The Gazette is published every Monday (or on Tuesday following a holiday) during the academic year, except for Thanksgiving week and the last two weeks of December, and every other Monday during the summer. As the university's official newspaper, it reaches more than 16,000 faculty, staff and students at Homewood, East Baltimore, Peabody, SAIS, APL and at campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington region and abroad. The following is a brief summary of our editorial components with information on how to reach us.

FEATURES AND NEWS: Hopkins-related activities, including events, work and achievements of faculty, major promotions and appointments, important conferences and other events, new books by faculty, student projects, construction news and the like. Contact editor Lois Perschetz by phone, 410-516-8514; fax, 410-516-5251; or e-mail, lwp@jhu.edu.

CALENDAR: A weekly listing of events--lectures, seminars, conferences, performances, athletic events, nonacademic classes and the like--sponsored by Hopkins departments, offices, organizations and student groups. Listings may be submitted weekly, monthly or by the semester. To receive a calendar form, contact Maria Sills at msi@resource.ca.jhu.edu. Deadline is noon on the Monday preceding the issue date; if Monday is a holiday, deadline is the preceding Friday. Information should be sent to production assistant Lynna Bright by fax, 410-516-5251: e-mail, gazette@jhu.edu; or by mail to The Gazettee, Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218. Photographs are welcome.

NOTICES: Funding and scholarship sources, university programs that need volunteers, institutional advisories and the like. Deadline is noon on the Monday preceding the issue date; if Monday is a holiday, deadline is the preceding Friday. Information should be sent to production assistant Lynna Bright by fax, 410-516-5251; e-mail, gazette@jhu.edu; or by mail at Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.

CHEERS: Honors and awards received by faculty, staff and students; promotions and appointments. Appears in third issue of the month (second issue of biweekly summer issues). Submissions should be sent to editor Lois Perschetz by fax, 410-516-8514; e-mail, lwp@jhu.edu; or mail, The Gazette, Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.

CLASSIFIEDS: The marketplace for buying and selling furniture, real estate, cars and other items; finding roommates; offering or looking for services. Free to all university faculty, staff and students; please indicate affiliation. One ad per person per week; a new request must be submitted each week. Ads are limited to 20 words including phone, fax and e-mail; Hopkins phone numbers and e-mail addresses may not be used. Deadline is noon on the Monday preceding the issue date; if Monday is a holiday, deadline is the preceding Friday. Submissions may be made by fax, 410-516-8514; e-mail, gazads@jhu.edu; mail, The Gazette, Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218; or in person to the same address.