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Current ASUC Senator Ronit Sholkoff makes presidential bid
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Editor’s note: This is one installment in a three-part series on this year’s candidates for ASUC president. Read about the other candidates here and here.
UC Berkeley junior and current ASUC Senator Ronit Sholkoff is running for ASUC president with the goal of creating a smooth transition back to campus and improving student access to resources.
Her platforms are moving back to campus with intention as the COVID-19 pandemic ends; expanding diversity, equity and inclusion; creating campus resiliency before future crises; and strengthening wellness resources for students in areas such as mental health and sexual violence and sexual harassment. Sholkoff is the Student Action party’s sole presidential candidate.
Student Technology Fee on ASUC elections ballot for renewal this April
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The Student Technology Fund fee, which was recently added to the April ballot for renewal by the ASUC Senate, allows students to access Student Technology Helpdesk and Open Computing Facility services.
The Daily Cal received funds from the Student Tech Fund in 2017 and 2019.
Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom Pro and laptop borrowing programs are all services covered by the Student Technology Fund, or STF, fee which was recently added to the April ballot for renewal by the ASUC Senate.
The existing fee totals $51 per student every semester and provides UC Berkeley undergraduates, graduates and professional school students with a range of technology services and support. Funds from the STF allow access to Student Technology Helpdesk and Open Computing Facility, or OCF, services, as well as software and project grants for student technology initiatives.
Student Technology Fee on the ballot for renewal this April dailycal.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailycal.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.