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In Brief

FACULTY MEETING

A regular meeting of the faculty will be held this afternoon at 3pm in Rm 10-250. Agenda items are:

��������������������������� Update on the "Sense of the Faculty" resolution on undergraduate life, by President Vest
��������������������������� Report on the Student Information Policy Review, by Professor Clay
��������������������������� Report of the Edgerton Committee, by Professor Locke
��������������������������� Proposal to establish a Master's of Science in Comparative Media Studies, by Dean Khoury and Professor Jenkins
��������������������������� Proposal to establish an MIT/WHOI Joint Master's of Engineering in Ocean Engineering, by Professor Vandiver
��������������������������� Report of the Committee on Nominations, by Professor Hax
��������������������������� Motion to implement a housekeeping change to Rules and Regulations of the Faculty, by Professor Bailyn

LIBRARY HOURS

On Patriots Day (Monday, April 20), the following libraries will be open for their regular hours: Barker, Dewey, Hayden Reserve Book Room, Humanities, Lewis Music, Rotch and Science. All other libraries will be closed. Spring term hours are on the Web at http://libraries.mit.edu/admin/hours.html.

MARATHON CALL

Are you a member of the MIT community who is planning to run in Monday's Boston Marathon? MIT Tech Talk is interested in collecting some experiences and impressions of runners affiliated with the Institute. Send us your name and contact information beforehand so we can call you next week. Or contact Tech Talk editor Alice Waugh after the race at x8-5401 or awaugh@mit.edu.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on April 15, 1998.

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