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NISG president-elect responds to censure

Mar 9, 2017

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...

NISG candidate violates election procedures

Mar 6, 2017

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...

UPDATE: NISG election results

CLINTON OLSASKY and NICK FISHER • Feb 23, 2017

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...

Former NISG President Katie Evans reviews candidates’ platforms

Katie Evans, Guest Columnist • Feb 20, 2017

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...

NISG candidate platforms reviewed by past election correspondent, Corey Cooling

Corey Cooling, Guest Columnist • Feb 20, 2017

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...

The cliques that win elections

Aaron Friel, Opinion columnist • Feb 20, 2017

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...

NISG Debates

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] • Feb 20, 2017

On Thursday, Feb. 16, approximately 100 UNI students gathered in the main floor of the Maucker Union for the 2017 Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) senatorial and presidential candidate debates. The...

NISG normalizes controversy in ignoring conflict of interest

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] • Feb 20, 2017

In the past two years, Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) has gone through a tumultuous period of establishing visibility to students and re-establishing their credibility to those students who work...

Jamal White and Tristan Bernhard

Jamal White and Tristan Bernhard • Feb 20, 2017

Since stepping on campus, Jamal and Tristan have worked hard for the University and have become the epitome of involved students on campus. Their extensive and diverse set of experiences have given them...

Maggie Miller and Danielle Massey

Maggie Miller and Danielle Massey • Feb 20, 2017

NISG voting begins Tuesday Being the president and vice president of the student body is no simple task. These positions aren’t simply about leadership, and they certainly are not about popularity....

NISG campaigns by the numbers

AARON FRIEL, Opinion Columnist • Feb 16, 2017

Since the NISG Elections Blog began in 2011, campaigns have been tracked by some easily observable numbers: friends, likes and visibility on the campaign trail. In 2011, the first author of the elections...

NISG election commission issues debate statement

Feb 16, 2017

The election commission upholds the standard of remaining an impartial, unbiased party during the election season. To uphold this standard, the commission decided to restructure the debate this election...