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Weinberg senior Girish Pendse presents recommended sanctions on three student groups for violating the Student Activities Finance Committee rules. The vote preceded ASGs discussion of new business regarding wider campus issues including missing  journalist James Foley (Medill 08) and the disaffiliation with Tannenbaum Chabad House.

ASG addresses Foley, Chabad House at senate

February 14, 2013

Legislation proposed at Wednesday's senate meeting discussed how Associated Student Government could get involved with wider issues, from both Evanston and abroad, affecting Northwestern. ASG passed...

Mary Beth Napier, a volunteer for Rainbow Animal Assistance Therapy, community provider for CAPS and practicing psychologist, with her dog Rainbow.

Therapy dog session aims to reduce students’ midterm stress

February 14, 2013

The Foster-Walker Complex staff sponsored a therapy dogs session for its residents Wednesday night to alleviate the stressful environment of midterms week. Volunteers for Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy, an...

Northwestern student groups apply for ASG Community Engagement Grant

February 3, 2013

Friday marked the deadline for applications to a new initiative by Associated Student Government that aims to build upon town-gown relations. With the goal of funding community service projects that...

Steven Monacelli, Associated Student Governments vice president for community relations, speaks in support of passing the resolution, Students Support Gun Control, at Wednesdays Senate meeting. The resolution, which encourages Congress and President Barack Obama to work together on legislation to reduce gun violence, passed shortly after.

ASG passes legislation supporting gun control, divestment from fossil fuels

January 31, 2013

After a nearly four-hour long meeting with much debate, Associated Student Government passed a resolution to recommend divesting from the coal industry and another to support improved gun regulations. Senators...

ASG and Rainbow Alliance draft proposal for more gender-neutral bathrooms

January 30, 2013

The Rainbow Alliance and Associated Student Government are in the process of developing a proposal that would add more gender-neutral bathrooms to buildings across campus and require they be built in...

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