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Candidates Maintain GU Ties

By Will Linde October 25, 2016

Georgetown University has always been closely associated with national politics throughout its history. But this year’s election holds particular resonance for Georgetown students: Both Democratic presidential...

Experts Discuss Final Debate

By Will Linde October 21, 2016

The majority of students agreed that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was the winner of the final presidential debate Wednesday at a watch party in the Healey Family Student Center. Hosted...

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GU College Republican Peter Hamilton member (SFS ’20) represented GUCR at the annual “Freshman Debate.” Student Democrats have supported Clinton, while Republicans are conflicted over Trump.

Georgetown College Republicans Weigh In on Election

By Ben Goodman October 4, 2016

A tense Republican primary season leading to the nomination of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate has pushed the Georgetown University College Republicans to refrain from endorsing...

GU Votes Registers Students

By Will Linde October 4, 2016

Last Wednesday and Thursday, the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service voter registration initiative, GU Votes, registered more than 1,000 students to vote as part of its “Storm...

GU Politics Hosts Debate Party

By Ellen Baker September 30, 2016

The great room of the Healey Family Student Center was packed with around 500 students Monday night for a watch party of the first debate between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican...

Professors, Students Analyze Political Culture

By Lisa Burgoa September 16, 2016

As the presidential election plunges Americans across the country into a fresh bout of political soul-searching, the Georgetown community is grappling with the same conversations unfolding on the national...

A Lesson in Accountability

By Editorial Board September 13, 2016

On Sept. 7, both U.S. presidential candidates, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump, participated in back-to-back interviews during NBC’s presidential forum. The event...

VIEWPOINT: Rhetoric Sways Muslim Base

By Moez Hayat September 13, 2016

Although I spent most of the summer trying to ignore media coverage of the U.S. presidential election, it was nearly impossible. Watching clips from the Democratic National Convention, I was astonished...

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The university has given contradicting direction on student club’s right to endorse.

University, SAC Misaligned Over Endorsement Policy

By Tara Subramaniam September 13, 2016

With 55 days to go until the Nov. 8 general election, the university’s stance on political endorsements has come under the spotlight for its ambiguity; while the Student Activities Commission has...

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VALENTIN: Populism Fuels Far-Right Rise

By Opinion Editor September 9, 2016

In the post-Brexit chaos, The Guardian published a feature in June 2016 titled “Why elections are bad for democracy,” which argued how referendums can be detrimental to democracies. It was astonishing...

Trickle-Down Bigotry Abounds

By Saad Bashir August 30, 2016

What does it mean to be a Muslim in the United States? For many of us, that includes some form of consistent discrimination or prejudice, whether on the streets or in the classroom. Islamophobia has become...

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Anastasia Somoza, a disability rights activist, is working on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in July.

Q&A: Anastasia Somoza Talks Georgetown, Disability and the 2016 Election

By Lisa Burgoa August 30, 2016

When Anastasia Somoza (COL ’07) addressed the Democratic National Convention in July, she delivered a powerful endorsement of presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from...

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