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Activist Urges Reassessment of LGBTQ Movement

By Alfredo Carrillo October 28, 2016

The mainstream LGBTQ movement has lost sight of its founders’ liberation ideology, according to author and activist Urvashi Vaid in a discussion of the political, local, national and global histories...

GULC Panel Split Over 2016

By May Teng October 28, 2016

Despite Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s growing momentum in polls two weeks ahead of Election Day, there is still a possibility for Republican nominee Donald Trump to win the election,...

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The GUSA Federal Relations Team is working to improve outreach efforts and goals it set  when it first launched in early April following the GUSA executive elections.

Federal Team Looks Ahead

By Ben Goodman October 28, 2016

Shortly after the election of Georgetown University Student Association President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) to the executive, Federal and D.C. Relations Committee...

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Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell spoke at an MSB event where he, along with other business and government experts, offered their advice to the next U.S. president.

Officials Urge Cooperation

By Adam Shlomi October 28, 2016

The next president must facilitate bipartisan compromise and cooperation to solve major issues facing the country, advocated three business and former government officials at the second annual Hariri...

Panelists Advocate Dating Violence Awareness

By Haley Snyder October 28, 2016

Dating violence needs to be addressed as strongly as sexual violence on college campuses, according to D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence Program Director Elizabeth Odongo in a discussion about...

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WMATA police officers are investigating an incident in which a teenage girl was arrested after being pushed to the ground for bringing food into a Metro station.

Metro Officers Arrest Teen

By Marina Pitofsky October 28, 2016

Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority police are reviewing use of force during transit officers’ arrest of a young black woman caught on camera being pushed to the ground after bringing...

A Guide to Eating Alone at Leo's

A Guide to Eating Alone at Leo’s

By Joseph O’Reilly and Joseph O’Reilly October 26, 2016

We've all been there. Nobody in the #squad group chat responds. You get a sudden hankering for Leo's meat lover's pizza that just can't wait. It's Chicken Finger Thursday and all your friends seem...

An Interview with Bossier

An Interview with Bossier

By Maddie Schwartz and Maddie Schwartz October 25, 2016

Last month, a group of Georgetown students launched Bossier - "a student magazine on campus that is devoted to promoting discourse about women's issues and publishing work by women." The creators of...

Diplomat Speaks Against Referendums

By Sophie Donnelly October 25, 2016

Referendums are inefficient forms of democracy, according to Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs the Right Honourable Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland during a discussion...

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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...

DC Considers Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age

By Grace Lobo October 25, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Council advanced a bill to raise the legal age of tobacco use in the District from 18 to 21 and limit its public use Oct. 11. Cities including Boston, Chicago and New York City...

GULC Report Proposes Police Database Oversight

By Gaia Mattiace October 25, 2016

Across the nation, law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition networks containing the photographs of about half of American adults, posing potential privacy and civil liberty violations, according...

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