South Bend, Indiana; May 9, 2008

Announcements

Running Club Members To Meet: Jeff Rowe, the volunteer who is organizing the running club for CFH guests, plans to meet with all those interested in this program on Thursday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m., in the CPC building’s community room.

If you are interested in this program and have not yet signed up, please leave your name for Peter Lombardo at the front desk—and arrange to be at the meeting next Thursday.

Vehicle Registration for CFH Guests: If you have a vehicle (bike or automobile), you need to register it.

Cars can be registered at the front desk. They could be towed away if not registered.

There are bike registration sheets on the basement door by the men’s lounge.

ABE

. ▪GED Commencement: The official South Bend Community School Corporation GED Commencement Ceremony will be May 15. ABE will be closed for this event.

▪Computers: Beginning—Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, starts May 9.

Intermediate Computing—Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m., starts May 16.

▪Math Seminar Series: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., SOSH room.

▪Math Study Session: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.

We will discuss short stories and poems.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

Herald Sports

Louisville Softball 3, ND 1: The ND softball team (37-20-1) dropped a 3-1 decision to host Louisville Thursday night in the opening round of the 2008 Big East Conference Championship at Ulmer Stadium. The loss eliminated the fourth-seeded Irish from the tournament.

Katie Laing had seven assists in the contest, giving her the all-time ND school record (471) and top single-season mark (147). The second baseman also added a hit.

The Irish came up empty in the fourth after getting a pair of runners in scoring position.

In her 100^th career start, Irish starter Brittney Barger (29-13) gave up six hits and three earned runs while shouldering the loss.

Linda Kohan drew two walks to tie Notre Dame’s single-season record (36).

ND Lady Golfers 12^th in NCAA Central Regional: Notre Dame’s lady golfers are 12^th in the NCAA Central Regional at Austin, TX.

ND shot a team score of 302, 14-over par and three shots off the cut.

The second round of the regional is today; it concludes Saturday.

Silver Hawks 6, Wizards 5 (11): Hawk catcher Sean Coughlin continued his torrid hitting as he doubled in Evan Frey with the running run—his fourth RBI of the game--in the 11^th inning Thursday night at the Cove.

Frey had led off the inning with a single and reached second on a botched pickoff attempt by Ft. Wayne’s Jackson Quezada.

Center fielder Frey also led off the first inning with a single and scored on an error which loaded the bases. Aaron Hanke drove in Taylor Harbin with a sacrifice fly in the first.

The hosts scored two more runs in the fifth inning. Frey singled with one out and scored his third run of the game on Coughlin’s 2-run single. Harbin got his second run of the game on Coughlin’s hit.

The Hawks (11-20) tied it in the seventh on Hanke’s two-out single that scored Michael Mee.

Winning pitcher Evan Scribner (1-3) went the last three innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.

The all-Hoosier series continues through the weekend; game time tonight is 7 p.m.

Thursday NBA Playoff Scores: Celtics 89, Cavaliers 73 (Celtics lead 2-0); Spurs 110, Hornets 99 (Hornets lead 2-1).

Thursday NHL Playoff Scores: Red Wings 4, Stars 1 (Red Wings lead 1-0).

Thursday MLB National League: Pirates 5, Giants 4; Braves 5, Padres 4; Rockies 9, Cardinals 3; Diamondbacks 8, Phillies 3; Marlins 7, Brewers 2; Nationals 8, Astros 3.

Thursday MLB American League: White Sox 6, Twins 2; Red Sox 5, Tigers 1; Yankees 6, Indians 3; Devil Rays 8, Blue Jays 3; Orioles 4, Royals 1; Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

Thursday MLS Scores: Fire 2, DC United 0.

Thursday WNBA Exhibition Scores: Mystics 58, Liberty 52.

Nation/World

Obama Wins Two More Superdelegates: Barack Obama picked up the support of two more superdelegates in his for the Democratic presidential nomination today, including a former Hillary Clinton supporter.

That gives him a total of six superdelegates who have come over to the Obama camp since his strong showing in Tuesday’s Indiana (lost narrow decision) and North Carolina (won landslide) primaries.

Clinton kept busy meeting voters in West Virginia, where she is expected to win next Tuesday’s vote. She insists that she is in the race until the end, despite continuing pressure on her to withdraw.

As of last Thursday, Obama had 1,849.5 delegates to 1,697 for Clinton with 2,025 needed to win the nomination.

There are 217 pledged delegates left in the remaining primaries: West Virginia (28), Kentucky (51), Oregon (52), Puerto Rico (55), Montana (16), and South Dakota (15).

The means the 800 superdelegates will probably decide the nomination; 260 of those remain uncommitted, including 2^nd District U.S. Representative Joe Donnelly.

UN Suspends Relief Aid Supplies to Myanmar: The United Nations suspended relief supplies to Myanmar (Burma) today after the military government seized the food and equipment it has already sent into the country.

Earlier, in a statement, Myanmar’s military junta said it was willing to receive disaster relief from the outside world but would not welcome outside relief workers. Nearly one week after a cyclone devastated the country, supplies were still being delayed and aid experts were being turned back as they arrived at the airport.

In the statement, the government said it would distribute international relief supplies itself.

Altogether, by one count, 11 chartered planes with relief supplies have landed in Myanmar, a tiny amount for a disaster that the United Nations estimates has affected 1.5 million people; by the government’s official count 22,500 people have died.

The top American diplomat in Mynmar, Shari Villarosa, said the death toll could reach 100,000 if help was not prompt and the humanitarian situation worsened.

One United Nations official said he had never seen delays like this in delivering relief supplies to a disaster area.

Weather

Today High 61 Low 38 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 65 Low 45 Partly Cloudy

Sun High 56 Low 43 Chance Rain

Mon High 59 Low 43 Partly Cloudy

Tue High 63 Low 45 Partly Cloudy

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