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Radiohead releases new album, B6 m Battle of Valleys Laker soccer wins photo page, A7 GLIAC, B1 lt*W Sranh galley iantljorn Grand Valley St.ite University www lanthorn.com Monday, November 5, 200/ Grand Rapids Spart-owned businesses fight No. 3 Grand Valley State shocks Division I No. 8 new tax Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center, 85-82 By Michelle Hamilton Jamerson led all scorers with 19 points By Marc Koorstra GVL News Editor GVL Sports Editor and redshirt freshman Justin Ringler added 16 points off the bench. Michigan’s government narrowly Ringler also made a critical play EAST LANSING, Mich. - escaped a massive shutdown last month, but toward the end of regulation to keep the Conventional wisdom would say that the solution legislators created for the state's Lakers in the game. Michigan State University is a lock to budget crisis has created opposition from The Spartans held a one-point lead win at home game in overtime against a businesses across the state. with 15 seconds remaining. Ringler Division II school. A new 6 percent service tax was proposed stole Travis Walton’s in-bounds pass Conventional wisdom would be quite to solve Michigan’s budget crisis and it is and converted a three-point play to put wrong in this case. upsetting owners from businesses large and GVSU up by two. The Grand Valley State University small. More than 60 Michigan businesses “My first thought was that I was basketball team upset the No. 8 Spartans have joined to form the Ax the Tax Coalition. going to stop and pump-fake, but the 85-82 in a double overtime exhibition They are being led by the Grand Rapids guy is almost 7 feet tall,” Ringler said. match Friday at the Breslin Center. Chamber of Commerce and the coalition is “I was waiting for him to throw me in “I don’t think this is going to be a committed to getting die impending service the first row, but he didn’t get to the shot life-changing experience for any of our taxrepealed. and I got kind of lucky I guess. ” guys, but it was a great night for us, ” “We haven't seen our members this angry The Lakers also needed some late said Laker head coach Ric Wesley. or this engaged ever,” said chamber Public heroics to stay alive after the first Callistus Eziukwu had a difficult Policy Coordinator Andrew Johnston. overtime. Neitzel drained a three-pointer time containing his smile after playing Businesses that have never been involved to give MSU a four-point lead with just a huge role in the victory. The senior with the chamber have been donating money more than a minute remaining. GVSU center scored the final basket to push to the Ax the Tax campaign and signing evened it up with a pair of Eziukwu GVSU’s lead to three points and then petitions to repeal the tax,he said. free throws and a reverse lay-up by got his in the way of Drew Neitzel’s “If Lansing doesn’t fix this we’re going to Jamerson. final attempt to tie the game. fix it with the ballot, ” Johnston said. Neitzel, the Big Ten Preseason Player “I saw him open out of the comer of So far, the start date for the tax has been of the Year, struggled all night, scoring my eye and I just tried to get over there pushed back by about three weeks. The just 12 points on three of 15 shooting. and get a hand up,” Eziukwu said. “I Senate approved a bill Thursday that moved He led the Spartans to a come-from- knew the game was on the line and I the start date to Dec. 20 and the bill is tie- behind victory over GVSU last year at knew that he was going to take the shot bared to Senate Bill 838, which would repeal the Van Andel Arena with 27 points. so I just came to him.” the service tax altogether. Wesley credited senior L.J. Kilgore Eziukwu scored six of his 15 points “It’s a preposterous tax really,” Johnston for limiting Neitzel’s effectiveness even in the second overtime. Senior Jason said. “Lansing has failed us.” When home while suffering from cramping in his foreclosures and unemployment rates in See more: Visit www. calves. Courtesy Photo / Doug Witte Michigan are at an all-time high it does not lanthorn.com for web exclusive Gliding grace: Senior Jason Jamerson gets contested by freshman Chris Allen during Grand Valley make sense to increase the cost of doing See Men's Bball, A2 State University’s stunning exhibition victory over Michigan State University Friday business, he said. The tax, would raise about $700 million, according to estimates from some state legislators. An estimate from the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, New scholarship ‘for the however, is closer to $600 million. The uncertainty of how much money this tax will raise and who will be affected students, by the students ’ by it are two of the leading concerns business owners in Michigan have, Johnston said. No By Kyle Meinke seeking to raise a $30,000 endowment one is sure who will be affected by this tax or GVL Staff Writer for the scholarship by April 2009. The how it will be enforced, he said campaign will raise funds throughout the The Department of Treasury has not yet next year. officially determined the list of taxed services. Per student. Grand Valley State “This scholarship is about the future of Also, some of the services being labeled University is the least-funded public the university, ” Haas said. “I am so proud non-essential could be considered necessary. university in Michigan, but a new of the students that have come together to Security systems, which are currently on the scholarship is on its way to offer students aid future students that deserve the type list of services to be taxed, are an essential some financial relief. of education available at Grand Valley.” service, Johnston said. The Student Legacy Scholarship was Before the signing, Haas noted the One concern some legislators have is that established Friday when it was signed legacy student senators will leave behind businesses who have clients in other states by President Thomas J. Haas, Dean because of their efforts to improve the will move out of Michigan in order to keep of Students Bart Merkle and Student GVSU experience. He also pointed out their prices competitive, said Kelly Bartlett, Senate President Frank Foster. It will be the uniqueness of the scholarship. legislative aide for Sen. Bill Hardiman. Courtesy Photo / Eric Stoike funded by students themselves and will Winners: GVSU students, including Student Senate President Frank Foster, celebrate the BOTV win “This, to me, is a new experience,” “I think ultimately this could be a loser for benefit juniors and seniors who exhibit a Haas said. “I have never seen such a the state in terms of revenue, ” he said commitment to community service. scholarship in all my years in higher Another solution would be to increase a “We’re billing it as a scholarship ‘for education. This is another great example tax people are familiar with, like the income the students, by the students, ’” Foster of what makes Grand Valley so special.” tax, Bartlett said Raising the income tax The Grand-est said. “If the state is unable to appropriate University Development and Student would be easily understood by people and it the proper funding, then we’re going to Senate began exploring the possibility could be instituted quickly, he added have to take it upon ourselves to do what of a student-funded scholarship in April. The service tax was doomed from the we can to address our needs.” Senators wanted to ensure affordable beginning because the state arbitrarily chose GVSU juniors and seniors with at least learning was available to their peers. which services should fall under it, said Valley of them all a 2.5 grade point average will be eligible “This is a great example of students Mike Gallagher, chief of staff for Sen. Mark to receive one of the scholarships, which supporting the university because of Jansen. will be no less than $500 apiece. The GVSU wins BOTV by largest margin in fundraisers issues with funding, ” said Shaun Shira, “People are annoyed They are very, very award size and number of scholarships who works with annual giving for annoyed” Gallagher said history. Since 2003, GVSU, SVSU have raised distributed annually will be determined University Development. “We are always (3ne proposed solution is to cut $700 by available funding. $144,746 for charity talking about sustainability here at Grand million worth of line items out of the state Community service both on- and off- Valley.