Library hours reduced
Due to a combination of staff vacancies and a lack of student workers, the Goldfarb/Farber Library will be operating on a reduced schedule with earlier closing times, for the first two weeks of the semester. During these reduced hours, the library will be closing at 9:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday nights, and at 5:30 on Friday and Saturday nights. Regular semester hours should return by Feb. 1, if not earlier. For more information, call Sue Swanson at x64620.

Spring internship orientation to take place
All students seeking spring internships are invited to attend an Internship Orientation on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Hiatt Career Center. Students will be able to meet Becky King, assistant director of the Experiential Programs, and learn about the career center’s internship resources. Contact Hiatt at x63610 for more information.

Applications available for study abroad in London
The deadline for the University College London (UCL) study abroad program for the 2001-2002 academic year is Jan. 26. Applications are available in the Study Abroad Office in Kutz 108.

Junior Class Forum to be held
The Junior Class Forum on Creative Arts will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Faculty Club. Contact Dean Hahn at x63470 or dhahn@brandeis.edu with any questions.

President Reinharz to hold office hours
President Jehuda Reinharz will be available, usually for up to 10 minutes per student, on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please call x63001 to verify that there has been no change in this schedule before journeying to the President’s Office.

GSIEF information session to take place
The Graduate School of International Economics and Finance will hold an information session on Monday at 5 p.m. for students interested in learning more about the 5-year Lemberg B.A./M.A. IEF program. Dr. Paul Harrison, director of the Lemberg program, and current students and admissions professionals will be on hand. The event will be held in the Chancellor’s Suite of the Sachar International Center. RSVP by e-mail at admission@lemberg.brandeis.edu or by phone at x62262.

Author James Carroll to speak
On Monday from 2 to 9 p.m., Brandeis will host a special symposium to coincide with the publication of a major new book by James Carroll, “Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews, a History.” The event will take place in Hassenfeld Conference Center. The symposium is sponsored by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life and the Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat Center for the Study of Anti-Jewishness.

compiled by Jessie Glasser