Articles tagged: gusa

News

Divestment referendum passes; university announces it will not implement demands

Students voted to approve a referendum calling on Georgetown to divest from companies connected to the Israeli military, the GUSA Election Commission announced in the evening on Tuesday, April 29.... Read more

By April 29, 2025

News

Students push for an expanded GUTS bus system to “make Downtown reachable”

Students living at the Capitol Campus are pushing to expand the Georgetown University Transportation System’s (GUTS) bus hours joining them to the Hilltop campus. GUSA Senator Olivia Mason (CAS ’26)... Read more

By April 24, 2025

News

As delayed divestment referendum approaches, student campaigns for and against intensify

Later this week, students will vote on whether or not Georgetown should divest from companies connected to the Israeli military. The Voice spoke to GUSA senators behind the referendum and... Read more

By and April 23, 2025

News

GUSA Senate election results!

The GUSA Election Commission announced the results of the Spring 2025 Senate elections around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, shortly after voting closed at 8:00 p.m.  Here are your... Read more

By April 16, 2025

News

GUSA passes act supporting free speech after police intervention in pro-Palestine protest

GUSA passed an act at its April 13 senate meeting in support of student free speech on campus. Senator Sam Lovell (CAS ’25) introduced the bill after Georgetown University Police... Read more

By April 14, 2025

News

Meet the Candidates for GUSA Senate

Tonight, Georgetown students will start casting their ballots for next year’s GUSA Senate. Voting will be open from April 14 at 8:00 p.m. to April 16 at 8:00 p.m. The... Read more

By and April 14, 2025

News

Behind the scenes of GUSA’s decision to reschedule the Israel Divestment Referendum

Georgetown Student Government (GUSA) announced, via Instagram, late Sunday night that the vote on the referendum on university divestment from companies arming the Israeli military will be delayed, changing the... Read more

By and April 14, 2025

News

Georgetown Student Government Brief 4/10: Senate candidates talk to students at GUSA town hall!

It’s GUSA election season, so get prepared for the polls!  Students got to know the candidates for the 2025-2026 GUSA Senate at an April 10 town hall. The town hall... Read more

By April 11, 2025

Leisure

Arts Week 2025 hosts gallery in Lauinger Library, highlights student artists

Arts Week hopes to bring together Georgetown students from all different circles—all experiencing the same art.

By April 11, 2025

News

Georgetown Student Government Brief 4/6: Divestment referendum, Georgetown Day policies, and spring elections coming up!

Another week, another GUSA news brief! At its senate meeting on April 6, GUSA met to discuss a referendum to divest from companies that arm Israel, swear in a new... Read more

By April 6, 2025

News

GUSA and other university student governments hold rally demanding “Hands Off Our Schools”

Over 150 demonstrators gathered in front of the Department of Education building on April 4 for the “Hands Off Our Schools” Rally. The rally was a response to the Trump... Read more

By and April 4, 2025

News

Georgetown Student Government Brief 3/23: Senate member changes, queer LLC, and lots and lots of other bills!

GUSA met for its eighth Senate meeting of the semester on March 23 to discuss resignations, swear in a new senator, and pass a whopping 14 pieces of legislation, all... Read more

By March 24, 2025

News

Student leaders in clubs and FinApp reflect on next school year’s budget allocations

After months of hard work and conversations between GUSA and student organization leaders, GUSA’s Finance and Appropriations (FinApp) Committee finalized club budget allocations for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) on Mar.... Read more

By March 22, 2025

News

Georgetown Student Government Brief 3/16: Budget updates, elections, swings and hammocks, and Whisk espresso!

Ushering in spring with another Georgetown student government—aka GUSA—news brief! This week’s meeting, which was truncated because of a Policy and Advocacy Committee meeting directly after, saw no passed legislation... Read more

By March 16, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 2/23: New conduct standards for GUSA, chalk, pass/fail courses, swings, and the RA union!

Welcome back to our second GUSA News Brief of the week, you lucky duck! The GUSA Senate convened yesterday to pass seven whole pieces of legislation in a barn burner... Read more

By February 24, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 2/21: A GUSA town hall!

Welcome to yet another GUSA News Brief! Today’s brief covers GUSA’s Feb. 21 town hall, where GUSA and university leadership offered updates on several university projects and attendees had a... Read more

By February 22, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 2/9: More tables in HFSC, more food on campus, and puppies

Welcome back to the GUSA news brief! Here’s everything you need to know about GUSA projects in the works, plus updates from GUSA’s Feb. 9 meeting.  Collecting student input on... Read more

By February 9, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 1/26: Investment disclosure, syllabus consolidation, and recognizing outstanding community members

Welcome back to another edition of the Voice’s biweekly GUSA News Briefs! The GUSA Senate convened for their second meeting of the semester on Jan. 26 and the meeting was... Read more

By January 27, 2025

Opinion

Georgetown’s presidential search must prioritize trust and transparency

For the first time in 23 years, Georgetown is on the hunt for a new president. After suffering a stroke in June, John DeGioia announced he would step down from... Read more

By the January 18, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 1/12: Exec confirmations, bylaw amendments, and swings!

Welcome back to another semester of the Voice’s biweekly GUSA News Briefs! The GUSA Senate convened for their first meeting of the semester on Sunday, Jan. 12. Here’s everything you... Read more

By , and January 12, 2025