While Georgetown University tweaks its Code of Student Conduct every year, the university systems outlined in it do not fully address the needs of students, favoring a more traditional, historically accepted approach to disciplinary action. Georgetown currently operates under a punitive system: when a student does something that violates the Code of Conduct, a report.
While Georgetown University tweaks its Code of Student Conduct every year, the university systems outlined in it do not fully address the needs of students, favoring a more traditional, historically accepted approach to disciplinary action. Georgetown currently operates under a punitive system: when a student does something that violates the Code of Conduct, a report.
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.
GUSA presidential candidates debate approaches to advocacy, GUSA restructuring February 26, 2021
GUSA presidential candidates Nile Blass (COL ’22) and Daniella Sanchez (COL ’22) explained their respective tickets’ approaches to advocacy at the GUSA Presidential Debate on Feb. 22. Both candidates touched on the unique features of their campaigns as well as their platforms on GUSA restructuring and ensuring transparency in communication with Georgetown’s administration.
A key element of Sanchez’s campaign that she emphasized throughout the debate was her and running mate Leo Arnett’s (SFS ’22) proposal to establish a Student Bill of Rights. The bill would create a codified list of rights that students could use to hold Georgetown’s administration accountable during negotiations.