Sophie St Amand

Sophie is a sophomore in the SFS and news executive editor. She likes pho, jazz, and nature documentaries. She dislikes fluorescent lights, caffeine (except tea), and early March.


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Meet the 11 new GUSA senators

Georgetown students elected seven class of 2029 GUSA senators and four at-large GUSA senators this week, the Election Commission announced via X Saturday morning. Out of a packed field of... Read more

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Meet the 2025 GUSA senate candidates

If you’ve somehow missed it, GUSA elections are back and better than ever. With 11 senate seats open and over 30 candidates, this race will be a wild ride.  The... Read more

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Who are the 2025 GUSA executive candidates?

For students new to Georgetown, those who have somehow avoided Red Square for weeks, and Hoyas on a Fizz-detox, this week’s GUSA executive election may be a mystery. But for... Read more

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GUSA executive campaigns clash over candidate’s secret society membership

The Rao-Weaver campaign confirmed that GUSA presidential candidate Saahil Rao (SFS ’27) is a member of the Second Stewards Society on Oct. 15 after days of speculation on Instagram and... Read more

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Georgetown University names Eduardo M. Peñalver 49th president, first to claim Latino heritage

Eduardo M. Peñalver has been unanimously voted the 49th president of Georgetown University by the board of directors, the university announced Wednesday. Peñalver will begin his role on July 1,... Read more

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Federal judge lists GU fellow among scholars Trump administration illegally targeted for pro-Palestinian activism

The Trump administration illegally targeted Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri and other international scholars for pro-Palestinian statements, ruled a federal judge on Sept. 30.  The ruling responds to... Read more

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Flyers referencing KKK found on Georgetown campus

After midnight on Sept. 27, university officials discovered and removed flyers referencing the white supremacist hate group Ku Klux Klan (KKK).  Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) has started an investigation,... Read more

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Did Georgetown’s most Performative Men revive campus whimsy?

This past Sunday, those enjoying an afternoon stroll on campus may have spotted 24 silly sock-wearing, guitar-strumming men lined up on the White Gravenor steps. The anticipation in the air... Read more

Features

Hoyas keep running up that Hill to hilltern

At Georgetown, the pressure to intern at Capitol Hill—or “hilltern”—runs high. More paid congressional interns come from Georgetown than any other higher education institution except American University and University of... Read more

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Your rights interacting with federal officers, explained

President Donald Trump deployed approximately 2,000 National Guard troops to D.C. and took control of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in early August, after declaring an emergency based on inaccurate... Read more