In college, I served on the board of a student group that advocated sensible drug policy. During this time, our school's chapter was named one of the top ten most succesful chapters in the country. This honor was in part because we succeeded in passing a "Good Samaritan" policy to encourage students to seek medical attention for drug overdoses. It was also because we managed to unite a number of otherwise disparate groups - we co-hosted various events with the College Republicans, the College Democrats, the Arab students organization, Hillel (the center for Jewish student life), and more. When we organized events with the College Republicans, they did not refuse to collaborate with us simply because one of our board members supported raising taxes to fund a single-payer healthcare system. When we organized events with the College Democrats, they did not refuse to collaborate with us simply because a different board member supported defunding Medicare extending the