\gdef\@maketitle{%
  \newpage
  \null
  \parbox[t]{0.5\textwidth}{\@author}\hfill\@date
  \vskip 3em%
  \begin{center}%
  \let \footnote \thanks
    {\Large \@title \par}%
  \end{center}%
  \par
  \vskip 0em}