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A student trustee at Queen’s University has stepped down following the news of his attendance at a coronavirus-themed party.

Tyler Macintyre, an undergraduate trustee on the Queen’s Board of Trustees, resigned from the position Wednesday after attending the party on Saturday.

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On Monday, the Queen’s Journal published a photo that it said showed Instagram posts of the party. Attendees appeared to be wearing face masks and drinking Corona beer. One of the posts was captioned, “Infect me daddy.”

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The Journal said Macintyre apologized and admitted the event was “in poor taste.”

“I am aware that my participation implicitly made light of a serious issue that affects many people, both inside and outside of the Queen’s university community,” Macintyre said on Facebook.

In a statement on Wednesday, the principal of Queen’s University, Patrick Deane, addressed the event.

“It was in bad taste and with great insensitivity that some students chose to hold a party that made light of the very serious coronavirus threat,” Deane said. “At a time when our community is struggling with fear, misinformation and ignorance about this public health crisis, this party was justly met with outrage.”