Student Government Board discussed a new landlord-rating app and Fifth Avenue bus line issues at its weekly meeting Tuesday night at Nordy’s Place.

SGB President Marley Pinsky encouraged students to utilize an application the board started called Rate Yinz Landlord. The app allows students to rate and review landlords in Oakland.

“You can look at student written reviews, student feedback, anonymously. It’s like Rate My Professor but for landlords,” Pinsky said. “This is a way to hold Oakland landlords accountable.”

Board member Andrew Elliott addressed concerns about new campus construction and bus routing along Fifth Avenue.

“There’s construction on Fifth [Avenue]. Some buses are skipping the stop near Langley Hall,” Elliott said. “[This] is challenging to reach because two lanes near the sidewalk are blocked off. If it is closing, the University is only being serviced [by] a single bus stop on that route. ”

Elliott said he is planning to find out more about the bus routing by Langley Hall, including whether it will be closing.

Board member Kylie Baker discussed a plan to convert empty space in Hillman Library to prayer rooms.

“I am touring Hillman to look at potential prayer spaces,” Baker said. “We are very hopeful about the provided areas. We are hoping to get that squared away by the start of next year.”

Pinsky said the University had received design pitches for a first-year student Honors College housing project previously outlined in the Campus Master Plan. The building will be located along Fifth Avenue and Ruskin Drive in an empty lot near the music building. Pinsky said she served as a student representative for design presentations for the new building. 

SGB President-Elect Evan Levasseur mentioned that interviews for cabinet positions will continue into this coming weekend.

Allocations:

Disc Golf Club at Pitt requested $2,278.90 for a competition. The board amended and approved this request to $2,004.10.

Phi Chi Pre-Health Society requested $2,100.00 in general funds. The board approved this request in full.