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GUSA launched ‘Save Georgetown Day’ petition with the goal of loosening the administration’s policies for 2025. (Georgetown University)

GUSA Launches ‘Save Georgetown Day’ Petition, Aiming to Reform 2025 Policies

By Sofia Thomas, GUSA Desk Editor April 26, 2025

Georgetown University announced in an April 23 email that the administration will loosen some restrictions on campus gatherings for Georgetown Day after the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA)...

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Newly Elected GUSA Senators Prioritize Student-Centered Solutions for Dining Reform, Transparency

By Sofia Thomas, GUSA Desk Editor April 23, 2025

Eighteen students, including 10 incumbent senators, were elected to the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate, Georgetown’s student government, April 16. As the senate begins its...

The Georgetown University Student Association hosted the first meeting of the Common Spaces Committee, a new committee on student spaces and facilities.

GUSA Committee Holds Forum on Improving Campus Spaces

By Sofia Thomas, GUSA Desk Editor April 22, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) hosted the first meeting of the Common Spaces Committee, a newly formed GUSA committee focused on improving facilities, with administrative representatives...

26 candidates are running for GUSA Senate this year to address internal governance issues, expanding access to services and responding to the federal government.

Meet the 26 Candidates Running for GUSA Senate

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor April 15, 2025

Twenty-six students are running for seats in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate, Georgetown’s elected student government, in its April 14-16 election.  Candidates’ key...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate approved a resolution to hold a referendum April 11 through April 13, on whether students support establishing gender-inclusive, which will require 25% turnout.

GUSA Postpones Divestment Referendum

By Aamir Jamil, Contributing Editor April 13, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) election commission postponed a referendum on divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government to April 26-28,...

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GU Community Prepares for Divestment Vote

By Nora Toscano and Jack Willis April 11, 2025

Georgetown University undergraduates voiced worries and excitement in advance of the April 14-16 referendum on whether the university should divest from companies and academic institutions linked to Israel’s...

The Georgetown University Student Association, in collaboration with student organizations and artists on campus, presented Georgetown Arts Week from April 6 to April 13.

Arts Week Highlights Student Musicians, Fashion Designers, Visual Artists

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor April 11, 2025

In collaboration with student organizations including Georgetown Radio (WGTB), GU Queer People of Color (QPOC) and Prospect Records, the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), Georgetown’s...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Georgetown University students will face a referendum April 14 to 16 on university divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government. The referendum will have no binding effect on university policy. Georgetown students have previously called for divestment, including at campus-wide protests in April, 2024, such as the protest pictured.

GU Students to Vote on Israel Divestment

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Jack Willis, and Maren Fagan April 6, 2025

Georgetown University students will face a referendum later this month on university divestment from companies and academic institutions engaged with Israel’s government. Sixteen of the 28 members...

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GUSA Endorses Student Protest, Passes Transportation Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 28, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed 14 bills, including resolutions to endorse a student-led protest regarding federal changes in education, reform transportation services...

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GUSA 2026 Budget Passes, Fulfills Higher Percentage of Budget Requests

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 21, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate increased or maintained funding for all but two student activity advisory boards for fiscal year 2026.   The senate passed the final version...

The Georgetown University Student Association and administrators from the Office of Residential Living and the Center for Student Engagement updated students on housing, administrator accessibility and student-led initiatives, at a Feb. 21 town hall meeting.

GUSA Hosts Town Hall

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor February 26, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) and administrators from the Office of Residential Living and the Center for Student Engagement (CSE) updated students on campus issues, including housing...

FILE PHOTO: NATALIE REGAN/THE HOYA | Twelve candidates, mostly BIPOC students and sophomores, joined ballots by petition. Heated criticism of the student government body surfaced in GroupMe chats and on social media leading up to the influx of candidate petitions.

GUSA Passes Student Leader Ethics Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor February 26, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed seven pieces of legislation, including two bills to ensure ethical standards for student leadership, at its Feb. 23 meeting.  The...

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