The Class of 2029 cast their ballots for their Dartmouth Student Government senators on Oct. 27. They voted for two senators to represent their entire class as well as a representative for each house community.
Trace Ribble ’29 and Daniel Sparks ’29 won the seats for class-wide general senators. North Park elected Issa Allison ’29; East Wheelock chose Theofilos Charalampidis ’29; South House selected Abbie Deng ’29; Allen House chose Willow DuBrovin ’29; West House elected Luca Nacimiento ’29; School House chose Oscar Rempe-Hiam ’29.
Several of the senators said they ran for DSG to incorporate their interest in government with their desire to improve student experiences on campus.
“Growing up, I’ve always wanted to be involved in government and in politics,” Nacimiento said. “I strongly believe in the power of government and of people coming together to make change.”
Similarly, East Wheelock senator Charalampidis said he ran for student government because he wants to “promote change.” Charalampidis tailored his policy ideas to his housing community, proposing a free bike rental station.
“Because East Wheelock is far away from many central things on campus, especially in winter, it’s a bit tough to walk around 15 or 20 minutes to get to your class,” he explained. “Bikes and cycling are a really good alternative.”
Allison’s proposals, on the other hand, tackled issues he has noticed in his first term at Dartmouth, including at the Class of 1953 Commons. He has already worked with associate vice president for business and hospitality Joe Flueckiger to start labeling which foods are halal in the dining hall. The “immediate impact” was “so awesome,” Allison said.
Ribble said he ran to improve therapy access for undergraduates. He hopes to use the remaining weeks of the fall term to research his policy ideas and talk with professors before “really pushing” policies he ran on, including increasing access to textbooks and free therapy.
In addition to their ideas for improving student life at Dartmouth, some of the new senators’ plans included influencing life beyond campus.
“Being at a school where we do have national influence, I think Student Government can be on the vanguard of what it means to be a student government organization,” Nacimiento said. “That’s something broader I’m going to be working on, in addition to, of course, very hands-on, on-the-ground, student life issues.”
Rempe-Hiam said that “a lot” of his goals as a senator are “related to the Trump administration” and its national policies. For example, he hopes to organize a training session to “educate people on what a proper judicial warrant looks like” and “what to do if you’re witnessing an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrest.” He also suggested establishing a newsletter that provides updates on the Trump administration’s actions.
DSG also appointed Michael Dong ’26, Evan Gerson ’27 and Julia Zichy ’27 to fill vacancies for the Class of 2026 and the Class of 2027.
Dong said he applied for the seat to “speak for student voices.”
“I think certain issues, certainly with dining, haven’t been properly communicated with students,” Dong said. “I want to be a representative that can properly communicate student voices and advocate for students.”
Oscar Rempe-Hiam ’29 is an opinion columnist for The Dartmouth. He was not involved in writing or editing this article.
