On April 27, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its fourth weekly meeting of the spring term. Led by student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25, the Senate voted to allocate $3,000 on shuttles for the upcoming May 17 Hanover town election and impeached two senators.
Shuttles and Hanover Elections
The motion to earmark funding for the shuttles was passed by unanimous consent. DSG and Dartmouth Civics previously organized student transportation to Hanover High for polling for the November 2024 general election.
Despite the fact that a member of DSG — general senator Evan Gerson ’27 — is running for Hanover Selectboard in the town election, Odigbo said DSG’s get-out-the-vote efforts are not related to his candidacy.
“We care about students going out to vote and we are here to make it easier for students to go out and vote, candidate and platform-agnostic,” Odigbo said.
Gerson, who currently serves as deputy town affairs liaison for DSG, is running for Selectboard to support “action over inertia,” Gerson wrote in an email to The Dartmouth.
“Hanover has made incredible progress actively delivering a better future for everyone, from zoning for building more housing, to walkability and safe streets for all,” Gerson wrote. “I’m running to ensure that we have a forward-thinking Selectboard that supports this great progress.”
Two senators impeached during closed session
In a closed session before the April 27 meeting, South House senator Ranvir Deshmukh ’26 and general senator Garima Dubey ’25 were impeached for failing to meet attendance requirements. Dubey was removed from office, while Deshmukh resigned after being notified of his impeachment.
In a written statement to The Dartmouth, West House senator Samay Sahu ’27, who pursued impeachment of Deshmukh and Dubey during the winter term, wrote that the purpose of impeachment was to promote “passionate, present and engaged” leadership.
“My intention was never punitive — it was about opening up space for new leadership, for students who are genuinely excited about serving their peers and improving campus life,” Sahu wrote.
During the closed session prior to the open meeting, members of DSG also met with College President Sian Leah Beilock to discuss the College’s new immigration legal fund for students and employees. DSG is working to arrange a future direct panel between undergraduates and senior administrators, according to Odigbo.
At the April 27 meeting, Senators also voted by unanimous consent to allocate $3,000 for free professional attire for students, in partnership with the Dartmouth Sustainability Center and the Free Market.
DSG Senate meetings occur weekly on Sundays at 7 p.m. in Collis 101 and are open to all students.
Jackson Hyde '28 is an intended philosophy major from Los Angeles, California. His interests include photography, meditation, and board game design.
