Students will have more time to cram for final exams as the library extends its hours for the rest of the semester.Middleton Library will extend its hours on the first floor until 2 a.m. during the concentrated study period — also known as dead week — beginning tonight until Saturday. The concentrated study period runs from Wednesday until the Sunday when finals week begins.The first and second floors of the library will remain open 24 hours starting Sunday at noon before finals week and continue until Dec. 12 at 2 a.m. During the 2008-09 school year, the library was open until 2 a.m. following Student Government’s efforts to extend its hours. At the beginning of this semester, however, the library began closing at midnight on normal weekdays partly because of budget cuts.SG President Stuart Watkins said he approached library administrators about having the hours continually extended to 2 a.m. again but said it was not possible because of a large budget cut inflicted on the library coupled with a lack student usage during late-night hours.- – – -Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at [email protected]