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18 students won seats in the GUSA Senate with plans to improve on-campus dining, increase transparency, and expand transportation. (Georgetown University)

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...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | The GUSA senate certified the senate election results following the reinstatement of a disqualified candidate on

Eighteen Students Elected to GUSA Senate

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor April 16, 2025

Eighteen students, including ten incumbent senators, won seats in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate elections, the GUSA election commission announced April 16.  Six senators...

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...

Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil November 7, 2024

First-year and at-large candidates for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate emphasized resource allocation and student participation in a Nov. 4 town hall debate.  The debate,...

GUSA Passes Resolutions With Goal of Improving Effectiveness

GUSA Passes Resolutions With Goal of Improving Effectiveness

By Aamir Jamil January 25, 2024

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed four resolutions and swore in two new election commissioners, who oversee Senate and executive elections, at its Jan. 21 meeting. At...

GUSA to Hold Special Executive Election

GUSA to Hold Special Executive Election

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) will hold a special executive election for the positions of president and vice president Oct. 19 to Oct. 20 after the GUSA Senate failed to certify...

GUSA Votes Not to Certify Executive Election Amid Reports of Impropriety

GUSA Votes Not to Certify Executive Election Amid Reports of Impropriety

By Caitlin McLean and Evie Steele October 9, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate rejected the results of the 2023 executive election, voting 11 to six, failing to certify the results of the election.  The vote at...

31 Students Run for GUSA Senate

31 Students Run for GUSA Senate

By Evie Steele September 29, 2023

Georgetown University first-years will have 27 choices on their ballot for seven seats in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate in next week’s election. Besides voting for seven...

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GUSA Makes Student Body Referendum on Restructuring Official

By Samuel Yoo October 28, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate approved a student referendum Oct. 17 to abolish the GUSA Senate and Executive and replace the bodies with a student activist assembly. The...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS/THE HOYA | Arisaid Gonzalez Porras (COL '21), left, and Anahi Figueroa-Flores (COL' 21), right, seek to improve representation in the GUSA executive.

Gonzalez Porras, Figueroa-Flores Aim To Empower

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo January 31, 2020

Arisaid Gonzalez Porras (COL ’21) and Anahi Figueroa-Flores (COL ’21) are both undocumented women who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border when they were toddlers. Both are low-income, first-generation...

15 things more exciting than this year's GUSA election cycle

15 things more exciting than this year’s GUSA election cycle

By Layla Moghavem and Layla Moghavem February 8, 2019

As you probably don’t know, GUSA election season is upon us, and this year, for whatever reason, the campaigns are leaving a serious something to be desired. Even The Hoya Editorial Board thinks so,...

VIEWPOINT: Stopping the Madness in Tense Times

By Matthew Gregory February 7, 2017

Spearheaded by a group of seniors who have since graduated and me, the traditional write-in “joke” ticket of two popular sandwiches from Wisemiller’s Deli — Hot Chick and Chicken Madness — saw...

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