The Coalition of Colors encompasses Alianza, Asian Pacific American Coalition, For Members Only, Muslim-Cultural Students Association and South Asian Students Alliance (SASA).

ASG President — Mike McGee

The Coalition of Colors unanimously and elatedly endorses Mike McGee as Associated Student Government President. Although McGee and Pulte both have strong ideas, Mike’s extensive experiences and passions genuinely address the concerns of all student groups and the Northwestern undergraduate community. Mike’s understanding of the need for student involvement, full awareness of issues concerning our cultural communities and a realistic timeline of achieving his goals sets him apart from his opponents.

Both presidential candidates (Pulte and McGee) exhibit great passion and ambitious plans, yet we believe that Mike and Tommy have three critical features that Pulte and Dawson lack: outstanding records of accomplishments on ASG, great teamwork chemistry and a genuine connection with our communities. Although Pulte displayed great enthusiasm to being ASG president, unlike his running mate, he unfortunately seems to lack much understanding of the concerns of our communities. Moreover, Pulte’s limited awareness of issues outside of the black community, and McGee’s past commitments to each group affiliated with the Coalition of Colors, more easily proved him to be the best person for the job.

We did not meet with Luke Adams due to his lack of response to our invitation, essentially demonstrating where his commitment and interests lies.

Academic Director — Muhammad Safdari

The Coalition of Colors unanimously endorses Muhammad Safdari for Academic Director. We believe his experience working with ASG along with his display of a deep understanding of the concerns of and the need for actual collaborative work with students highlights what is often forgotten by ASG. His ideas pertaining to Blackboard and the development of an Islamic Studies program demonstrate his commitment to important student causes. Also, the initiative he displayed by meeting with University Career Services and the Northwestern Alumni Association further exhibits his desire to bring his campaign promises into immediate fruition.

Director of Student Life — Matt Bellassai

The Coalition of Colors unanimously endorses Matt Bellassai for Director of Student Life. Albeit Bellassai is a freshman, and so he has a unique zeal as a NU student, which we feel will give him an edge in the implementation of his campaign promises. We strongly appreciate his willingness to learn more about the concerns of cultural communities on issues such as minority enrollment and retention of minority students, as well as bettering the Northwestern student body’s understanding of diversity.