Allocation cut for many clubs
Andy Hsiao Chung, Copy Editor
April 17, 2013
Some Pitt-Johnstown organization officers said they were surprised April 1 to see they were allocated only a fraction of what they requested. Role-Playing Game club president Stefan Giconi was among the disappointed members. His club received only $200 out of the $2,000 the members requested. Giconi... Read more »
Wi-Fi will arrive later
Eric Kieta, Copy Editor
April 17, 2013
Plans to complete making Pitt-Johnstown’s Internet system wireless may be delayed. Student government president Cliff Maloney said he wouldn’t consider the Wi-Fi system at Pitt-Johnstown delayed because there weren’t specific dates to complete the system. Maloney said student senators last year... Read more »
TV graduation for some
Amstrid Gomez, News Editor
April 17, 2013
The Pitt-Johnstown commencement ceremony is to take place 1 p.m. April 27 at the Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center and by Friday, there still was no information on who the commencement speaker will be. According to the Pitt-Johnstown website, graduates are to arrive between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Guests are... Read more »
A ceiling collapsing suggests fixup need
Taylor Fowler, Features Editor
April 17, 2013
Kappa Delta Rho brother Brandon Dargay was startled awake at 7:50 a.m. March 31 by metal and insulation falling on him. The bedroom ceiling had collapsed over his bed. “I was sleeping, and I heard a noise,” he said. “Then, next thing I knew, everything hit me.” Dargay said after coming to his... Read more »
28 are elected to be senators
Amstrid Gomez, News Editor
April 17, 2013
Senators were elected for the 2013-2014 school year. There were 3,965 total votes with 525 voters. A total of 40 students ran for the position, 28 were elected. The senators are listed in order from highest to lowest votes. The senators are to be put in commitees soon. Voter turnout was lower in this... Read more »
SGA decides monetary fate of clubs
Andy Hsiao Chung, News Editor
April 12, 2013
The Pitt-Johnstown 2013 budget was approved April 1 by Student Government Association members. President-elect and current allocations chair Noam Berns said that his budget evaluations were fair and unbiased because they were based on proofs such as invoices and receipts. He also said that he had followed... Read more »
Berns claims SGA triumph
Brandon Zeris, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2013
Student Senators Noam Berns and Alexis Kelly are to serve as the next Pitt-Johnstown Student Government Association President and Vice President after edging out the nearest vote-getter by 53 votes. Berns said he plans on taking little time to enjoy the win and begin working as soon as he’s sworn in. “I... Read more »
Only 28 will win seats
John Richard, Staff Photographer
April 10, 2013
With the April 3 election of Noam Berns as student senate president, the Pitt Johnstown students now have an opportunity to choose student senators. Starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday and ending at 10 p.m. today, student senate candidates compete for 28 open seats. According to an email from Elections Chairman... Read more »
Candidates compete to charm campus
Eric Kieta, Staff Writer
April 3, 2013
Student government presidential candidates met for a debate March 27 to answer questions asked by moderators and students. The debate was moderated by the Advocate Editor-In-Chief Brandon Zeris, the Advocate Circulation Director Trevor Monk and student government president Cliff Maloney. The candidates... Read more »
Committee cuts to repair student unity
Kylee Whistler, Copy Editor
April 3, 2013
Although UPJ’s Student Government Association uses committees as a tool to help increase student participation, two committees have been cut in an attempt to create more student unity. Commuter and international-student committees were established during student government President Cliff Maloney’s... Read more »