Pitt students challenge University alcohol policy
The Pitt News
By Michael Macagnone
October 26, 2010
Student Giles Howard and two members of the Publius Foundation think tank, which he founded, have been circulating a petition for three weeks that asks Pitt to instruct its officers not to cite underage students in UPMC. Instead, he and the other members of the foundation want the University to station counselors from Student Health in the hospital, so they can recommend counseling for students who drink under age.
Students Petition Against Pitt’s Drinking Policy
By Mary Robb Jackson
KDKA
October 25, 2010
Students are signing a petition asking the University of Pittsburgh to change its policy on underage drinking.
It allows campus police to cite students while they seek help at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.
Pitt’s underage drinker citations at hospital protested
By Rick Wills
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 25, 2010
“The school’s policy forces students to make bad choices and jeopardizes public heath, said Giles Howard, a Pitt student and founder of the Publius Foundation. The nonpartisan student group, which is circulating the petition, says it is dedicated to advancing personal liberty.”
Pitt senior creates think tank for policy issues
By Kaitlynn Riely
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 14, 2010
“Whether it is a campus, city or county issue, University of Pittsburgh senior Giles Howard wants his think tank, The Publius Foundation, to be part of the conversation.”
Letter to the Editor
By Giles Howard
The Pitt News
September 21, 2010
“Based on our research at The Publius Foundation and on accounts published by The Pitt News, we believe that the University should instruct police officers not to issue underage drinking citations on the grounds of UPMC Presbyterian.”
Global Classroom
By Chris Potter
Pittsburgh City Paper
September 16, 2010
“Lefties weren’t the only students the G-20 provoked. For Giles Howard, the event confirmed an emerging libertarian viewpoint.”
Cam and Company
Sirius and XM Radio
August 10, 2010
Publius Foundation President Giles Howard discussed Pennsylvania’s lost and stolen gun ordinances.
Gun buncombe
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
August 9, 2010
Local-level laws that criminalize failure to report stolen and lost guns in Pennsylvania are patently unconstitutional in both federal and state contexts, useless against crime and invitations to financially ruinous litigation.
Doing the homework on the issue is Giles Howard, a senior history major at the University of Pittsburgh and president and founder of the Publius Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit student think tank.
Activists want Pitt group to get boot
By Andrew Conte
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 2, 2010
“The Publius Foundation issued a report urging the university to rescind its certification for a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society.”
Follies of Pittsburgh’s Beverage Tax
By Elizabeth Stelle
Commonwealth Foundation
June 1, 2010
“This week the student-run Publius Foundation think tank in Pittsburgh released their second study. Looking at the proposed Pittsburgh Beverage Tax, the brief concludes soda taxes harm the economy and fail to reduce obesity.”
New Libertarian Student Think Tank
By Alexander McCobin
Students For Liberty
April 9, 2010
“Last week, the student movement for liberty and the Pittsburgh area were given a strong push forward in the pursuit of freedom with the founding of the Publius Foundation…”
Pitt students organize think-tank
By Craig Smith
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Friday, April 9, 2010
“Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s failed plan to tax college tuition payments to help balance the city’s budget galvanized a group of University of Pittsburgh students who support personal and economic liberty.”