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GUSA Executive Weekly Update for February 6, 2012

Student Life Report: Members of the Student Life Report Committee released the report’s executive summary and a series of aggregated recommendations to reporters from The Hoya and The Voice in a press conference on Sunday, February 5. The Committee will hold a public consultation for the entire student body this coming Thursday, February 9 at 8:30 P.M. in Leavey Program Room. The final version of the report will be released in the next few weeks.
Contact: Shuo Yan Tan, Director of Funding and Administration Reform
syt5@georgetown.edu

Code of Conduct Update: Members of GUSA met with the Disciplinary Review Committee (DRC) again this past week, and negotiations over the Code of Conduct produced changes on five of the twelve areas targeted in earlier drafts. Substantive changes include clauses allowing pauses in disciplinary hearings so that students may confer with advisors and making explicit students’ rights to an advisor during all code of conduct meetings, including administrative conduct hearings and Off-Campus Student Life conduct meetings. GUSA’s representatives on the DRC, Student Body President Mike Meaney and Student Advocacy Office Co-Director James Pickens, have terms that extend until the end of the academic year and will continue to work to produce changes.
On a related note, a draft of a GUSA-produced informational pamphlet on student rights, responsibilities, and general information will be finalized in the coming weeks. The pamphlets will then be distributed to the student body in order to better inform students of important regulations and resources available to navigate through them.
Contact: Mike Barclay, Chief of Staff
mlb98@georgetown.edu

Snack Ca:b The GUSA SafeRides Snack Cab, a Cash Cab-inspired game show, had a successful first run on Thursday, February 2. GUSA Vice President Greg Laverriere and Senator Bridget Power drove the van. Prizes awarded for correct answers included bottles of water, Georgetown Cupcakes, and gift cards to restaurants such as Wingo’s and Luke’s Lobster. The program will continue in coming weeks.
Contact: Greg Laverriere, GUSA Vice President
gfl5@georgetown.edu