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Ever since her freshman year as a senator, Weinberg senior Margot Bartol said she has been wondering if Northwestern’s administration cares about the legislation Associated Student Government passes.  While ASG passes several pieces of legislation every quarter, the administration often does not implement these policies. However, Bartol still said legislation is important. “I’ve actually realized...

When Weinberg sophomore Dylan Jost was elected speaker of the Senate last spring, his goal aligned with other Associated Student Government reforms: to ensure everyone has a voice in the Senate. After reviewing The Standing Orders of the Senate — which outlines Senate procedures — this past week, he stumbled across a section that only...

Northwestern’s Associated Student Government is holding elections for 20 Senate seats apportioned based on the population of each undergraduate school. Elections started on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and will last for 48 hours.  Students can view candidates’ platforms and vote for senators to represent their home school on the homepage of Wildcat Connection. This...

SESP junior Christian Wade and Medill sophomore Adaeze Ogbonna won in a landslide election for Associated Student Government’s next student body president and vice president Saturday.  The slate won 80 percent of the votes, defeating Sahibzada Mayed and McKenna Troy in the second virtual election in ASG history, election commissioner Donovan Cusick confirmed. Mayed and running mate Troy won 16 percent of the votes and 4 percent voted no confidence.  This year also saw 1,353 total votes, dow...

The Associated Student Government presidential election is entering the campaigning phase, and this year’s election is like no other.  After a two-week delay in the election cycle and multiple slates dropping out of the race, Northwestern students will have the chance to vote for one of two tickets this weekend. SESP junior Christian Wade and Medill sophomore Adaeze Ogbonna, running for president and vice president, respectively, will face off against McCormick and Communication sophomore Sa...

Associated Student Government presidential slate Teresa Vergara Miranda and Daniel Rodriguez dropped out of the uncontested 2021 executive election cycle Monday. ASG Election Commissioner Donovan Cusick said he received notice Monday afternoon from Vergara Miranda. The decision to end their campaign comes after unprecedented changes to the election cycle timeline. On April 15, an emergency ASG session resulted in a Senate vote delaying the election period by two weeks and accepting new candidat...

Associated Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates Teresa Vergara Miranda and Daniel Rodriguez discussed University Police abolition, Greek Life and equity at a Wednesday town hall hosted by For Members Only. The election town hall was moderated by FMO Senator Jason Hegelmeyer and Election Commissioner Donovan Cusick. Students submitted questions ahead of time.  Even though this year’s ASG election is uncontested, Cusick said the town hall was intended to give candid...