| Dan Serota |
Probir Mehta, the Michigan Party's presidential candidate, said the Michigan Party is running on the premise of continuing the party's student activism and taking it to the next level.
"Basically, we're working to make concrete differences in students' lives," said Mehta, an LSA junior.
Mehta, current MSA vice president, said the party has several primary areas of focus, including improving undergraduate education, lowering student costs, increasing financial aid, balancing Information Technology Division resource costs and making the University campus safe.
"We're not talking about the things we want to do, but things we are doing," said vice presidential candidate Dan Serota, a current MSA representative. "It's about getting things done now."
Mehta also said that under the leadership of the Michigan Party, which has occupied MSA's top two executive offices since the party was formed four years ago, the assembly has raised the amount of money directed to student groups significantly each year.
| Probir Mehta |
"Next year, we will definitely raise (the amount of funds) again," Mehta said. "Student group funding remains one of our biggest issues."
LSA junior Serota said there are two ways to improve undergraduate education, which include addressing the issues of teaching and costs. Lowering textbook costs for students is a major goal, Serota said.
Serota added that undergraduate teaching can be improved by the removal of the 10-term resolution that currently prohibits experienced graduate student instructors from teaching for more than 10 terms, even though most graduate students remain in school for longer than five years.
Mehta said the Michigan Party also has been working to ensure a safer campus.
"We've forged a strong relationship with DPS," Mehta said. "Only through communication can we break down the barriers."
Mehta said a safety survey for students and a campus safety walk have been created with the help of the Michigan Party.