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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


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...

Political Union at its Feb. 18 meeting, where a majority voted in favor of the resolution that the U.S. should implement free public college. Tonight, a majority voted that the U.S. should bail out big businesses in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should the government bail out big businesses? Political Union discusses

May 4, 2020

In their virtual meeting Monday, Northwestern University Political Union members narrowly voted 6-5, with six abstentions, in favor of the resolution that the U.S. government should bail out big businesses...

With a vote of 10-8, Northwestern Political Union voted in favor of a resolution that U.S. should implement free public college.

Northwestern Political Union votes to support free U.S. public college

February 18, 2020

Northwestern University Political Union narrowly voted to support the resolution that the US government should implement free public college free for all U.S. students. In a vote of 10-8, with 3 abstentions,...

Political Union met Monday to discuss whether or not news organizations should endorse political candidates. The majority of participants voted that it’s okay for newspapers to make endorsements.

Political Union supports news outlets endorsement of political candidates

January 28, 2020

Northwestern Political Union voted that it is acceptable for news outlets to endorse political candidates at their weekly meeting on Monday. The discussions delved into newspapers’ roles in political...

Students at a Political Union meeting. The group narrowly voted in favor of condemning the United States’ assassination of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani.

Political Union debates assasination of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani

January 14, 2020

In its first debate of Winter Quarter, Northwestern Political Union narrowly voted that the United States was wrong to assassinate Iranian general Qassim Suleimani. The debate comes a week after President...

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