ASUC Elections 2017

Although the three candidates running for the position of ASUC external affairs vice president each draw their experiences from highly different backgrounds — including student advocacy, legislation and mobilization — they all share a common goal: to unify students.

Despite facing no opponents, Yuan said she’s spending as much time as she can campaigning on Sproul Plaza in the days leading up to the election, working to make sure she’s accessible to students.

Candidates Jillian Free and Asahi Hardy are running for student advocate in this year’s ASUC elections, both with differing positions about the place of partisanship in the Student Advocate’s Office.

Campus sophomore Derek Topper filed a petition against the ASUC Elections Council after being disqualified to run in the ASUC Senate spring 2017 elections for failing to submit his electronic filing form on time.

The Defend Affirmative Action Party released its executive slate for the ASUC spring election season.

After the close of the candidacy-filing period for the upcoming ASUC elections, a mandatory elections meeting was held Tuesday night in the ASUC Senate chambers that all candidates, regardless of position, were obligated to attend.

SQUELCH! announced Sunday its satirical ASUC presidential candidate, Ghost — who is running a spirited campaign on platforms of improving campus buildings, expanding student housing and increasing transparency in the ASUC.

UC Berkeley sophomore Derek Topper announced Friday his independent candidacy for ASUC Senate in the spring 2017 elections.

Complete with eyepatches and a stuffed parrot, the newly announced Pirate Party wants to throw the ASUC overboard.

The Undergraduate Political Science Association hosted a forum for ASUC Senate candidates to present their platforms in front of the general undergraduate public Tuesday night.