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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


ASG will postpone the election of the senior offices, including the president and vice president, as well as the appointment of the executive branch.

ASG to make structural changes due to coronavirus, passes legislation on assurance of student stability during outbreak

March 20, 2020

At its last session of the quarter held on March 11, Associated Student Government voted it will transition to online meetings in Spring Quarter until further notice due to concerns surrounding COVID-19....

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...


Policy Research Institute Chair Margot Bartol at a previous ASG meeting. The Institute, ASG’s newest committee, will oversee research for ASG’s long-term, inter-committee projects.

“Change is a slow, long process and we took a step in the right direction”: ASG votes to reduce senate seats, discusses representation

February 20, 2020

Associated Student Government Senate debated the composition of their group to consider a constitutional amendment to decrease the number of senators at this Wednesday’s session before voting to pass...

Speaker of the Associated Student Government’s Senate Matthew Wylie proposed an amendment to reduce Senate seats due to low attendance rates. At this Wednesday’s meeting, the Senate did not reach a vote on the amendment.

ASG leaves session without vote on constitutional amendment to reduce seats due to low attendance

February 13, 2020

After over an hour of discussion on an Associated Student Government constitutional amendment to reduce seats due to chronic low attendance of senators, Senate members were forced to head home into the...

Soteria Reid, ASG’s executive officer of justice and inclusion, speaks during a Senate session. Reid said she asked the original poster to take down the offensive meme. She then checked in with executive board members of APIDA identities.

ASG releases statement on racist meme and inclusion initiatives

January 30, 2020

Associated Student Government Senate released a statement at this Wednesday’s session that a member of the Senate had posted a racist meme on its private communication channel on Jan. 24. “We do...

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