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  GUSA and Administrators Collaborate on Alcohol Amnesty Clause February 10, 2014 — Georgetown University Student Association The university has officially introduced to the Code of Conduct an alcohol amnesty policy for cases involving sexual assault. Students who report sexual assault will not be charged with violations of the university alcohol policy. GUSA petitioned for the inclusion of this policy ... Read More »

The Georgetown University Student Association is launching an engagement campaign with the goal of opening dialogue with university administrators concerning recent academic changes proposed by the Provost’s Office. GUSA Secretary of Academic Affairs Guy Mentel (COL ’14) and senate Intellectual Life Chairwoman Shweta Wahal (SFS ’16) have expressed concern over the expedited timeline of the Provost’s Office’s actions and their ... Read More »

Read full article here Student leaders of East Coast Catholic universities discussed pressing issues including student debt and college affordability for undergraduates at a summit organized and hosted by the Georgetown University Student Association from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. The East Coast Catholic Colleges and Universities Affordability Summit featured leaders from St. Anselm College, Fairfield University, Loyola University Maryland, ... Read More »

The Georgetown University Student Association is pleased to announce that the university has decided to restructure tuition funding for student activities and move toward eliminating space fees for most student programming spaces by a goal of fiscal year (FY) 2015. GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) and Director for Student Space Jack Appelbaum (COL ’14) began meeting with key administrators ... Read More »

GUSA strongly supports President Obama’s actions last week to create the White House Task Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault. It is a step toward making campuses safer for all students and supporting survivors. GUSA, alongside other student groups and students on campus, continues to work diligently with the university administration to improve services and judicial processes for survivors ... Read More »

Read full article here As a fiscal goal for Georgetown, divestment has been labeled as many things, from morally imperative to practically impossible. Last week, GU Fossil Free proved that divestment is not a pipe dream but rather a university-wide conversation worth having. By a margin of 17 to six, the Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution backing ... Read More »

Read full article here The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution to endorse GU Fossil Free’s proposal to mandate the university’s divestment from fossil fuels Sunday evening. The bill passed with 17 votes to six, and GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) signed the bill Monday evening. “I think that [the bill] lends support to what Fossil Free is going for, so now ... Read More »

Read full article here Chief of Police Jay Gruber has decided to extend GUSA’s Outdoor Student Living Pilot Program, which allows students of legal age to drink beer and wine in designated areas of Henle Village and Village A. The pilot program will continue through the spring semester, a decision based on the lack of write-ups in those permitted areas. ... Read More »

Read full article here More than 40 students arrived at Epicurean & Co. on Monday afternoon to present a petition with 500-plus student signatures to owner Chang Wook Chon, demanding fair treatment of Epicurean workers. The event was organized by the Georgetown Solidarity Committee with the help of members of the Georgetown chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ... Read More »

Read full article here The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a bill calling for expansion of the Law Center Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle Bus service to Capitol Hill at its meeting Sunday. The proposal, submitted by GUSA Historian Anebi Adoga (COL ’16), suggested expanding the pre-existing Law Center shuttle, which currently runs weekdays between campus and First and F ... Read More »