Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025
The Observer

Opinion



The Observer

What I learned

I ran for student body president in this election alongside my close friend, Jack Rotolo. Unfortunately, we didn’t gain enough votes to move into the runoff election, so our time as candidates was brief. However, I can say that even that short period was still one of the biggest learning experiences of my life. I thought I’d be sad or angry when I learned that we had lost, but I was shocked by the overwhelming sense of peace and relief I felt when we learned our time in the election was over. After a few days of reflecting on why I was feeling this unexpected tranquility about the whole thing, I’ve learned that it is because I realized I could not have done half as good a job as Elizabeth, Pat and Linde have this year. Thus, I was disappointed and surprised to read “The student body president does not matter” as I grabbed my usual morning breakfast in South Dining Hall.