A signature campaign to place a funding referendum for the Arts, Music and Programming initiative on the upcoming ASUC election ballot fell about 600 signatures short Friday after organizers had less than 24 hours to gather support. The referendum would have increased student fees that support campus programming and events through the AMP initiative. The AMP initiative supports ASUC programs such as SUPERB. Petition organizers said the effort began after the ASUC Senate declined to place the referendum on the April ballot in its Wednesday session, preventing students from voting on the funding increase this year. “We can’t keep up with current student demand and programming demand in order to have high quality artists and as frequent events as we’ve had (in the past),” said Bluesette Miller, one of SUPERB’s two general managers. ✍️: Ayah Alsheikha 📸: Jessice Gleason . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #asuc #superb #amp