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FILE PHOTO: MARGARET FOUBERG/THE HOYA| GUSA Senate Speaker Eliza Lafferty (COL '21), right, and Vice Speaker Pat Walsh (SFS '21), left, have overseen an increase in unexcused absences.

GUSA Struggles to Curb Senators’ Unexcused Absences

By Rachel Friedman April 5, 2019

Unexcused absences by senators at Georgetown University Student Association senate meetings have more than quadrupled from last year’s legislative season despite the introduction of a committee this...

FILE PHOTO: ANNE STONECIPHER/THE HOYA |  A special election to fill the seat of former GUSA Senator Sam Appel (COL '20) will not be held, according to the GUSA election commission.

GUSA Decides Against Special Election to Fill Senate Seat

By Cady Stanton February 22, 2019

A special election will not be held for the vacant seat of Sam Appel (COL ’20) in the Georgetown University Student Association senate, in a departure from the GUSA constitution. The GUSA president...

MASON MANDELL/THE HOYA The Georgetown University Student Association voted 20-4 to hold a referendum on adding a $27.20 semesterly fee to students tuition that would go towards a fund to benefit descendants of the the 272 enslaved individuals sold in 1838 to pay off the university's debts.

GUSA Approves Referendum on Reconciliation Fee for Descendants of GU272

By Will Cassou and Yolanda Spura February 5, 2019

Students are set to vote on the creation of a semesterly fee that would go toward a fund to benefit descendants of the GU272 this April after the Georgetown University Student Association senate approved...

ELIZA LAFFERTY AND PATRICK WALSH Georgetown University Student Association senate elected Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) as speaker and vice speaker.

GUSA Senate Elects Speaker, Vice Speaker

By Emily Leng October 12, 2018

Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) were elected speaker and vice speaker of the Georgetown University Student Association senate in an emergency senate meeting Oct. 2. Lafferty,...

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Elections for the senate of the Georgetown University Student Association will take place Sept. 30. Fourteen seats are open this semester.

GUSA Senate Elections to Fill 14 Vacancies

By Karena Landler September 28, 2018

Georgetown University Student Association Senate elections, set for Sept. 30, include 33 candidates running for 14 open positions. The open seats include seven vacant spots for freshmen, four at-large...

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Juan Martinez (SFS '20) is Georgetown University Student Association president effective Sept. 16 after Sahil Nair (SFS '19) resigned Sept. 11.

GUSA Appoints New President, Apologizes for Initial Response

By Erin Doherty September 21, 2018

Juan Martinez (SFS ’20), the former transition chair of the Georgetown University Student Association senate, is the new GUSA president, effective Sept. 16, replacing Sahil Nair (SFS ’19), who resigned Sept....

Rahman, Bennett to Resign Following Senate Demands

By Christian Paz and Erin Doherty September 14, 2018

Naba Rahman (SFS ’19), the acting president of the Georgetown University Student Association, and Chief of Staff Aaron Bennett (COL ’19) will resign Friday, effective at 11:59 p.m., according to a...

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After Nair Resignation, GUSA Senate Demands Rahman, Bennett Resign

By Erin Doherty and Christian Paz September 12, 2018

The Georgetown University Student Association senate demanded the resignations of acting President Naba Rahman (SFS ’19), Chief of Staff Aaron Bennett (COL ’19) and nine other senior staff members...

Nair Resigns GUSA Presidency Following Pressure From Senior GUSA Leadership

Nair Resigns GUSA Presidency Following Pressure From Senior GUSA Leadership

By Madeline Charbonneau and Erin Doherty September 11, 2018

Sahil Nair (SFS ’19), Georgetown University Student Association president, resigned Tuesday morning following announcements by Vice President Naba Rahman (SFS ’19) and 10 other members of the GUSA...

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Georgetown University Student Assosciation President, Kamar Mack (COL ’19), left, and Vice President, Jessica Andino (COL ’18) reflect during their first State of the Campus Address.

GUSA State of Campus Address Previews Advocacy Priorities

By Quinn Coleman February 2, 2018

Student leaders from the Georgetown University Student Association shared their recent achievements and future initiatives during an inaugural State of the Campus address in Healey Family Student Center...

New GUSA Senate Elected With High Turnout

By Jeff Cirillo September 29, 2017

More than 30 percent of students voted in yesterday's Georgetown University Student Association senate elections, an increase from last fall's 5.63 percent rate and a historically high turnout for the...

VIEWPOINT: Ensuring an Inclusive Senate

By Habon Ali and Cherie Vu April 25, 2017

This year, the Georgetown University Student Association did not begin its outreach efforts to encourage women, people of color and other underrepresented groups on campus to get involved in student leadership...

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