Instructional Resilience and Enhancement Fee

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.

Amid an intense elections season, the ASUC Senate discussed budgets, personal projects and financial aid at its regular Wednesday meeting.

If the IREF passes, students will face an additional $132 semesterly fee to pay for items that should be coming out of campus’s existing budget.

After weeks of deliberation, the ASUC Senate passed a resolution revoking funding and support for the Cal Interfraternity Council, or IFC, at its Wednesday meeting.

Requiring an additional, annual $278 fee from students for online resources, especially as tuition has not been reduced, is simply exploitative.

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.