he Student Assembly has become irrelevant to almost every student on campus. This is a reality the current and past leadership of the SA refuse to acknowledge. Michael Sevi and I acknowledge this reality, and aim to embark on a process of significant and proactive change. Michael and I are not beholden to the status quo of the SA. We are willing to question any and every aspect of the SA that we see as an obstacle to effective and representative student government.

Our promises aren’t rhetoric: The Sevi-Rahim 7-Point Plan for Building A True Student Government (blitz Aly Rahim or Michael Sevi for your copy) comprehensively outlines a real process for reinventing student government at Dartmouth. Many candidates, both past and present, have alluded vaguely to change. Michael and I, however, are the first in many years to run a platform dedicated to the overhaul of student assembly. We see our campaign as much more than just two candidates running for office. We see it as the beginning of a full-fledged movement and process of restoring representative student government to the Dartmouth community. Michael and I, as most Dartmouth students, are disillusioned and disappointed with the state of student government at Dartmouth. We hope you will give us your vote of confidence and join us in a grassroots effort to once again make student government relevant to students.

Our argument against our fellow candidates is this: they are not willing to undertake the massive reform for student government as outlined in our 7 Point Plan. Michael and I are willing to acknowledge with our fellow students the irrelevance of the SA in their everyday lives. Sometimes ineffective institutions need to be disassembled and reinvented. It’s time to reinvent student government at Dartmouth.