Six months ago, they arrived on the Heights. Five months ago, they were elected to the UGBC Senate. The 2020 Undergraduate Government of Boston College presidential election’s only freshman team, Dennis Wieboldt, MCAS ’23, and Lorenzo Leo, MCAS ’23, are not worried about the age gap between them and the other candidates. In fact, they say that’s what gives them their edge.
The two met at orientation last summer. After discovering their mutual interest in UGBC, they successfully ran as a pair for the UGBC Senate. One semester later, Wieboldt and Leo are vying to become president and vice president, respectively.
As fresh faces in the Senate last fall, the duo quickly discovered that UGBC had organizational inefficiencies, a lack of transparency, and a disconnect with administration. Their age, they say, heightens their commitment to instituting changes and seeing these changes through.