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Registered student organizations at Northwestern store their groups’ financial funds with the Student Organization Finance Office, also known as SOFO. But, several students and administrators have criticized the current SOFO transaction model as being “inaccessible” and out of date due to its paper-based process, increasing workloads for student organization leaders. To access funds greater than...

The Associated Student Government presidential election began Thursday evening. Voting will continue until Saturday evening, allowing students to choose the next chief student ambassadors to the administration. This year, there are two tickets on the ballot. SESP sophomore Caleb Snead and Weinberg sophomore Ty’Shea Woods are running as co-presidents. Weinberg junior Nicole Aguilar-Medina is running...

The Associated Student Government Senate met Wednesday to revise its governing code, vote on legislation and introduce new legislation for next week’s meeting. Weinberg sophomore and ASG Parliamentarian Grace Houren proposed several updates to the ASG Code, which serves as “an operational rulebook and guide” for ASG members. Houren’s proposals included provisions to allow student...

Associated Student Government presidential candidates gathered in Harris Hall to talk structure, representation and funding at an annual debate on Sunday ahead of this week’s presidential election. SESP sophomore Caleb Snead and Weinberg sophomore Ty’Shea Woods are running as co-presidents. Weinberg junior Nicole Aguilar-Medina is running for president with SESP junior Anna Alava as her...

The Associated Student Government co-presidential candidates discussed student group funding, connections with the administration and accessibility of residential and dining services in a Tuesday town hall moderated by The Daily and Northwestern News Network.  SESP junior Donovan Cusick and McCormick junior Molly Whalen are running unopposed in the election and voting begins Thursday. Both have...

Associated Student Government kicked off its fall election Thursday night, and Northwestern undergraduate students can vote for their new school senators until 7 p.m. Saturday. ASG is employing ranked-choice voting for the first time this year after passing legislation for the change in April. Students can rank candidates for senator positions on Wildcat Connection, and...

When Weinberg freshman Isabel Toghramadjian decided to attend Northwestern, she was disappointed to learn there were no Armenian student organizations on campus.  Upon her arrival, Toghramadjian said she quickly found other Armenians because Armenian last names are recognizable. However, she said there was no way for them to meet in an organized setting, so she...

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....

Weinberg junior David Grow and Weinberg sophomore Camila Vicens are running for Associated Student Government president and vice president, respectively, in this week’s election.  While Vicens is a newcomer to ASG, Grow currently serves as the College Republicans senator and sits on the Finance Committee, where he helps evaluate rules regarding fund allocations. The slate’s...