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VIEWPOINT: Ensuring an Inclusive Senate

By Habon Ali and Cherie Vu April 25, 2017

This year, the Georgetown University Student Association did not begin its outreach efforts to encourage women, people of color and other underrepresented groups on campus to get involved in student leadership...

EDITORIAL: GUSA Senate Reform Will Bolster Representation

By Editorial Board April 11, 2017

After December’s unsuccessful referendum to replace the Georgetown University Student Association senate with a new assembly, some may balk at another vote aimed at GUSA senate reform. But the initiative...

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GUSA senate speaker Richie Mullaney (COL ’18), left, and senate vice speaker Cherie Vu (COL ’19) led the Senate vote to hold the referendum, which failed to pass Thursday.

GUSA Referendum To Seek Senate Inclusivity

By Jeff Cirillo April 4, 2017

Students are set to vote on a campuswide referendum later this month to elect Georgetown University Student Association senators by class rather than geographic district. The bill aims to encourage...

GUSA Approves Budget, Media Board Sees Cut

By Ben Goodman March 31, 2017

The Media Board’s student activities fee funding is set to decrease from $95,000 to $57,500 — a 39.5 percent cut — as approved Sunday in the Georgetown University Student Association Finance...

EDITORIAL: Examine Electoral Reform

By Editorial Board March 24, 2017

Following a year of electoral upsets within the Georgetown University Student Association, GUSA’s much-needed Election Reform Task Force had plenty of fodder for its report presented at the GUSA senate...

GUSA Senator Proposes Increase in Student Activities Fee

By Ben Goodman March 24, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association senate’s Finance and Appropriations Committee Chair Owen Hayes (COL ’18) has proposed a $41 increase in the annual student activities fee, which would...

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GUSA President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18) took over from Enushe Khan (MSB ’17, left) and Chris Fisk (COL ’17) on Saturday.

Mack, Andino Inaugurated Amid Discord With Senate

By Joe Egler and Jeff Cirillo March 21, 2017

One day after the Saturday inauguration of Georgetown University Student Association President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18), the senate voted down the duo’s...

Four Students Sworn In Following GUSA Senate Election

By Tara Subramaniam March 5, 2017

Four students were sworn as Georgetown University Student Association senators Feb. 26, following the Feb. 23 GUSA senate election. Sarah Griffin (SFS ’18) will represent East Campus for the remainder...

GUSA Senate Passes Voting Reform Bill

By Tara Subramaniam January 31, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed two resolutions Sunday pertaining to last semester’s referendum that sought to abolish the GUSA senate and replace it with an elected assembly...

GUSA Senate Approves Referendum

By Christian Paz November 11, 2016

Undergraduate students will vote on a campuswide referendum to abolish the Georgetown University Student Association senate and replace it with a new elected assembly Dec. 1, after the senate voted 21-6...

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The senate approved a studentwide referendum on making campus smoke-free, extending the nonsmoking areas across main campus.

GUSA Senate Approves Smoke-Free Referendum

By Paula Hong October 25, 2016

The main campus of Georgetown University took another step toward becoming smoke-free, as the Georgetown University Student Association senate voted 26-0 Sunday to hold a studentwide referendum in...

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The Georgetown University Student Association is looking to introduce a new assembly to replace the current senate.

Proposed Assembly Looks to Replace GUSA Senate

By Ian Scoville October 21, 2016

The Georgetown University Student Association senate may be replaced next year with a new GUSA assembly — a body consisting of elected students and appointed club advisory board members to appropriate...

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