Two of our Forum writers, Ariel Kravitz, a sophomore majoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Jamie Reiner, a freshman interested in political science, both found themselves with tickets to the debate. Here are their takes.

While the vast majority of Washington University students watched Sunday night’s presidential debate on TV like the rest of the nation, 352 students were selected to be part of the audience watching Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.