USG announces Class of 2030 class council representatives

First-year class council election results were released on Sunday at 7 p.m. following the weekly Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting. 

Voting opened on Oct. 5 and closed on Oct. 7. Out of the 18 candidates, Juan Revolorio ’30, Eric Ayivor ’30, Andrew Stepanyan ’30, Magda Rajszewski ’30, and Ariella Adjangba-Baker ’30 were elected. Revolorio received 258 votes, Ayivor 232 votes, Stepanyan 224 votes, Rajszewski 207 votes, and Adjangba-Baker 194 votes. 

“I could not be more thankful about being elected and I’m ready to get to work for 2030,” Revolorio wrote in an email to the ‘Prince.’

According to the elections handbook, which was last revised in 2022, the results are released two days after the last day of voting at the latest. Due to a candidate appealing their disqualification on Sunday, however, the results were delayed. 

“Essentially, we had to disqualify a candidate because we thought they had an overexpenditure according to the receipts that we received,” Chief Elections Manager Emi Ren ’29 said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian. “Everyone has the right to be able to challenge their disqualification and bring it up to the senate.” 

The last disqualification for class council elections was in 2023.

Revolorio’s platform involved allowing unused late meal budgets to roll over to the next day once a week, class merchandise and socials, optional mentorship programs, midterm and finals snack stations, and funding for students who want to create a first year project.

“I’m feeling absolutely great following the election,” Ayivor wrote. “I’m super excited for the LEGENDARY freshman year I promised.” Ayivor advocated for free photo booths, late night events, watch parties, quality merchandise, class-wide study breaks, and a feedback loop with the administration about what first-years want to see. 

In an email to the ‘Prince,’ Stepanyan wrote, “I come from a small Title I high school where, in student government, we had significantly more feedback and solutions than we had resources to make those happen. I feel so honored to be in a role where I can truly represent and execute on the wants and needs of the Great Class of 2030.”

Adjangba-Baker and Stepanyan ran a joint campaign, creating a platform based on conversations they had with fellow first-years. Their platform includes late-night social events for first-years, events like “Frosh Assassins” and “Spirit Week,” Pass/D/Fail eligibility across different subjects, drop-in counseling hours in residential colleges, complimentary headshots with professional clothing closets, and class-wide communications. 

“I’m super excited about getting elected and eager to get to work.” Adjangba-Baker wrote, “Throughout the campaign, I had the privilege of talking to many members of our class; it means a lot to me that, through these conversations, Andrew and I were able to gain genuine support for our platform.”

“I also want to get to work on the freshman formal, since that’s a Princeton tradition that’s coming up soon and I want to ensure that it is a memorable and exciting night for us all,” Stepanyan wrote. “I hope that we can secure a cool venue and collaborate with an eating club to hold a freshman-only celebration afterwards.”

Adjangba-Baker also hopes to work alongside other officers to “talk to the freshman class so we can effectively represent them.” 

“I hope to mold my campaign continuously based on freshman feedback to see what they actually want, is beneficial to them, and that I can act on,” Rajszewski wrote. “I will do my very best to speak up for their thoughts and always aim to continue to receive feedback.”

The USG winter election cycle, which features both referenda and elections for senate executive officers and class senators, will begin earlier than past years following an amendment to the elections schedule passed in September.

Mia Chen is a News contributor for the ‘Prince’ and a member of the Class of 2030.

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