The night Barack Obama was elected U.S. president in November 2008 was the night Danny Siegel realized he wanted to be involved in student government. “Watching election night and seeing all the raw emotions from people around the world and my own family was very empowering,” said Siegel, a third-year political science student. Read more...

Photo: Danny Siegel, currently an undergraduate student government general representative, is running to be USAC president with the student-run political group, or slate, Bruins United. (Owen Emerson/Assistant Photo editor)

When Denea Joseph immigrated to the United States from Belize at 7 years old, she did not realize she was different from most of her peers. Read more...

Photo: Denea Joseph, a fourth-year political science student is running for undergraduate student government president under the student-run political group, or slate, Waves of Change. (Hannah Ye/Assistant Photo editor)

Candidates for next year’s undergraduate student government discussed their platforms and how they would achieve them at a debate Friday. More than 300 students attended the debate, hosted by the USAC Election Board, in the De Neve auditorium Friday evening. Read more...

Photo: Nineteen candidates attended the undergraduate student government candidate debates in De Neve auditorium Friday. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)