During its general meeting Wednesday, the ASUC Senate discussed election culture and conduct, as well as COVID-19 statistics at UC Berkeley and the fate of in-person classes next fall.
After adopting the consent calendar, the Senate moved to executive announcements. In her presentation, ASUC President Victoria Vera asked candidates running for next semester’s senate and executive positions to challenge the “pettiness” of election culture.
She added that it is important for current members to be open about the culture of the ASUC that tends to discourage people from running for office.
“Many students do want to run for office,” Vera said during the meeting. “Often, they shy away and are scared of running because of political machines that we’ve created and designed ourselves that are often exclusionary.”