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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
After the D.C. Democratic Party did not submit Sanders’ name to the D.C. Board of Election, an activist filed a legal motion to keep his name from the ballot.

Sanders Cut From Ballot, D.C. Council Holds Vote

By Matthew Riley April 1, 2016

old an emergency vote to determine whether or not to include Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) name on the Democratic Party ballot for D.C.’s June 14 primary after the party submitted the candidate’s...

Students Reject Live Registration in Referendum

By Molly Cooke February 19, 2016

The campus-wide referendum on course registration closed this morning with 83 percent of students voting to "keep pre-registration," 7 percent voting to "switch to live registration" and 9 percent of votes...

Registration Referendum

By The Editorial Board February 9, 2016

This year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive presidential and vice presidential election, to be held Feb. 18, will also include a referendum on changes to the course registration system,...

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DC Statehood

By Madison Ashley September 4, 2015

As students from across the country and globe flood the streets of Washington, D.C. in anticipation of a new academic year at one of the District’s numerous colleges and universities, they may be...

Georgetown Absent at ANC Election

By Patrick Clawson November 7, 2014

To the Editor: We in D.C.’s Ward 2 have a shameful record about turnout at midterm elections. In the Nov. 4 election, only 30.5 percent of our registered voters showed up at the polls, lower than...

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Bowser Wins DC Mayoral Election

By Suzanne Monyak November 5, 2014

D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) won the race for D.C. mayor Tuesday, defeating opponents David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and Carol Schwartz, both running as independents. Bowser...

Michelle Xu

Invest in the District With Your Vote

By Sarah Stiles October 31, 2014

Washington, D.C., is suffering. In sociology we talk a lot about symbols; when the District sent out an upside down flag on the cover of the 2014 D.C. Voters’ Guide, it was a perfect example of a...

Breaking the Voting Bubble

By The Editorial Board October 21, 2014

It’s not difficult to understand why local politics might never cross the mind of the average Georgetown student. Although college students are an inherently transient population, temporary residence...

CORREIA: A Place for DC Among The States

CORREIA: A Place for DC Among The States

By Tricia Correia October 10, 2014

In 1970, Sam Smith wrote in the D.C. Gazette that the D.C. Statehood movement was not proceeding at the speed most thought it would. “Instead,” Smith wrote, “we have annual piddling negotiations...

DC Voting, Statehood Debated

By Tom Garzillo October 3, 2014

Amid talk of D.C. statehood, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder brought increased attention to the District’s lack of voting representation in Congress in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus...

The GUSA Video Takeover

The GUSA Video Takeover

By Alexis Oni-Eseleh and Alexis Oni-Eseleh February 20, 2014

GUSA campaigns. They're unavoidable. Strangers keep interrupting your "House of Cards" binge (rude!) to tell you about their candidates' platform. Red Square is lined with gargantuan posters and now your...

Citizen Concerns Delay DC Redistricting

By Johnny Verhovek February 7, 2014

The D.C. Board of Elections has cancelled proposed changes to realign voting precincts amid worries among local residents that the changes could cause confusion about where to vote in the upcoming April...

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