LeBoeuf served as treasurer for the student council at Clark University and works for the Initiative for Engaged Citizenship, an organization that works in his hometown of Worcester, Mass. to increase voter participation among recently naturalized refugees.

LeBoeuf says that his outside experience will be an asset in letting him consider methods that may seem atypical for Harvard student leaders.

“He likes to listen to a broad range of viewpoints and take all the facts into consideration before he makes a decision,” says LeBeouf’s roommate Brandon H. Jones ’13.

For Trejo and LeBoeuf, this combination of diverse experiences helps differentiate them from their competitors.

“It brings a good balance that will appeal to a lot of Harvard students,” LeBoeuf says.

SHORT TERM ACTION,

LONG TERM VISION

Though Trejo and LeBoeuf come to the Council with a wide range of experiences, the two share similar visions for the UC’s future.

Trejo and LeBoeuf first worked together last spring on the Social Programming Task Force, and many of their ideas stem from these conversations. The candidates say that their more realistic approach to these issues, with simple, concrete ideas, will appeal to voters.

In addressing the perennial concerns over social space at Harvard, Trejo and LeBoeuf have focused on creating both short-term solutions and longer-term goals.

The two propose opening under-utilized buildings and extending hours of popular spaces such as Ticknor Lounge for student group meetings and social events.

Trejo already has experience working for increased access to available spaces, including planning last year’s school-wide “Lights Out” dance in Annenberg.

“Nothing has been more gratifying to me on the UC than being at those events and seeing tons of Harvard students interacting from all different parts of campus,” she says. “It was great to know that the longest line that weekend wasn’t going to be outside the Owl.”

Trejo and LeBeouf have also named social space as a long-term priority and have proposed changes to the Science Center to open it for student group use.

The ticket has also focused much of their campaign on increasing accountability. They plan to host their first 13 weekly UC meetings in the houses and Annenberg to encourage student participation and input.

To further increase accountability of the UC, the candidates would start an online suggestion box and a tracking system to allow students to see the status of the Council’s initiatives.

“If we’re not publicly being evaluated, we can’t improve,” LeBoeuf says.

Members of the Trejo-LeBoeuf campaign staff have said that the ticket’s combination of feasible short-term measures and long-term vision makes their campaign the most promising.

“Crystal and David really have a vision of what they want Harvard to look like in 5 or 10 years,” says UC Parliamentarian Darragh Nolan ’15, head of freshman outreach for the campaign. “They’re not looking for popularity, they’re looking to change how Harvard actually works.”