For Northwestern, election season takes place in February. This year’s battle ended up in a history making outcome for the Associated Student Government. Jessica Watts reports.
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Northwestern students elected James La Fayette Jr. and Jamal Omoniyi as the 2025 ASG co-presidents over the weekend.
This election comes as a huge win for the Black community at Northwestern. James and Jamal are only the second pair of Black co-presidents in ASG history.
Jamal related this to sentiments in a broader political climate.
JAMAL OMONIYI: “I think showing that we can have people of color in positions of power allows people to see that we’re still in a progressive time. We can still make change and actionable progress forward and that all of our voices matter.”
James and Jamal will be sworn into office next quarter.
Reporting for Medill I’m Jessica Watts.
