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Student-government officials at North Dakota State University are rallying against a proposal that would lift a cap on the fee students pay to support the institution’s administrative computer software.

The software, according to state higher-education officials, is an integral part of ConnectND — a project that links North Dakota’s university network with those of its government and some local school districts. But the program doesn’t come cheap, so the state’s Board of Higher Education may eliminate a policy intended to freeze students’ technology fees at $42 a semester.

Students are understandably opposed to the proposed change, but the cap hasn’t exactly done its job anyway: In violation of its own policy, the board now charges students $81 a semester in technology fees. (Associated Press)