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Lectures

Monday 14 December
4.30 pm Neuroscience Seminar: Bertram Payne (Boston) "Divisions of Labour and Network Plasticity in Cerebral Cortex."BLR.

The New Senior Common Room

All members and prospective members are invited to a free Christmas drink with us at lunchtime on Tuesday 15 December. Come and see the new facilities on the first floor of the Refectory (south end). New furniture, some 50 newspapers and magazines, coffee available (bring your lunch through if you want to) and see the University Challenge Mural. All for £18 p.a. - less than the price of a cup of coffee per week - and new members come half-price for the first year.

Sportcentre Info

Early Bird Offers - Book in advance for any of the Sportcentre courses for 1999 and save some money! All bookings made before Wednesday 23 December will qualify for a £2.50 reduction.
Back for 1999 - Yoga classes. Yoga General with Neville on Thursdays from 12 - 1 pm, and Iyengar Yoga Level 1 with Louise on Fridays from 12 - 1 pm and Level 2/3 with Louise on Fridays from 1 - 2 pm.

Library Opening Times

9 December - 23 December: The library is open from 9.00 am until 5.30 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 9.00 am until 7.30 pm on Tuesdays. It will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The library will be closed from 23 December until 4 January.

Computing Centre Opening Times

The Computing Service area in Chichester will close at 3.00 pm on 23 December and will re-open on 4 January at 9.00 am. During this closure PCs will remain available on a 24 hour access basis in Henry's Bar, York House. Please be aware that -

• there will be no cover if equipment doesn't work
• there will be no one available to refill paper in the laser printer
• there will be no cleaning of the room
• and the room will be shut by Security if the facility is misused.

If a fault or problem develops in this time it should be reported to the Fault Line (4141). The fault will be investigated on 4 January.

Health Centre Opening Times

The Health Centre will be open as normal until 25 December, when it will close. It will remain closed until 29 December, and will be closed again on the 1 January.

University Term Dates

Term will finish on 11 December, and begin again on 4 January, continuing until 12 March.

Refectory Opening Times

Essential maintenance works are due to take place in the Refectory kitchen from the afternoon of Wednesday 16 December 1998. As a consequence, The Laines and Downs Restaurants will close after lunch service on the 16th and re-open on Monday 4 January 1999. Food deliveries to individual customers and other catering units will also cease at this time. Throughout this period, until the Christmas closure, the Refectory Coffee Shop, Baguette Express, Library Bolthole and Sussex Tea Bar will open as usual, or as advertised. The Pitstop Take-away will also open lunchtimes during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our customers.

Christmas Lunch in the Refectory

Downs Restaurant - Tuesday 15 Dec
Menu: Roast Turkey with Stuffed Bacon Roll, Bread Sauce; Roast Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts and Baton Carrots.£3.75
Home-made Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce - 75p per portion OR £4.00 for both courses.

Christmas card

This year's University card is a detail from the painting Hausa Procession by Nigerian artist Jimo Akolo. Hausa Procession, which is currently hanging in AFRAS, is one of three paintings by the artist owned by the University.

The card, which is a full colour reproduction, is priced at £3.75 for 10 or 40p per single card. Individual cards can be purchased through the Bookshop and the Students' Union shop. Bulk orders should be placed through Chrissie Anthony in the Information Office on ext 3766 or email your order to information@sussex.ac.uk with a recharge code.

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