The sun recedes on the aging walls of Kerckhoff Hall. Bruin Walk’s bricks glow an orangish hue. Flyers blow across Bruin Plaza, dancing in the wind and littering the walkway.

LET’S ACT! candidate John Joanino was narrowly elected undergraduate student government president in a runoff vote, and will lead a council dominated by Bruins United, the slate that has held a majority for three years.

The screaming crowd in front of Kerckhoff Hall grew silent Thursday night when it was announced that Taylor Bazley, the Bruin Alliance slate presidential candidate in this year’s undergraduate student government elections, was eliminated from the running.

Students approved a fee-increase referendum in Thursday night’s undergraduate student elections to help fund Bruin Bash and the Enormous Activities Fair.

Students this week voted down a proposed fee increase that would have supported on-campus programs related to community service, diversity, retention and college preparation.

Social media reactions to the announcement of the 2013 Undergraduate Students Association Council results.

The Bruins United slate claimed six of the council seats, while LET’S ACT! secured four seats and Bruin Alliance did not receive any seats. There will be three independents on council next year.

The complaint, which former Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Jason Smith filed today, alleged that members of the Bruins United slate went to sorority houses Monday and passed around a laptop for students to vote with a list of the slate’s candidates.

Bruin Alliance and Bruins United leaders say Election Board sanctions on 10 LET’S ACT! candidates for campaigning within residential buildings don’t go far enough.

Only four of the 23 candidates complied with voluntary campaign spending caps during this week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election.