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Student elections are often won by the most visible candidates. The hefty financial backing necessary to create this visibility in turn creates a bottleneck effect that shrinks the pool of potential student leaders to those who are well-connected enough to run.

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USAC must change election code to protect democracy

By Aram Ghoogasian

Jan. 5, 2015 4:42 a.m.