The Pitt News
T h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t ude nt ne w spap e r of t he U niversity of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | march 6, 2019 | Volume 109 | Issue 119
RUNOFF ELECTION REACHES FINISH LINE
VOTERS CHOOSE DIVESTMENT, PETERSON AS EXECUTIVE VP Brian Gentry and Emily Wolfe
Assistant News Editors Anaïs Peterson won big in Tuesday’s runoff SGB election — and so did one of her major initiatives, as more than 2,000 students said Pitt should divest from fossil fuels in a referendum vote. Of the 2,401 students who voted on the initiative, 91 percent said Pitt should divest. SGB will use that number in future discussions with administration. President Maggie Kennedy said she would talk to Chancellor PatAnaïs Peterson (top right) and members of Fossil Free Pitt react after hearing that Peterson won the runoff election rick Gallagher for his input on the best for SGB executive vice president. Sarah Cutshall | visual editor way to relay those results to the Board of Trustees. Peterson, a member of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition, took in 1,387 votes to win the role of executive vice president, defeating Caroline Unger, mendations after hearing from student leaders. or the entire next school year. Maureen Hartwell the current chair of SGB’s facilities, One student leader, Resident Student As“With the turnaround from Monday [the 4th] Staff Writer transportation and technology comsociation President Sam Smallwood, expressed through Friday the 22nd, with spring break being It was a long, busy night for the Student Govmittee, who won 855 votes. Peterson concern during an open floor about the allocain that period, it’ s very difficult for student orgaernment Board, full of back-and-forth between and Unger were both elected to SGB tions committee’ s approval process for student nizations to gain access to the information they the board and its allocations committee. The for the 2019-20 school year in the Feb. groups whose budgets are approved a semester need, ” Smallwood said. board spent more than an hour deliberating al19 election, but tied for the top spot of in advance. Smallwood said these student groups Smallwood said he wished the allocations locations at its Tuesday meeting, and voted to meet with the allocations committee each spring amend five of the allocations committee’s recomSee SGB on page 3 See Divestment on page 3 to request funds for either the upcoming fall term
TANJAYA TALKS FOOD INSECURITY AT ALLOCATIONS-HEAVY MEETING