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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Latest Class of GUSA Senators Breaks Records for Black, Female Representation

Latest Class of GUSA Senators Breaks Records for Black, Female Representation

By Harrison Lee September 25, 2020

Georgetown University undergraduates elected a majority female student senate for the first time in history last week, marking what many Georgetown University Student Association officials hope is a permanent...

OCONNOR: Inspire Young Leaders

O’CONNOR: Inspire Young Leaders

By Trevor O'Connor February 21, 2020

Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) has served in Congress longer than the average American has been alive. With almost five decades under his belt representing Alaska’s only congressional district,...

Former GUSA Exec Candidate Wins Open Senate Seat in Election

Former GUSA Exec Candidate Wins Open Senate Seat in Election

By Liana Hardy February 14, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate swore in its newest member, Julio Salmeron-Perla (SFS ’22), Feb. 9 after the former executive candidate and senator won a write-in election Feb....

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA | The GU272 referendum, which passed with 66 percent of students voting in favor of a reconciliation fee, awaits university approval.

Students Endorse Reconciliation Fee in GU272 Referendum

By Deepika Jonnalagadda April 12, 2019

Students voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum to establish a semesterly fee that would go toward a fund to benefit descendants of the GU272 on Thursday night with the highest turnout in recorded...

Neighborhood Commissioner Looks to Unseat DC Councilmember Evans

By Afua Nyantakyi April 11, 2019

Patrick Kennedy, former campaign co-chair to Washington, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), announced April 8 that he will be opposing Evans in the 2020 D.C. Council elections following recent ethical...

FILE PHOTO: KARLA LEYJA/THE HOYA | The GU272 Advocacy Team, an on-campus group of students that advocates for descendants, many of whom live in Maringouin, La., has hosted events to educate students and encourage them to vote in the weeks leading up to the April 11 referendum.

Historic GU272 Referendum Set for Thursday Vote

By Moira Ritter April 5, 2019

Undergraduate students are set to vote next Thursday on a referendum to create a semesterly fee that would go toward a fund to benefit descendants of the GU272. Students will vote on whether to include...

@APLERHOPLES/TWITTER | Alicia Plerhoples, Georgetown University Law Center professor, is highlighting economic hurdles faced by disadvantaged communities in her campaign for chairman of the Fairfax County School Board.

Law Center Professor Runs for Fairfax County Board

By Rachel Friedman March 14, 2019

Georgetown University Law Center Professor Alicia Plerhoples was endorsed by grassroots advocacy group VA Democracy Forward in her bid for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the highest...

ILLUSTRATIONS BY EMILY SHAMBAUGH/THE HOYA | In a door-to-door poll conducted Wednesday night, Nicki Gray (NHS 20) led by 6.6 points leading up to Fridays executive election. Respondents rated sexual assault policy and affordability as the most relevant issues in this weeks election.

Survey Shows Low Trust in GUSA, Tight Executive Race

By Cady Stanton February 7, 2019

Nicki Gray (NHS ’20) leads by a 6.6 point margin for Georgetown University Student Association president, according to a door-to-door poll of 615 students conducted by The Hoya on Wednesday evening....

DC Council Introduces Bill for Paid Election Day Leave

DC Council Introduces Bill for Paid Election Day Leave

By Dustin Hartuv November 30, 2018

Nine Washington, D.C. Councilmembers introduced a bill that would compel businesses to give workers two hours of paid leave on Election Day. The bill, called the Paid Leave to Vote Amendment Act of...

#MeToo Impacted Election Results, Law Center Professor Finds

#MeToo Impacted Election Results, Law Center Professor Finds

By Max Levine November 16, 2018

The high percentage of politicians who are no longer in office following allegations of sexual assault represents an unprecedented degree of political accountability, according to a Georgetown University...

Graduate Student Workers Vote to Unionize

By Amy Li November 16, 2018

Graduate student workers voted in favor of unionization in an election last week after a yearlong push to receive official recognition from the university as a union. A majority of graduate students...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA  Hundreds of graduate students voted in this weeks elections on whether the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees should unionize. Polls were open from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8.

Hundreds Vote in Graduate Union Election

By Will Cassou November 9, 2018

Hundreds of Georgetown University graduate student workers voted this week on whether the university will recognize the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees as a union, allowing it to engage in...

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