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For Kenneth Lien, campus sophomore and executive director of Cal Hacks, the failed renewal of the Student Technology Fund, or STF, fee during the ASUC elections in April is a “loss of a safety net.”
Without the STF fee a campus-based student fee referendum that provided all UC Berkeley students with equitable access to a range of technology services Lien said he will no longer have access to a Wi-Fi hot spot and laptop that he relied on to take virtual classes during the pandemic, which was lent to him by Moffitt Library.
“The fund really made success; it gave everyone equal opportunity and removed technology from being a barrier to excelling in school,” Lien said. “It’s unfortunate that the fund didn’t get renewed, especially because I personally and a lot of my peers have been able to continue school and handle a virtual transition because of it.”
For Kenneth Lien, campus sophomore and executive director of Cal Hacks, the failed renewal of the Student Technology Fee, or STF, during the ASUC elections in April is a “loss of a safety net.”
Without the STF a campus-based student fee referendum that provided all UC Berkeley students with equitable access to a range of technology services Lien said he will no longer have access to a Wi-Fi hot spot and laptop that he relied on to take virtual classes during the pandemic, which was lent to him by Moffitt Library.
“The fund really made success; it gave everyone equal opportunity and removed technology from being a barrier to excelling in school,” Lien said. “It’s unfortunate that the fund didn’t get renewed, especially because I personally and a lot of my peers have been able to continue school and handle a virtual transition because of it.”
ASUC officials reflect on their terms, table bill indefinitely
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During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, officials heard updates from Chancellor Christ, reflected on their terms and indefinitely tabled a bill.
During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, officials reflected on their terms and indefinitely tabled a bill that would have made registered student organizations, or RSOs, ineligible for ASUC funds if used for member stipends.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ also gave some parting words to the ASUC. She provided updates on the campus’s budget, which has received some state and federal funding, and said campus is trying to secure student and faculty data on a UC-wide level after the recent breach.
ASUC Senate discusses data breach, pass/no pass grading policies
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ASUC senators and executive officials discussed the UC-wide data breach. They also spoke of the decision made by the College of Letters and Science to carry its P/NP policy into the summer, and are working to have other colleges follow suit.
During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, senators and executive officials discussed the data breach, pass/no pass, or P/NP, grading policies and campus fall plans.
During executive officer reports, ASUC President Victoria Vera discussed the UC-wide data breach and noted that the UC community can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian.