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USAC Election Board chair Danielle Fitzgerald led the undergraduate student government candidate orientation last week. This year&#039;s undergraduate student government election features 10 independent candidates – the most in recent history. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

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Jonathan Friedland: Independent USAC election candidates can bring new, broader perspectives

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This year’s undergraduate student government elections will feature 10 independent candidates, which could supersede the embarrassment of a presidential candidate running unopposed for next year’s council.

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Jonathan Friedland: Independent USAC election candidates can bring new, broader perspectives

By Jonathan Friedland

April 11, 2017 9:42 p.m.