2A - Thursday, November 2, 2006 Why does Wolverine Access close? Here's a clue: It's not because it gets tired For most students, the Internet is such a pervasive part of life that it's hard to imagine a day without it. With everything from news and homework assign- ments to Facebook profiles and YouTube videos, it seems as though the Web is all-powerful. It has infor- mation on everything, and best of all, it's always avail- able. That's why it comes as a surprise to most students that Wolverine Access, one of the University's most important online services, closes each weeknight and for most of the weekend. The website is a portal for students to pay bills, check on financial aid disburse- ment, schedule classes and review grades and tran- scripts. It can be a major inconve- nience to find out at 2 a.m. that the page is closed until 7:30 the next morning. There are two reasons for the daily shut-down, according to staff from Administrative Information Services and the Residential Computing staff. First, it allows system administrators to repair and maintain the huge amounts of data that can be accessed with Wolverine Access. Technicians can fix bugs, update software or upgrade hardware while the website is closed. Also, each day a "snap- shot" is taken to backup all the information stored on the website. Because it is such a huge repository of valuable information - including financial aid, payment data, class schedules, grades and aid disbursement, schedule classes and review grades and transcripts. But the University closes the important website for several hours each day. During these times, system administrators repair and maintain the vast amounts of data acces- sible through the site. Also, technicians can fix bugs, update software or upgrade hardware. CRIME NOTES Man found graduate Library WHEN: Yesterday at about sleeping in 2:45aam WHAT: One student's laptop and another's MP3 WHERE: Harlan Hatcher player were stolen while left Graduate Library unattended at the library, WHEN: Yesterday at about DPS reported. Police have 3:30 a.m. no suspects. WHAT: A man, who is unaf- filiated with the University, Students cited was found sleeping in a mail cart in the dock entrance to for underage the library, the Department of Public Safety reported. drinking He was removed from the WHERE: Mary Markley library. Residence Hall, WHEN: Yesterday at about Students report 2am. WHAT: Four students were thefts in UGLi arrested for beingminors in possession of alcohol, DPS WHERE: Pierpont Commons, reported. Three were trans- 2101 Bonisteel Ave. ported to the University WHERE: Shapiro Under- Hospital emergency room. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES accumulated credit hours - losing files to computer problems would be cata- strophic. Each day when the website closes, this informa- tion is backed up and stored safely. That means that if the system was somehow com- promised and the Wolver- ine Access server corrupted, system administrators could restore all of the data using the backup files. Wolverine Access is closed from 4 to 7 a.m. Tues- day through Friday, Satur- days from 10:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and from 2 to 7:30 a.m. on Monday. JAKE HOLMES - Pondering a great mys- tery of the University? Let the Daily step in and help you out. E-mail suggestions to news@ michigandaily.com. A gallon of gas weighs about six pounds, but produces about 19 pounds of carbon dioxide when burned by a car. When the hydrocarbons found in gasoline burn, they break apart and combine with sur- rounding air. The chemical reaction produces heat, water and lots of carbon dioxide. 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