Drew and Kristen look to connect with students

SARAH HOFMEYER, Staff Writer

April 2, 2018

Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase

In a spirited runoff election, the student body elected Drew Stensland, a junior political science and public administration double major, and Kristen Ahart, a junior English education and TESOL double major, to be president and vice president of Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG), respectively. Stensla...

Drew Stensland & Kristen Ahart win runoff

CLINTON OLSASKY and JOSHUA DAUSENER

March 8, 2018

Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase

On Wednesday, March 7, a crowd of nearly 100 people gathered in Maucker Union, eagerly awaiting the results of the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) presidential election after last week’s voting resulted in a runoff. At around 7:10 p.m., election commissioner Ben Dzaboff announced that Drew ...

NISG to have runoff presidential election

CLINTON OLSASKY and JOSHUA DAUSENER

March 1, 2018

Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase

The Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) presidential election is heading to a second round after no ticket was able to secure a majority of the vote in this week’s election. NISG election rules mandate that a presidential ticket secure 50 percent of the vote plus one to win office. The runoff...

Meet the NISG presidential candidates

CALEB STEKL, Staff Writer

February 15, 2018

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Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) campaigning officially kicked off on Monday, Feb. 12. So far, three presidential campaigns have officially registered as student organizations and are eligible to actively campaign. The three tickets for president and vice-president are featured here in no partic...

Now Introducing: Jamal & Tristan- Pres & Vice Pres

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor

April 27, 2017

Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase

After a year of contentious issues including the US Presidential election, as well as issues of mental health and diversity, the student body elected Jamal White, junior marketing and organizational management major, as student body president and Tristan Bernhard,  junior social science teaching and political scie...

Election commission censures Jamal-Tristian

AARON FRIEL, Staff Writer

March 9, 2017

Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase

Editor’s note: Jamal White, incoming NISG president, has since issued a statement regarding his campagin’s public censure. The statement is printed in full and can be found at this link. Two weeks removed from the 2017 Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) elections, the incoming student body pr...

NISG president-elect responds to censure

March 9, 2017

Filed under NISG Election

Recently, a censure was put out in result to some allegations that were made. These included: my use of the American Marketing Association card, an organization I am the president of, to pay for campaign expenses, and the failure to report a Snapchat geofilter on our finalized report. I want to personally...

NISG candidate violates election procedures

March 6, 2017

Filed under NISG Election, Opinion

Editor’s note: The Northern Iowa Student Government election commission found the campaign of Jamal White and Tristan Bernhard, who won this year’s election, guilty of violating election rules regarding the reporting of finances. The commission said White used a student organization’s funds to ...

UPDATE: NISG election results

CLINTON OLSASKY and NICK FISHER

February 23, 2017

Filed under Campus Life, News, NISG Election, Showcase

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Jamal White and Tristan Bernhard were named the new NISG president and vice-president, respectively, for the 2017-18 academic year. Nearly 50 UNI students gathered in the main floor of the Maucker Union to hear the election results, which were announced shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wh...

Former NISG President Katie Evans reviews candidates’ platforms

Katie Evans, Guest Columnist

February 20, 2017

Filed under NISG Election

Aaron Friel: Two UNI alums have graciously offered to write reviews of the candidate platforms this year. Katie Evans is a Class of 2016 graduate with degrees in philosophy and political science. As an alum of Northern Iowa Student Government, she served as a Senator and won her campaign for President of ...

NISG candidate platforms reviewed by past election correspondent, Corey Cooling

Corey Cooling, Guest Columnist

February 20, 2017

Filed under NISG Election

  Aaron Friel: Two UNI alums have graciously offered to write reviews of the candidate platforms this year. Corey Cooling is a Class of 2015 graduate with degrees in physics and philosophy. As an alum of Northern Iowa Student Government, he served as a Senator, campaigned for President, and ser...

The cliques that win elections

Aaron Friel, Opinion columnist

February 20, 2017

Filed under NISG Election, Opinion

Students win elections once or twice, rarely three times. Student groups, on the other hand, can win elections a lot more. Francis Underwood put it best, “Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after 10 years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot res...