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The CISR vote was scheduled for Jan. 16, prompting a GU Fossil Free-led rally, but the results were not released until Monday night.

CISR Rejects Fossil Free Plan and Offers Alternative

By Toby Hung January 27, 2015

The Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility voted against GU Fossil Free’s divestment proposal Monday night and instead recommended to the university’s board of directors a program of...

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GU Fossil Free led a sparsely attended rally before the Jan. 16 vote.

CISR Yet to Release Decision

By Jack Bennett January 23, 2015

The Center for Investments and Social Responsibility has yet to release the results of their Jan. 16 vote on divestment, leading members of GU Fossil Free to release an open letter urging CISR to respond...

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CISR to Vote on Divestment

By Toby Hung January 16, 2015

As the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility votes on fossil fuel divestment today, GU Fossil Free will continue its campaign in preparation for its meeting with the university’s board...

Rightful Divestment

By The Editorial Board January 16, 2015

On June 25, 2013, President Barack Obama spoke from the steps of New North and announced a major plan to combat climate change. Obama’s remarks emphasized the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...

GU Fossil Free Discusses Proposal With DeGioia

By Jack Bennett December 5, 2014

University President John J. DeGioia met with GU Fossil Free last Tuesday to discuss the fossil fuel divestment proposal and inform them that the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility will...

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DeGioia met with 14 GU Fossil Free members Tuesday to discuss their proposal.

GU Fossil Free Meets with DeGioia

By Katherine Richardson November 26, 2014

University President John J. DeGioia met with members of GU Fossil Free yesterday and informed them that the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility will vote on their proposal in January...

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Students protested the Georgetown Sabra Hummus House pop-up shop in October for its owners association with the Israeli army.

UCLA Divestment Draws Mixed Responses at Georgetown

By Suzanne Monyak November 25, 2014

The University of California, Los Angeles’ undergraduate student government voted Tuesday night to pass a resolution calling the university to divest from American companies profiting from human...

Photos of the Week: Nov. 15

Photos of the Week: Nov. 15

By Photo Editor November 22, 2014

Photos of the Week: Nov. 15 - 21 Photos of the week of Nov. 15 - 21 include the annual TEDxGeorgetown conference, Yeonmi Park speaking at Gaston Hall, GU Fossil Free's campaign for divestment, GU Dance...

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GU Fossil Free marched to President John J. DeGioia’s office on Friday.

GU Fossil Free Rallies for Meeting With DeGioia

By Jack Bennett November 18, 2014

GU Fossil Free successfully scheduled a meeting with University President John J. DeGioia to discuss divestment options for the university after a  meeting with DeGioia’s Chief of Staff Joseph Ferrara...

Weighing Divestment’s Risks

By The Editorial Board November 4, 2014

When Georgetown University Fossil Free turned in its divestment proposal to the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibly, it brought its movement one step closer to reaching a definitive answer...

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Vincent DiLaurentis (SFS ’17) leads the group Hoyas United for Free Speech in its delivery of a petition 
advocating for free speech reform to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson in the Leavey Center.

Free Speech Petition Presented to GU

By Margaret Heftler November 4, 2014

Hoyas United for Free Speech, a new student group advocating for free speech reform on campus, delivered its petition to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson on Friday. The petition, which...

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Elaine Colligan (SFS ’15) holds a banner advocating for divestment as a university committee discusses GU Fossil Free’s proposal.

GU Hears Divestment Proposal

By Andrew Wallender October 28, 2014

Eight members of GU Fossil Free presented a formal proposal calling for the university to divest from fossil fuel companies during a meeting of the university’s Committee on Investments and Social...

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