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

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Elizabeth Sperti delivers a statement during a previous Political Union meeting. The Weinberg sophomore argued in favor of ASG’s importance to students.

Does ASG really matter for students? Political Union majority votes yes

May 11, 2020

In the wake of the 2020 Associated Student Government presidential election, Northwestern University Political Union debated Monday whether ASG matters for the student body. In a 10 to 7 vote, with...

Members of ASG at the last session of Winter Quarter, when they voted to transition to remote sessions.

ASG holds first meeting of the remote quarter, discusses elections and staff award

April 8, 2020

At the first Wednesday session of the remote Spring Quarter, Associated Student Government debated shifting key election dates and introduced legislation creating an award honoring staff collaborators....

ASG’s weekly session. Senators heard two bills and voted on an emergency resolution and a previous week’s bill, passing both.

Approaching end of quarter, ASG introduces three resolutions on census, freedom of speech and release of report on GQNBT individuals

March 5, 2020

Associated Student Government Senate introduced three resolutions Wednesday regarding the census count, protection of students’ freedom of speech and the widespread release of a task force report that...

Elizabeth Sperti introduces the bill, which would create an “ad hoc” committee to consider creating an advocacy office.

ASG introduces bill to consider one-stop student advocacy office

February 26, 2020

Associated Student Government introduced legislation at Wednesday’s Senate that would establish a committee to consider creating a one-stop advocacy office for all campus-related concerns. The bill,...

Senators must pass the bill through a series of procedures to make it an amendment.

Explainer: How an ASG proposal becomes an amendment

February 26, 2020

In the last month, Associated Student Government Senate worked on passing a new constitutional amendment, advancing from proposal to debates to the final vote. The amendment, which was adopted by a...

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