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No divestment plans for PittUniversity official says interests in Sudan limitedByA group of Pitt students are urging the University not to invest in companies that have holdings in Sudan as a means of pressuring Khartoum to halt the genocide in Darfur. But the University says a policy on divestment is not necessary. According to Art Ramicone, vice chancellor for budget and controller at Pitt, the University is not directly invested in corporations doing business in Sudan but does have ties to funds invested in those companies. 2 Comments |
Site eliminates need for awkward face-to-face gossipByAs if college students didn't have enough Internet platforms on which to gossip, complain, defame and joke like junior high schoolers, a new website proves that the life-long traffic in rumor and ridicule will bear at least one more. Pitt is now the newest member of JuicyCampus. 0 Comments |
Res-Life agrees to alter meal planByIn a productive exercise in give and take last night, several Pitt officials agreed at the behest of students to make some changes to campus dining and housing policies, including meal plan guest passes and dining facility hours. During the Resident Student Association's first annual Town Hall meeting, students personally voiced questions and concerns regarding University policies for housing and dining facilities. 0 Comments |
briefs(U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. - After every resident of at least three Notre Dame dorms received racist letters last week, University officials have reached out to the student body to condemn the message and warn that more letters might arrive. In an e-mail to the student body sent Friday, University President Father John Jenkins and Vice President for Student Affairs Father Mark Poorman dismissed the writer's claims as "blatant prejudice" and reiterated Notre Dame's stance on racism. 0 Comments |
Board to release landlordByLandlords: take heed. In the next week, the Student Government Board will release the results of a study taken by the University Center for Social and Urban Research, where 3,500 students evaluated their past proprietors. Students were asked to grade their landlords on an A-to-F scale on a list of criteria and rate their property on aspects such as appliance effectiveness and window quality. 0 Comments |
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Featured Photo: Concrete camp out(Left to right) Theta Phi Alpha sisters Terra Moscalink, Sarah Deutsch, Allison Bostram, Brandy Murin and Melissa Thompson wait outside the Union for their new pledge class yesterday. 0 Comments |
