A visit from Hurricane Gustav caused the University to rearrange its academic calendar.Fall break, originally scheduled for Oct. 9 and Oct. 10, is canceled.Additional changes to the calendar include the final date for dropping classes without receiving a “W”, which is now Sept. 9, and the final date for adding courses for credit, which is now Sept. 11.Saturday classes were also implemented to make up for lost days.It is up to each professor which Saturday they will use to make up  class time. “It will be at the discretion of the dean [of each college], chairperson [of each major] and professors which of those times make most sense for fulfilling obligations to the students academically,” said Astrid Merget, provost and executive vice chancellor.Merget said the Saturdays picked as make-up days affect away football games but not home games.Saturday classes are scheduled for  Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. When trying to decide appropriate makeup days, Merget said administrators looked at several scenarios.”[One] constraint is we have to provide a certain number of classes to assure we can confer credits to a course,” Merget said.She said if students are not in class for a certain number of days, there are legal implications dealing with grants and scholarships.Colorado Robertson, Student Government president, said Saturday classes were the only option because of winter intersession. The fall semester ends Dec. 13, and Winter Intersession starts Dec. 15. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, fall break was canceled and an additional week was added to the end of the semester because there was no winter intersession. “We had to back up from what was the end of the semester to find windows where we can make up classes,” Merget said. Robertson said he would like to encourage leniency from professors when scheduling Saturday classes. Students seem to agree with Robertson.”I really hope my teachers don’t expect me to come to class on a Saturday,” said John Hannan, communication studies sophomore. “It’s not happening.”Some professors are still unsure of what to do about Saturday classes.”I’m not sure what I will do yet,” said Meredith Veldman, associate professor of history. “My concern is students who have jobs and family obligations.”Students also seem upset about losing the fall break.”This sucks,” said Catherine Gooche, biology freshman. “I’ve only been in college for a week, and some of my perks have already been taken away.”Some students who had plans for the holiday want to keep them.”I already have a plane ticket to visit family in California,” said Kelli Goldberg, international studies senior. “I plan on going.”Robertson is not going to let the calendar changes ruin his football season.”I do not like this because I am a student, too, and now I have to change some plans,” Robertson said. “I will be attending the away games.”—-Contact Aimee Effler at [email protected]