Correction appended: An earlier version of this story misidentified MSA President Abhishek Mahanti and MSA Vice President Mike Rorro's relationship with MVP. They were the party's first presidential and vice presidential candidates, but are no longer affiliated with the party.

The Michigan Vision Party held its second mass meeting last night to announce Ian Margolis and Tom Stuckey as its presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively, for next month’s MSA elections.

In addition to announcing the candidates, the mass meeting aimed to give information to students who want to run as part of MVP’s executive slate. About 12 students showed up to the meeting in Mason Hall last night.

Margolis, who was elected internally by the party as its presidential candidate, said he hopes his leadership within the group will attract new perspective members to MSA. He added that his experience as a current MSA representative would help him if he is elected to the post.

“We are beginning the process to get the party moving,” Margolis said. “We really want to bring in fresh voices.”

Margolis said the way MSA operates currently is ineffective at promoting change, noting that his record as a representative indicates he’s capable of taking the assembly to the next level.

As a representative, Margolis launched MSA Mondays, brought University alumni who are White House staffers to campus to talk to students and was part of the team that created the Block 'M' in Michigan Stadium.

“This isn’t about helping with the campaign,” Margolis said. “This is about changing MSA.”

“They don’t accomplish anything they say,” he said of the current MSA. “They sit and they bicker about political issues in general meetings.”

But Margolis said, through MVP, candidates would be able to change MSA by focusing on the needs of students.

“We are about delivering tangible things to the students and being upfront with them,” he said. “We're not going to be handing out flyers on the Diag and saying: ‘This is what we stand for’.”

Stuckey told students at the meeting that MVP’s main focus is to “fight for our students.” Stuckey said one of his main concerns, which he hopes to address as vice president, is the high cost of a college education.

“Everyone can complain about how expensive college is,” Stuckey said. “We are lobbying with other schools across the state to decrease costs and increase funding.”

John Lin, message chair for MVP, told students at the meeting that the party is seeking out students who are leaders in their own communities.

“We are looking for people who are involved … people that want to see student government that does stuff for students,” Lin said. “People that want to see us advocating for students and enhancing the Michigan experience.”

Lin said with a more “focused” student government, MVP could do “bigger and better things” for MSA. He added that he wants Michigan students to get involved in MSA through MVP.

“We are very proud of what we did this past year,” Lin said. “We are proud that we made it transparent, accountable, and have focused on students now.”

MVP became a party last year in the wake of the deterioration of the Michigan Action Party, which had been the dominant party in MSA for a number of years. In addition to MVP, the reMichigan campaign also formed at that time. Current MSA President Abhishek Mahanti and Vice President Mike Rorro were the first presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively, for MVP.

LSA freshman Rebecca Michael, who attended last night’s meeting, said she is content with how MVP conducted business at the mass meeting and with the choice of candidates.

“It was a really positive atmosphere,” she said. “They really are working with the students to change things.