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Senate Considers Election Reform

By Sarah Patrick November 15, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate began discussions about altering the electoral system for senate elections at its weekly meeting Sunday evening. Currently, senators are elected...

Cat Wins Third in Virginia Senate Race

By KP and KP November 14, 2012

Everyone knows election season can get a bit catty, but this year’s race for Virginia’s Senate Seat got cattier than usual when Hank The Cat, a Maine coon from Northern Virginia garnered over 7,000...

Senate Lauds Standard Change

By Guide Editor October 23, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution endorsing the implementation of the new “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard at its meeting Sunday night. Though the...

GUSA Votes Yes On Ambassador Program Funds

By Upasana Kaku October 25, 2011

T he Georgetown University Student Association senate voted Sunday to fund student attendance of academic conferences with student fee money. The initiative originally proposed by the GUSA executive...

A Hard First Half to Follow

By The Editorial Board October 7, 2011

When Mike Meaney (SFS '12) and Greg Laverriere (COL '12) ran for the GUSA Executive last February, their platform was a mixed bag of large-scale projects and small improvements to everyday student...

Pell Grants Secure in Current Bill

By David Schuler September 27, 2011

A Senate subcommittee voted last Thursday to keep the maximum Pell Grant award at $5,550, while cutting the National Institutes of Health budget by $190 million, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. One...

GUSA Senate Elections: Meet the Candidates

By Marissa Brogger September 26, 2011

It's that time of year again - Georgetown University Student Association's annual Senate seat campaigns. It's hard to go anywhere without encountering an upperclassman's campaign poster that promises to...

GUSA Senate Campaigns Launch

By Glenn Russo September 23, 2011

Campaigns for the Georgetown University Student Association senate kicked off on Tuesday, with 56 students vying for 25 open spots this academic year. Two districts have no declared candidates and five...

Dulik: A Gold Mine of Political Action

By Sam Dulik April 29, 2011

They say Nevada is the "Silver State," but for political junkies this week it's been golden. A tumultuous chain reaction of political events has just rocked the state, creating serious implications for...

Dulik: Senators’ Departures Usher in 2012 Campaign Season

By Sam Dulik February 18, 2011

Having barely caught its breath after 2010's watershed midterm elections, the American public already finds itself in the thick of the 2012 campaign season. While the re-election of President Obama will...

Expanded GI Bill Boosts Aid for War Veterans at Georgetown

By Caitlin Mac Neal December 22, 2010

Both the House and the Senate passed an expansion to the Post-9/11 GI Bill last week, which will go into effect next academic year. The new bill will increase benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans...

GUSA Elects Senate Speaker

By Alice Maglio October 15, 2010

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted in new staff and leadership members Monday evening, electing Adam Mortillaro (COL '12) as the senate speaker for this academic year. Mortillaro...

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