Photo By: Kristyn Sonnenberg | Photo EditorMike Fisher, a Junior in envi­ron­men­tal biol­ogy, makes his thoughts on the removal of funds from the state bud­get for the Michigan Promise Scholarships known as he bears his sign around cam­pus.  Last year 1,825 Ferris stu­dents received “Promise” funds and 96,000 stu­dents are eli­gi­ble statewide. Lawmakers cut the fund­ing in an effort to reduce the $2.8 bil­lion dol­lar deficit.  Governor Jennifer Granholm is not expected to take any action to re-instate the funds, leav­ing some stu­dents to find alter­na­tive sources to pay for their education.