Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

4 Candidates Secret Society Members

By Matt Gregory February 21, 2014

Four of the eight candidates running for Georgetown University Student Association executive office have confirmed membership in secret societies, compared to two out of the 10 candidates involved...

Diversity Lacking in Exec Race

By Matt Gregory February 21, 2014

While over 54 percent of Georgetown students are female and less than half of the student body identifies itself as white, only one out of eight candidates running for Georgetown University Student Association...

The GUSA Video Takeover

The GUSA Video Takeover

By Alexis Oni-Eseleh and Alexis Oni-Eseleh February 20, 2014

GUSA campaigns. They're unavoidable. Strangers keep interrupting your "House of Cards" binge (rude!) to tell you about their candidates' platform. Red Square is lined with gargantuan posters and now your...

Candidates Talk Platforms

By Matt Gregory February 14, 2014

Following the official beginning of the Georgetown University Student Association executive election campaign period at midnight Thursday, the four tickets each released platforms illustrating priorities...

The Last Word

By The Editorial Board May 1, 2013

If last year was a year of stagnancy and administrative pushback, this year was one of concerted movement and building momentum. From the push for greater workers’ rights to the tangible initiatives...

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GUSA Election Rocked by Secret Society

By Emma Hinchliffe April 26, 2013

This February’s GUSA executive campaigns began with the typical policy debates and budget proposals, but 11th-hour disclosures of candidates’ involvement in secret societies brought chaos and...

Tisa, Ramadan Form Team of Rivals

By Annie Chen March 15, 2013

Despite coming up short in this year’s GUSA election, Jack Appelbaum, Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson and Spencer Walsh will feature prominently in the next executive staff. “It takes a lot of guts...

Disability Survey Reveals Support From GUSA Candidates

By Lacey Henry February 24, 2013

Amid all the GUSA executive candidates’ discussion of social justice, diversity, pluralism and funding, Lydia Brown (COL ’15) noticed one topic missing from the debates: disability issues. Brown,...

Secret Societies Jolt End of GUSA Race

By Emma Hinchliffe and Braden McDonald February 23, 2013

The final 24 hours of the GUSA executive race were dominated by revelations, allegations and admissions about candidates’ membership in secret societies. A release Tuesday night of documents and photographs...

One Day Later, Stewards Respond

By Emma Hinchliffe February 20, 2013

After the names of student and alumni members of the Second Society of Stewards were released through the exposure of an internal message exchange and public tax returns Tuesday night, reactions of university...

Make Your GUSA Vote Count

By The Editorial Board February 20, 2013

After enduring much campaigning and commotion, students will be able to cast their online ballots beginning late Wednesday night for the Georgetown University Student Association executive election. It’s...

Board Stands by Appelbaum and Cleary

By The Editorial Board February 20, 2013

Early this morning, an anonymous leak revealed online that GUSA presidential candidate JackAppelbaum (COL ’14) is a member of the Second Society of Stewards. In an interview with The Hoya,Appelbaum confirmed...

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