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Should they be elected next year’s AMS executive, Team TIA has plans to improve accessibility at Queen’s.
Presidential candidate Isaac Sahota, ArtSci ’22, Vice-Presidential (Operations) candidate Tabassum Pasha, Comm ’21, and Vice-Presidential (University Affairs) candidate Amelia Cockerham, ArtSci ’22, secured their candidacy as Team TIA last week.
In an interview with
The Journal, Sahota said he’s running for the Presidential position to improve accessibility at Queen’s. He said he’s faced struggles with accessibility at the University in the past particularly during orientation week.
“That was my experience that made me even think about, maybe this is not for me,” he said. “I might have to go back and drop the idea of studying at a university because I’m in a wheelchair now and it’s not accessible enough.”
In the only uncontested election, Christina Bisol was announced as the next EngSoc President.
“I’m really excited to incorporate all the ideas brought to light in this campaigning period into my presidency,” Bisol said. “Thank you so much.”
Current senators Peter Matthews and Jeremy Nguyen introduced Shashank Ojha as the next Junior Senator.
“The person taking on my role is somebody that I saw a lot of promise in,” Nguyen said. “His platform really speaks to the reasons I ran as well.”
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Ojha referenced the hard work of his competitor Luka Clancy in his acceptance.
“I’m definitely very excited for this role and I’m glad, Luka, that our platforms are aligned,” Ojha said. “I’ll fight to make sure your views are represented as much as mine in the Senate because they are so important.”