A stuffed bear on Instagram, Chunky, is branding itself as a new Georgetown mascot. Why that's a problem, and why you should reject the forces behind it.
Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and harassment.
Survivors of campus sexual violence are not lifeless statistics. They are real people whose lives were disrupted by a dehumanizing violation. The harm that this violence causes is irreparable, and unfortunately, too many students at Georgetown University can testify to this reality. There should be a transparent system in place to support students in the aftermath of sexual violence, but there is not.
To make a useful system that effectively protects survivors, comprehensive changes at the federal and university level must reverse the harms of the Trump administration and set out a transparent and supportive future for navigating the Title IX process.
Recently uncovered bodies at Q Street reveal a connection to the Georgetown slave trade Illustration by John Woolley
Archaeologists discovered the remains of 28 African Americans at the 3300 block of Q Street NW in Georgetown from the early 1800s, prompting archeologists and historians to develop theories connecting the bodies to Georgetown’s slave trade and the Underground Railroad.
With one body fully analyzed and six others in a preliminary analysis, the process of identifying and tracing the remains has been slow but garnered renewed attention over the area’s history of slavery following the wave of racial justice protests this past summer.
Blass and Sanchez ticket wins the 2021 GUSA Executive election georgetownvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from georgetownvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published February 25, 2021
Two tickets are vying to be the next face of Georgetown’s student body, Nile Blass (COL ’22) and Nicole Sanchez (SFS ’22) and Daniella Sanchez (COL ’22) and Leo Arnett (SFS ’22). Whichever is elected as the new GUSA executive team will be tasked with representing undergraduate Hoyas some of which the
Voice surveyed about GUSA’s performance from Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021.
The GUSA executive election, which will be held over the next two days, marks the end of Nico Feretti (SFS ’21) and Bryce Badger’s (MSB ’21) term as president and vice president. It comes after a year of fluctuating student opinions of GUSA as the student government responded to the issues of COVID-19 policies, financial aid, representation in the Senate, and racial justice.