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3rd GUSA Referendum in 2 Years Delivers Senate Triumph

By Jeff Cirillo February 23, 2018

A campus-wide referendum proposing reforms to the Georgetown University Student Association senate passed Tuesday night, receiving more than the necessary 25 percent support from the student body. Members...

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Student-led efforts to raise funds for an off-campus mental health program were met with a $10,000 contribution from the university Thursday.

Students to Vote Again on GUSA Senate Reform Referendum

By Elizabeth Ash February 1, 2018

Students are set to vote Feb. 22 on a campuswide referendum that proposes reforms to the Georgetown University Student Association senate, including proposals to elect senators by class year instead of...

#HoyasInUK Reflect On British Election

By Will Linde July 18, 2017

LONDON — We hunkered down in the only pub in Notting Hill, London, that could accommodate 12 diners at one table and would change the TV station to BBC for the 10 p.m. British general election exit polls....

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GUSA senate speaker Richie Mullaney (COL ’18), left, and senate vice speaker Cherie Vu (COL ’19) led the Senate vote to hold the referendum, which failed to pass Thursday.

GUSA Senate Reform Referendum Fails to Pass

By Yasmine Salam April 28, 2017

A Georgetown University Student Association referendum on senate electoral reform  failed to pass last night after receiving support from less than 25 percent of the student body – the minimum...

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...

EDITORIAL: GUSA Senate Reform Will Bolster Representation

By Editorial Board April 11, 2017

After December’s unsuccessful referendum to replace the Georgetown University Student Association senate with a new assembly, some may balk at another vote aimed at GUSA senate reform. But the initiative...

EDITORIAL: Examine Electoral Reform

By Editorial Board March 24, 2017

Following a year of electoral upsets within the Georgetown University Student Association, GUSA’s much-needed Election Reform Task Force had plenty of fodder for its report presented at the GUSA senate...

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The GUSA Constitutional Council invalidated the results of the referendum on a constitutional amendment to abolish the GUSA senate.

VIEWPOINT: GUSA’s Dangerous Precedent

By Javon Price February 2, 2017

On Jan. 20, the Georgetown University Student Association Constitutional Council ruled in favor of a challenge to the Dec. 1 referendum centered on club funding reform, declaring the referendum vote invalid...

EDITORIAL: Combatting GUSA’s Insularity

By Editorial Board January 24, 2017

Seven weeks after allegations of electioneering forced an inquiry into the Georgetown University Student Association’s referendum on club funding reform, the GUSA Constitutional Council’s decision...

Upcoming GUSA Referendums

Upcoming GUSA Referendums

By Joseph O’Reilly and Joseph O’Reilly December 13, 2016

In case you missed the 25 emails, social media campaign and representatives knocking on your door begging you to vote, GUSA recently held two referendums on the topics of smoking on campus and club funding...

Council Postpones Release of Results

By Jeff Cirillo December 6, 2016

The results of last Thursday’s Georgetown University Student Association senate restructuring referendum will not be released or certified before winter break, after the GUSA Constitutional Council extended...

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The GUSA Constitutional Council invalidated the results of the referendum on a constitutional amendment to abolish the GUSA senate.

GUSA Delays Senate Reform Results

By Tara Subramaniam and Jeff Cirillo December 2, 2016

  The Georgetown University Student Association Election Commission announced it would hold the results of Thursday’s referendum on replacing the senate with a new assembly early this morning,...

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