including new club naming guidelines and installing free menstrual product dispensers in various bathrooms around campus, at Tuesday’s public meeting.

SGB to finalize naming guideline proposal by end of week

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • October 15, 2019
Student Government Board provided updates on several ongoing initiatives at their meeting Tuesday night.
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