<p>Umm… I would consider “very conservative” a huge overstatement. There is a substantial gay population at NU, which definitely drives things left, and College Democrats is one of the top-funded student groups on campus. (I think they get more money than College Republicans, but I’m not sure.) In fact if you asked me before I read that ^, I would have said liberal to liberal-moderate. But I never would have picked anything on the right end of the spectrum.</p>