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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Political, racial tensions flare in Associated Student Government nominations controversy

May 13, 2013

Associated Student Government is scrambling to ease racial and political tensions after three nominations for cabinet positions were derailed amid heated debate last week. Over the past few days, ASG...

Sheng Wu (left) is sworn in as technology vice president at the Associated Student Government meeting Wednesday evening. Three other nominees for executive board were also confirmed at the meeting, while three were rejected.

Associated Student Government Senate rejects several executive board nominees

May 8, 2013

Three of the seven nominees for Associated Student Government’s open executive positions were blocked by Senate on Wednesday night, the first time in three years that nominees have not been confirmed. At...

Of the eight candidates for ASG president and vice president, SESP junior Jo Lee is the only female. (Danny Kim not pictured)

‘All-males club’: Election highlights gender gap in Associated Student Government

April 10, 2013

The 2013 Associated Student Government election marks the third race in a row in which a female candidate has not vied for the organization’s highest position. Of the eight candidates running on a...

Associated Student Government campaign reforms to take effect in upcoming election

April 4, 2013

Associated Student Government passed a new set of campaign reforms just in time for the upcoming election season, which kicks off 5 p.m. Friday when candidates must submit their student-signed petitions. The...

New Dean of Students Todd Adams fields questions at Wednesday’s meeting of the Associated Student Government Senate. Adams joined Northwestern in early February.

New Dean of Students Todd Adams speaks to ASG senators about plans for first full quarter

April 3, 2013

Todd Adams, dean of students, said he would rather be called the dean “for” students during a question-and-answer session Wednesday at Associated Student Government’s first Senate meeting of Spring...

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