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This year, Associated Student Government leaders say they are planning to develop equitable funding for student groups and work toward allowing students to take exams while quarantined in 1835 Hinman Ave. ASG President and Weinberg senior Jason Hegelmeyer said the organization is working to distribute money to maximize the number of NU organizations receiving funding...

In the past academic year, Associated Student Government initiatives have ranged from serving ice cream in dining halls to implementing internal reforms to make ASG more accessible for campus activists. As the legislative body looks toward next year, ASG President Jason Hegelmeyer said liaising with administrators during a transitional period for the University will be...

Associated Student Government passed three pieces of legislation with unanimous approval Wednesday night and elected two Senate representatives for the executive board selection committee. The Senate also swore into office newly inducted President Jason Hegelmeyer and Vice President Donovan Cusick.  The first piece of legislation passed, authored by Weinberg Senator and sophomore Stephanie Shields, was...

One of my earliest memories of life at Northwestern is from Halloween 2020. I was not on campus at this point — until September 2021, I had never set foot in the city of Evanston. However, my Instagram timeline on that Saturday night gave me a glimpse at what my life on campus would look...

Weinberg junior Jason Hegelmeyer and SESP sophomore Donovan Cusick have won the Associated Student Government presidential election, Election Commission Chair Jo Scaletty told The Daily Saturday. The slate won with about 70% of the vote, raking in 1,385 votes. The opposing campaign received 529 votes, while 36 students submitted a vote of no confidence, according...

After receiving three strikes, the Grow-Vicens campaign successfully appealed to the Associated Student Government Rules Committee Friday and saw one strike overruled, keeping the slate on the ballot. In an ASG election, three strikes against a campaign, meaning violations of campaign regulations, typically result in its disqualification, but slates can appeal any punishments issued. ASG’s...

Associated Student Government’s election commission received reports of “discrimination and harrassment based on race and ethnicity” in the presidential election, commission chair Jo Scaletty told The Daily Thursday. Vice presidential candidate Camila Vicens told The Daily the Office of Equity reached out to her after Tuesday’s debate regarding reports of identity-based cyberbullying directed toward her....

Associated Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates discussed student activism, Greek life, campus workers and ASG visibility in a debate Tuesday night, moderated by The Daily and Northwestern News Network. Weinberg junior Jason Hegelmeyer and SESP sophomore Donovan Cusick — who are running for president and vice president, respectively — currently serve as chair...

Weinberg junior Jason Hegelmeyer and SESP sophomore Donovan Cusick are running for Associated Student Government president and vice president, respectively, in the upcoming election.  The two worked on the Election Commission together last year. Hegelmeyer is the current chair of ASG’s Campus Life Committee and has served as a For Members Only senator. Cusick is...

An Associated Student Government presidential slate composed of Weinberg junior David Grow and Weinberg sophomore Camila Vicens had its campaign suspended for 12 hours from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning due to a violation of ASG election policy. The candidates promoted a private Instagram account under Grow’s name during the pre-campaigning period, and then re-branded...