Seeing double: There are two sets of twins running for freshman student government

“You may have mistaken me for my twin brother at some point,” College freshman Noah Falk said, with an emphasis on the syllable that sounds like “steak.”

Wearing a cow costume and a sign that read “Milk your future president,” he was easily distinguishable from his twin brother Jeremy Falk, also a College freshman, during an interview on Thursday . “If someone asks for our platform, I would say ‘stop grilling me,’” Noah joked.

Twins like the Falks account for about three percent of births in the United States each year.

But two sets of twins are running for freshman student government positions.

In deciding who was going to run for president and who for vice president, Noah jokingly said he is the better twin.

“I put in my contacts better than [Jeremy], I can write in cursive and I’m a quarter inch taller,” he said.

But it was Noah who really wanted the presidential position, and Jeremy conceded. Both brothers were involved in student government in high school, but Noah also had a little more experience.

“We just feed off each other a lot,” Jeremy said.

The other set of twins currently campaigning are David and Jack Cahn, Wharton freshmen and candidates for Wharton Class Chair and Class Board President, respectively. For them, choosing which position to run for was relatively easy.

“As twins, a lot doesn’t need to be said,” David said.

Being a twin running for Undergraduate Assembly positions makes their experience a little different. It helps with getting people’s recognition, and “it’s nice to have someone else with you to give you confidence,” Jeremy said.

"[Jack and I] have been working together for 18 years,” David said. He added that there is almost a synergistic effect between the two that enhances their performance.

However, David also said being a twin can be confusing to voters, because “it seems like you are running for two positions.”

Both sets of twins admitted that people find it difficult to differentiate between the two.

All four twin candidates expressed genuine interests in student government and in the election process, independent from their siblings. “There is something nice about getting to know people on an individual level and I look forward to it,” David Cahn said of campaigning.

Jeremy Falk cited the Class Boards’ mission to make Penn more fun and cohesive as a reason for his interest in getting involved. The Falk brothers said they chose Penn in the first place because they found people to be “very interesting, cool and diverse,” and hope to continue meeting new people.

Both sets of twins also said that they are relying on each other during their campaigns.

“One plus one is greater than two,” David Cahn said.

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