Rector candidate Marcus Threndyle, ArtSci ’15, said his campaign is built around issues of student autonomy. “Students can no longer afford to be complacent,” he said. “Changes are happening and there are going to be cuts that need to be made and if we don’t do anything we’re going to get hurt.” Threndyle...

Mike Young, ConEd ’15, said running for Rector is about building connections between people. Young said he started thinking about running for Rector this September when he realized how many possibilities there were for the Rector to support students. It was only when a friend made him promise to run...

Aman Partap, ArtSci ’17, planned to run for Rector before he arrived at Queen’s. Although he’s the youngest candidate running for the position, Partap sees this as an asset. Upon coming to Queen’s, he learned that current Rector Nick Francis, ArtSci ’13, had also run in his first year, although his...