While the student body at the College may be relatively small, students here recognize that their vote can hold a lot of weight in New Hampshire, a classic swing state.
Dartmouth's Student Assembly has already run several voter registration drives, and I had the opportunity to vote early in my first presidential election ever at a town hall just last week. That's a moment I definitely won't forget!
I was definitely not expecting to be wearing an inflatable hamburger, running around the Green while bumping into my friend Levi, or making a makeshift banner at Collis, but it was super fun.
Kirsten Gillibrand '88 is the first Dartmouth alumna to win election to Congress, and she has represented New York in the United States Senate since 2009.
One of the things I enjoy most about college is the opportunity to experience a diversity of thought and opinion. My friends range across the political spectrum from red to blue and every shade of purple in between.