Dr. Jeffrey A. Miron, Economics professor at Harvard University, spoke about the legalization of drugs in America at the Willard building last night. Miron advocates drug legalization and has been researching it for 15 years.

The United States spends $41 billion each year on prohibition enforcement and forgoes $47 billion in tax dollars. Drug arrests account for 13 percent of all arrests. Miron proposes that the government legalize all drugs and tax them just like an everyday commodity.

Miron argued that drug laws in America are ineffective and that only harm comes from prohibition. Underground markets can’t use the legal system to solve disputes, therefore they resort to violence. Not to mention underground societies don’t exactly pay their taxes.

There are 6 ‘At Large Representative’ positions open to full-time undergraduate students who attend University Park and live on-campus. This year, 12 students are competing. Find out more about them after the jump!

There are 7 ‘On-Campus Representative’ positions open to full-time undergraduate students who attend University Park and live on-campus. This year, 10 students are competing.

Check out our guide to this year's on-campus representative candidates after the jump!

Each of Penn State's 13 academic colleges and the Schreyer Honors College is able to elect a representative for the UPUA. Some of the races are uncontested, but there are a few match-ups. Check out details about the candidates after the jump.

There are 12 ‘Off-Campus Representative’ positions open to full-time undergraduate students who attend University Park and live off-campus.

This year, 18 students are competing. Find out more about them after the jump.