The desire to entertain earned the disapproval of the UC Election Commission last week, when the candidates were fined $15 for replacing dining hall bulletins with copies containing watermarked campaign ads.
Heine said that the infusion of comedy was aimed at making the Council more approachable.
“Before [Samuel B. Clark ’15 and Gus A. Mayopoulos ’15] ran, I personally was not a huge fan of the UC. I thought it was a bunch of resume stuffing,” he said. “But by bringing humor into the equation, it became a conversation.”
Turban added that some of the Council’s procedures serve little purpose.
“We often vote on voting, which is a bizarre procedure in itself. There are plenty of great student groups that show that you don’t need a rigid set of rules to have a student organization,” he said.
O’Connor said that the pair’s unorthodox campaign strategies should not undermine the ticket’s legitimacy.
“I would say that this is very far from a joke ticket; it’s one of the more serious tickets going,” he said. “The UC is not going to get that much publicity unless you do slightly outrageous things.”