Wright has founded her campaign on the principle of participation. She stresses the idea that RPI students feel that the Senate is ineffective and disconnected from the student body, and looks to fix that through increased communication and a more transparent atmosphere. While gathering nominations, she noted the general lack of candidates for student government positions—especially for the office of Grand Marshal—and described that as a symptom of apathy.

In spite of her positive and upbeat attitude, Wright comes to the table rather underqualified. She has almost no experience in student government, and her leadership roles have largely been confined to her fraternity house. She entered the race without much knowledge of the recent Senate activities, and was—at least at first—unfamiliar with the details of the Union administrative structure. To be an effective student body president, Wright would need to have a substantial operational knowledge of the various branches of student government and their governing documents.

With that said, Wright’s tenacity and enthusiasm in soliciting nominations and getting her name out—including her timely response to The Poly’s request for a profile—stand as a credit to her passion and capacity to get things done. This should not be discounted, as book knowledge can be learned, but intangible personal qualities are harder to acquire.