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Student Government Association Senate Pro Tempore Liz Stoddard speaks on a bill supporting student sexual assault survivors.

SGA passes resolution to support sexual assault survivors

By Molly St. Clair and Louisa Hannoucene
November 21, 2024
SBA Sen. Omer Turkomer delivers updates on finances.

SBA redirects funds to reimburse students for preprofessional events

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
November 21, 2024
Employees prepare food in Thurston Dining Hall.

SGA leaders push for efficient dining services, expanded food options

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
November 18, 2024
House GOP taps GW alum for conference secretary

House GOP taps GW alum for conference secretary

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
November 14, 2024
Aly McCormick the co-president of Students Against Sexual Assault and the bills co-sponsor, poses for a portrait in Kogan Plaza.

SGA to vote on bill of rights supporting student sexual assault survivors

By Molly St. Clair and Nicole Akumatey
November 11, 2024
Vice President Ethan Lynne presides over Monday's SGA meeting while Sen. Connor J. Toth (LAW-G) asks a question to a new member during the confirmation voting process.

SGA backs graduate student workers’ union

By Amy Perkins and Molly St. Clair
November 7, 2024
Birds fly over the Jacob Burns Law Library.

SBA leaders form committee to fight food insecurity on campus

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
November 4, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to rally goers in front of the White House at the Ellipse.

Thousands attend ‘closing argument’ rally for Harris at Ellipse

By Jenna Lee and Molly St. Clair
October 31, 2024
The Student Government Association meets virtually on Monday.

SGA approves act to aid funding transfers for student groups

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 24, 2024
Student Bar Association President Cherissa Lindsay delivers speaks during Tuesday's meeting.

SBA Senate upholds presidential veto, reviews financial transparency

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 24, 2024
Student Government Association Senate Pro Tempore Liz Stoddard (CCAS-U) sits for a portrait.

SGA to host inaugural women’s caucus meeting to spotlight female voices

By Molly St. Clair and Marin Chin
October 21, 2024
Student Government Association Vice President Ethan Lynne speaks during a SGA meeting.

SGA to implement finance trainings ahead of allocations shift

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 21, 2024
Student Government Association Senator Connor Toth (LAW-G) speaks during Monday's Student Government Association meeting.

SGA Senate fills remaining undergraduate seats, passes bill to grow graduate student participation

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 10, 2024
Student Bar Association President Cherissa Lindsay delivers remarks during Tuesday's meeting.

SBA Senate passes bill requiring executive branch to present annual funding strategies

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 10, 2024
Demonstrators wave flags, clap and march down H street in protest of the war in Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside White House to condemn one year of war in Gaza

By Molly St. Clair and Sachini Adikari
October 7, 2024
SGA President Ethan Fitzgerald speaks during a meeting in May.

Student court dismisses case against SGA over alleged ‘inaction’ during spring protests

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
October 3, 2024
Student Government Association Vice President Ethan Lynne welcomes student leaders to the meeting.

Latino student groups share campus representation concerns with SGA

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 30, 2024
SBA Executive Vice President Nigel Walton at Tuesday's meeting.

SBA Senate amends bylaws to grant law students access to parliamentarian position

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2024
Nota Bene Editor-in-Chief Connor J. Toth poses for a portrait in the Jacob Burns Law Library.

Students revive independent publication reporting on GW Law, SBA

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 23, 2024
Students browse the various employer booths at the 2024 Fall Career Expo in the University Student Center.

Student attendance at fall career fair nearly doubles

By Molly St. Clair and Dylan Ebs
September 19, 2024
Sen. John DeMarco speaks during Tuesday night's SBA meeting.

SBA Supreme Court to review senate resolution on boosting vice presidential power

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 12, 2024
Student Government Association Sen. Jacob Wilner (CCAS-U) sits in Kogan Plaza.

SGA assembly looks to execute mental health initiatives in its second year

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 9, 2024
Student Bar Association Sen. Omer Turkomer, chair of the Finance Committee, delivers remarks on the Senate budget proposal during Tuesday's meeting.

SBA revises budget proposal, approves more than $200,000 in funding

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
September 5, 2024
Student Government Association Sen. Jonesy Strell (CCAS-U) speaks during Monday's meeting.

SGA passes bill to expand student representation on University-Wide Programs Fund

By Molly St. Clair and Diana Anos
August 29, 2024
The Title IX Office located on 20th Street

Officials to review Title IX guidelines following Supreme Court ruling on 2024 policy blocks

By Jenna Lee and Molly St. Clair
August 29, 2024
Third-year law student Cherissa Lindsay being sworn in as executive vice president in April 2024.

Law student assumes SBA presidency after predecessor steps down

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
August 26, 2024
The dining hall and market in Shenkman Hall located on 23rd Street.

SGA Senate announces extended dining hall hours

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
August 19, 2024
The Lerner Health and Wellness Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.

SGA Senate announces expanded operating hours for Lerner

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
August 11, 2024
The D.C. Circulator services neighborhoods like Georgetown with no other public transportation options.

Circulator bus to phase out service by end of 2024

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
August 2, 2024
Student Government Association President Ethan Fitzgerald delivers remarks after his swearing-in in April.

SGA Senate adds two positions to executive cabinet

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
July 12, 2024
The entrance to Mabel Nelson Thurston Residence Hall on F Street.

SGA, RHA form group to address housing registration concerns

By Molly St. Clair and Rory Quealy
July 6, 2024
Student Government Association Vice President Ethan Lynne speaks during a SGA meeting.

SGA vice president to attend future council meetings with officials

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
June 7, 2024
Arielle Geismar and Demetrius Apostolis, the former Student Government Association president and vice president, stand back to back.

Former SGA president, vice president look back on tenure

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
May 20, 2024
Student Government Association Sen. Claire Avalos (CCAS-U) listens during the first SGA meeting of the 2024-25 year.

SGA passes resolution to support free speech, condemn GW’s suspension of protesters

By Diana Anos and Molly St. Clair
May 11, 2024
Ethan Fitzgerald is sworn in as Student Government Association President.

Fitzgerald and Lynne discuss ambitions for presidency, vice presidency

By Molly St. Clair, Assistant News Editor
May 2, 2024
Student Government Association Vice President Demetrius Apostolis speaks about his general allocations fund plan.

SGA votes to change student organization funding structure

By Hannah Marr and Molly St. Clair
April 25, 2024
Senators present the 2024 dining experiences report at Monday's Student Government Association Senate meeting.

SGA votes to create undocumented student resource center, healthy food vending machines

By Molly St. Clair and Diana Anos
April 25, 2024
Student Government Association Vice President Demetrius Apostolis speaks at a senate meeting on Monday.

Graduate student assembly bill fails in SGA secret ballot vote

By Molly St. Clair and Dylan Ebs
April 18, 2024
Members and friends of the Student Government Association gather in the University Student Center Amphitheater to await election results.

SGA voter turnout climbs after decade-long decline

By Molly St. Clair, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024
SGA Sen. Ethan Fitzgerald (CCAS-U) reacts to his presidential win.

Ethan Fitzgerald clinches SGA presidency by slim margin

By Molly St. Clair and Hannah Marr
April 13, 2024
From left to right, Student Government Association presidential candidates Ethan Fitzgerald, Nicky Beruashvili, Dan Saleem and Lauren K. Harris at Tuesday night's debate.

SGA candidates discuss free speech, sexism at SGA debate

By Molly St. Clair and Diana Anos
April 11, 2024
Third-year law student Cherissa Lindsay being sworn in as executive vice president in February 2024.

SBA swears in president, executive vice president for 2024-25 academic year

By Molly St. Clair, Staff Writer
April 4, 2024
Saleem said he brought his prior experience working alongside those who disagree with him in the military to the “contentious” environment of the SGA.

Sophomore SGA senator stages run for presidency

By Molly St. Clair, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024
Members of GW Reproductive Autonomy and Gender Equity hold “abortion support bags” — fabric tote bags with pads, heating packs and ibuprofen — that doulas will provide to students receiving abortions.

Reproductive rights group launches student abortion doula program

By Molly St. Clair, Staff Writer
March 4, 2024
Student Bar Association place cards.

SBA Senate asks DC Bar to eliminate exam mental health questions

By Molly St. Clair, Reporter
February 22, 2024
An employee mans the Potomac House Desk.

Students seek more work after CLRE cuts hours

By Molly St. Clair and Nicola DeGregorio
February 11, 2024
A demonstrator speaks to the crowd at a protest against GW's reported ties to Israel on Saturday.

SJP, other pro-Palestinian groups face disciplinary proceedings: students

By Molly St. Clair and Fiona Riley
February 5, 2024
Members of the Student Association Senate during the meeting Monday.

SA Senate investigates closure of dining halls during finals week, opens questionnaire

By Hannah Marr and Molly St. Clair
January 25, 2024
Demonstrators push down the National Mall behind a March for Life banner.

Thousands gather in March for Life, demand federal abortion bans

By Hannah Marr and Molly St. Clair
January 21, 2024
Chabad GW hosts ‘pre mega Chanukah’ in Kogan Plaza

Chabad GW hosts ‘pre mega Chanukah’ in Kogan Plaza

By Molly St. Clair, Reporter
December 7, 2023
Students practice traditional Falun Dafa arm movements in the University Student Center to center their spirituality.

Spiritual organization connects students to roots, mindfulness

By Brooke Forgette and Molly St. Clair
December 4, 2023
From left to right, first-year Student Association legislative assistants Reena Gupta, Aryan Mirchandani, Mia Diewald, Jacob Brittingham and Rebecca Bartus.

First-years in SA share optimistic vision for GW

By Lydie Lake and Molly St. Clair
October 30, 2023
ORCA paraphernalia scatters a table.

Rebranded climate group demands officials cut ties with fossil fuel industry

By Fiona Bork and Molly St. Clair
October 9, 2023
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