The GUSA Senate passed the 2008-2009 student activities budget last night with a resounding majority despite anticipated opposition and motions to table the bill for further consideration.

The $310,000 budget passed with a vote of 24 in favor, zero against and four abstentions. Eight senators were absent.

An unidentified man verbally harassed two students in Sellinger Lounge Sunday night. The man, who had previously been seen bothering others in the vicinity, accused the two students of stealing his cell phone before being detained by Department of Public Safety officers.

The United States is in a precarious situation in the Middle East and must make a powerful attempt to battle extremists there, said former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) in an impassioned speech on Wednesday night in the Reiss Science Building.

Seven of the eight GUSA presidential candidates discussed issues ranging from safety to the bias reporting system last night in a debate hosted by THE HOYA.

The candidates fielded questions from panelists representing both THE HOYA and The Voice, along with viewers and those following online through a live blog, in front of an audience of around 40.

Employees in a Mobile, Ala. clothing factory linked to the Georgetown University Bookstore allegedly work under sweatshop-like conditions, according to several campus groups and factory employees.