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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Wednesday October 21, 2009 Volume 91, No. 34 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff MyMav will be down for upgrades from noon Thursday to 8 a. m. Monday, which... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Wednesday October 21, 2009 Volume 91, No. 34 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff MyMav will be down for upgrades from noon Thursday to 8 a. m. Monday, which would hinder students wanting to meet with advisers or drop a class during that time. The university is upgrading MyMav to apply new features and fixes from the vendor, Oracle, said Michael Corwin, technology services assistant vice president. Everything including pages involving student systems, financial aid and admissions will be upgraded, he said. According to the Office of Records Web site, the system’s upgrade will prevent students from checking their degree progress or academic holds, viewing class schedules, registering for or dropping classes. Although MyMav will be down, advisers will still have plenty to do, said biology academic adviser Jane Pugh. She said advisers will still talk to Maintenance will hinder students f Less