Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Services and Fees

The Instructional Resilience and Enhancement Fee, or IREF, proposed by UC Berkeley administration to fund instructional technology was decreased from an annual cost of $264 to $212 following negotiations with the ASUC, the Graduate Assembly and the Committee on Student Fees.

Campus administration has proposed a $139 per semester fee to fund student technology, drawing criticism from ASUC officials who say the process is not transparent and that campus funds should be used instead. 

Berkeley students are familiar with the everyday strife caused by college life. In some cases, issues can arise that require resolution through legal means.

Amid internet and housing issues, the ASUC Senate discussed improving accessibility to housing resources and funding for student technology Wednesday. 

If we don’t want to continue to be UC Berkeley’s financial scapegoat, then it is up to us to reject any attempt to put the cost of the software on students.

When the Student Technology Fund, or STF, fee failed to pass due to low voter turnout this April, undergraduate student Tarang Srivastava was surprised.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ has committed to securing emergency funding for student access to Microsoft and Adobe software for the upcoming academic year.

If this campus is serious about being the No. 1 public university in the world, then it cannot leave its students without access to the tools we need to succeed.

The failed renewal of the Student Technology Fee during the ASUC elections in April impacts students' ability to access technology services.

In 2016, The Daily Californian reported that campus fees total more than $1,100 yearly — the total has gone up because of increases written into certain referendums as well as the addition of two referendums in 2017.