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

The Daily Northwestern


Despite petition, Linzer unlikely to add more students to task force

May 31, 2015

Provost Daniel Linzer showed no support for a petition that asks him to put four more students on a task force examining undergraduate academic experience in an interview with The Daily on Friday. Linzer...

Communication senior Sean Earley, a member of the A-status finances committee, speaks to Senate at its meeting Wednesday. He said the committee spent more than 80 hours drafting the proposal for the roughly $1.1 million A-status funding plan, which Senate approved.

Star, Kim launch campaign to include students in task force

May 28, 2015

ASG’s president and executive vice president launched a campaign at Wednesday’s Senate meeting to pressure Provost Daniel Linzer to include more students in a faculty task force examining the undergraduate...

Weinberg sophomore Alec Blumenthal speaks in favor of a resolution that asked the University to ban tobacco on campus. The resolution failed with 16 votes for, 26 votes against and two abstentions.

Senate rejects tobacco-free campus proposal

May 20, 2015

Associated Student Government Senate rejected a resolution asking Northwestern to institute a tobacco ban by Fall Quarter 2016 at its meeting Wednesday, though ASG President Noah Star said administrators...

ASG continues push for credit requirements reduction

May 8, 2015

As the arrival of the new Weinberg dean approaches, ASG has issued a report calling on the school to reduce the number of credits students need to graduate, although it’s unclear whether the proposal...

Weinberg senior Taylor Billings, a former co-chair of the Freshman Urban Program, asks Senate for $750 in Wild Ideas funding. Senate approved the group’s request.

ASG amends constitution, approves Wild Ideas funding

May 6, 2015

Associated Student Government Senate voted to amend its constitution Wednesday, making the vice president for student activities directly elected by student groups instead of senators. The post becomes...

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