“He’s been in charge of pretty much every UC initiative that the student body has heard about,” said Raul P. Quintana ’14, the campaign’s deputy campaign manager and a Crimson editorial writer. “The shuttle survey, extended hours for Lamont—everything that’s actually affecting us as students, he’s worked on.”

Though George currently serves as the chair of the Student Life Committee, his roommate Kyle E. Rawding ’14 says George believes that the work of the UC should not stop at student life issues.

“Compared to other candidates, he has visions for the UC that are much bigger,” Rawding said. “He has a lot of plans to try to expand the ambition of the UC.”

According to Quintana, “That’s where Nicole comes in.”

THE NEWCOMER

Both members of the G&G ticket say that Granath, an engineering concentrator in Currier House and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, would bring a new perspective to the UC.

Granath serves as the co-coordinator of the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition, an advocacy group that pushes Harvard to take environmental, labor, and other social concerns into account in the management of its endowment.

So far, over 35 Harvard student organizations have endorsed the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition.

“Before they started, no one cared about how Harvard managed its $32 billion endowment,” George says.

Through her work with the Coalition, Granath has met with University President Drew G. Faust twice—more times than George in his three years on the council.

“She has more advocacy experience than anyone else,” Quintana says. “She has experience engaging the broad community as a whole.”

This ability to mobilize and engage students as well as administrators makes Granath an invaluable running mate, according to George.

“The heart of our campaign is about uniting students behind big issues,” Granath says.

G&G FOR UC

The George and Granath team plan to use their diverse backgrounds and experiences to focus on university governance, student life, and finance.