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Angry students gathered with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) at a rally held on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Monday November 23rd the Densely populated rally was attended by students eager to bring back the scholarships, which aided more than 96,000 students state wide.

The rally included several student speeches, giving their reason for being upset about the budget cut that ultimately eliminated up to $4000 dollars of student aid money per student. This cut has led many students to reconsider the school they are at, or if they should go to school at all.

Many like student Nathan Root have been forced to cut back on the amount of classes they will take per semester, and have had to double the amount of hours they work per week. This means students are falling behind academically to catch up financially, which could mean that graduation rates at 4 year universities could plummet.

Granholm gave a short speech, outlining the reasons that she herself has been fighting to bring back these funds, ever since she signed the budget cuts. Without her signature on the budget cuts, the state could have shut down, and could have unconvinced many.