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GUSA Sees Increased Female Participation

By Tom Garzillo October 16, 2015

The Georgetown University Student Association senate elected the second female speaker, Enushe Khan (MSB ’17), in the institution’s history Sunday, a move that reflects the growing diversity of the...

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Nineteen percent of the student body voted in this year’s GUSA senate elections, with higher participation in underclassman districts. Nineteen percent of the electorate placed a vote for at-large candidates.

Election Turnout Plummets

By Tom Garzillo and Tala al Rajjal October 6, 2015

After an election season marked by low voter participation, 28 students, including three write-in candidates, were sworn into the Georgetown University Student Association senate Sunday. Nineteen percent...

GUSA Elections See Low Upperclassmen Participation

By Molly Cooke October 2, 2015

Forty-six students campaigned over the past week for one of the 28 Georgetown University Student Association Senate seats, for which three districts received no contenders. The results of yesterday’s...

Budgets Slash Student Aid

By Kshithij Shrinath March 24, 2015

Federal financial aid for college students has been slashed in proposed budget resolutions released by both the Senate and the House of Representatives last week. The House resolution, which is more...

Bill Focuses On Campus Assault

By Ashwin Puri March 6, 2015

A bipartisan coalition of 12 U.S. senators led by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced legislation Feb. 26 to reform the way colleges and universities nationwide handle sexual violence on campus, emphasizing...

Colleges Surveyed on Assault

By Maddy Moore April 25, 2014

The Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight distributed an extensive sexual assault survey Tuesday to over 350 public and private colleges and universities, including Georgetown, as...

A Capitol Idea for GUTS

By The Editorial Board April 4, 2014

If there’s one place Georgetown students can be counted on to intern every semester, it’s Congress. With this trend in mind, the university has added a new Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle...

Poli Sci for the Average Guy: Philippines & Filibusters

Poli Sci for the Average Guy: Philippines & Filibusters

By Harper Weissburg and Harper Weissburg November 25, 2013

We realize that national and international political events play a crucial role in our education and dialogue here at Georgetown. We also realize how terrifying it can be when someone talks about a current...

The 6 Questions About the Government Shutdown That You Were Too Afraid To Ask

The 6 Questions About the Government Shutdown That You Were Too Afraid To Ask

By KP and KP October 1, 2013

Well, Hoyas, midnight happened: Healy bells were chiming ominous tolls, Congress was screaming in a blur of Obamacare and budget failures and then, in a fury of doom, death and drinking, the federal government...

Pillard Advances for Senate Approval

By Penny Hung September 20, 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

Senate Passes Deal on Student Loan Interest Rates

By Emma Hinchliffe July 25, 2013

The Senate voted to tie student loan interest rates to financial markets Wednesday, a deal that would retroactively replace the doubled 6.8 percent rate that has been in effect throughout the month of...

Hagel Confirmed by Committee, Moves to Full Senate Vote

By Hiromi Oka February 12, 2013

The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed Georgetown professor and former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to be the next secretary of defense this afternoon, pushing the nomination to a full Senate vote. The...

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