The committee, which they would reinstate, would consolidate the functions of many other extant UC committees, overseeing a budget that the organization could deploy to host events on campus.

“Many don’t agree with this, thinking that the UC is responsible for student advocacy, not social life,” Goodman says. “We do not believe this is the case. Darren and I believe social life is the key factor in the happiness of students.”

Goodman argues that for this initiative of improving the social atmosphere on campus, the UC will need to engage students in the process of determining what these events should be.

“Darren and I would encourage other students to bring in ideas themselves. We will point them in the direction of the right resources and people to make their plans come to fruition,” he says.

To support these social events, Goodman and McLeod discuss revamping the UC Finance Committee, which provides more than $400,000 each year to student groups. In the ticket’s platform, this committee would be center-stage of the UC’s functions.

“Right now, this Finance Committee is only 20 percent of the UC—we want to center the UC around the finance and social program committee,” Goodman says. “It’s going to be easier for student groups to come in, to get their money faster, to have their questions answered about the process.”

THE PEOPLE

They may have only just started campaigning on a platform to revitalize campus life, but Goodman and McLeod have been training for this objective throughout their time at the College.

Goodman says he has been involved in almost every mid- to large-size student-run social event on campus since his freshman spring, including chairing Yard Fest last year and organizing an all-school dance two years back.

Goodman is currently planning an all-freshmen dance for the weekend of the Harvard-Yale game. He says he hopes it will be a “safe and fun and inclusive” event for freshmen to attend in light of Harvard policy restricting large-scale House parties.

It is difficult to see where Goodman even finds the time for himself to wind down­—a varsity swimmer, Goodman manages a difficult schedule. But friends say they do not doubt his ability to manage his time, if he were elected UC president.

“He’s definitely busy, but he’s someone who really knows how to prioritize. [The UC presidency] would really mean so much to him, and I think he would put that first,” Christy L. DiSilvestro ’14 says.

McLeod, a peer advising fellow and a tutor in Allston, is similarly connected to the student population. McLeod’s roommate Gashaw Clark ’14 says that “it’s impossible” to walk with him. “He stops and talks to every single person—whenever I would go on a walk with him, I just felt like he knew everyone.”

But for Goodman, it’s all about the impact. “We want to make sure that every student feels happy at Harvard and part of a bigger community,” he said.