Monday, November 10, 2008

South Bend, Indiana; November 10, 2008



Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.

ABE
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▪Learn Spanish: Sunday, November 2, from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays atarting November 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four sessions: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3.
▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. November 5—“The Story of American Workers,” November 12—“What Does It Mean (or Not Mean) to Be in a Labor Union?”, November 19—“Globalization and the Future of Work,” December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—TBA.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.
▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17. The new hours are Friday, from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. Read a favorite poem, share your own work; or just listen, relax, and enjoy.
▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.; Regular—will be meeting Monday, 8-8:30 p.m. Read books of choosing (approved by ABE staff). Sign up in ABE or on the ABE bulletin board by the men’s lounge.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Football—BC 17, ND 0 (Coach Weis says he will take a more active role in offensive play-calling); Big East Soccer Tournaments, Women (at ND), Final—(1)ND 1, UConn 0 (OT) (ND heads into NCAA tourney with 21-0-0 record) (key starters Kerri Hanks and Brittany Bock sit out final with minor injuries); Semifinal—ND 2, Marquette 0; Men, Quarterfinal—ND 1, Louisville 0; Volleyball—ND 3, Rutgers 0; Hockey, Friday—ND 4, BC 1; Saturday—ND 4, Providence 1.
NFL Scores: Thursday—Broncos 34, Browns 30 (Brady Quinn 23-35, 239yards; two TDs); Sunday—Titans 21, Bears 14; Colts 24, Steelers 20; Jaguars 38, Lions 14; Ravens 41, Texans 13; Patriots 20, Bills 10; Falcons 34, Saints 20; Dolphins 21, Seahawks 19; Vikings 28, Packers 27; Jets 47, Rams 3; Panthers 17, Raiders 6; Chargers 20, Chiefs 19; Giants 36, Eagles 31.
NCAA Football Scores: Youngstown St. 35, Indiana St. 21; (16) Ball St. 45, Northern Illinois 14 (Wed.) (Cardinals move up to 14th in latest BCS poll); (18) Michigan St. 21, Purdue 7; Wisconsin 55, IU 20; W. Michigan 23, Illinois 17; (12) Ohio St. 45, Northwestern 10; Michigan 29, Minnesota 6; Iowa 24, (3) Penn St. 23; Top 25—(1) Alabama 27, (15) LSU 21 (OT); (2) Texas Tech 56, (8) Oklahoma St. 20; (4) Florida 42, Vanderbilt 14; (5) Texas 45, Baylor 21; (6) Oklahoma 66, Texas A&M 28; (7) USC 17, (21) California 3; (9) Boise St. 49, Utah St. 14; (10) Utah 13, (11) TCU 10; (13) Missouri 41, Kansas St. 24; (14) Georgia 42, Kentucky 38; (17) BYU 41, San Diego St. 12; (19) UNC 28, (22) Georgia Tech 7; Cincinnati 26, (20) West Virginia 23 (OT); Virginia Tech 23, (23) Maryland 13; (24) Florida St. 41, Clemson 27; (25) Pitt 41, Louisville 7.
NHL Scores: Raptors 89, Bobcats 79; Knicks 107, Jazz 99; Clippers 103, Mavericks 92; Celtics 88, Pistons 76; Hawks 89, Thunder 85; Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 90; Kings 115, Warriors 98; Lakers 111, Rockets 82.
NBA Scores: Blackhawks 6, Flames 1; Oilers 2, Devils 1; Thrashers 5, Hurricanes 2; Coyotes 4, Sharks 2; Panthers 3, Ducks 1.
MLS Playoffs: Eastern Conference Semifinals—Chi. Fire 3, N.E. Revolution 0 (Fire win series); Columbus Crew 2, K.C. Wizards 0 (Crew win series); Western Conference Semifinals—Real Salt Lake 2, Chivas USA 2 (Real Salt Lake wins series); N.Y. Red Bulls 3, Houston Dynamo 0 (Red Bulls win series).
Sprint Cup Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix: 1. Jimmie Johnson; 2. Kurt Busch; 3. Jamie McMurray; 4. Carl Edwards; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; 7. Kevin Harvick; 8. Kyle Busch; 9. Jeff Burton; 10. David Ragan; 34. Ryan Newman.
Sprint Cup Standings (One race to go): 1. Jimmie Johnson 6561; 2. Carl Edwards 6420; 3. Greg Biffle 6358; 4. Jeff Burton 6292; 5. Kevin Harvick 6233.
Boxing: Light-Heavyweight Non-Title Fight—Joe Calzaghe of Great Britain (46-0) def. Roy Jones, Jr. by unanimous decision.

Local

Local Headlines: Roemer—former local U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer under consideration for position in Obama administration.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Transition—President-elect Obama and staff reviewing Bush executive orders to see which ones he wants to overturn when he takes office; President and Mrs. Bush meet at White House today with President-elect and Mrs. Obama; Obama family still vetting candidates for first pup; successful candidate must be hypo-allergenic since older Obama daughter Malia has allergies; President-elect says, “Our preference would be a shelter dog but as all of you know most of those are mutts like me;” Russia—Russian government investigates sub disaster this weekend that left 20 people dead, including 17 civilians; China—6.5 earthquake hits remote area of central China early today; early reports indicate limited damage and no casualties.

Weather
Today High 38 Low 27 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 49 Low 35 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 47 Low 44 Showers
Thu High 52 Low 42 Showers
Fri High 49 Low 35 Showers
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Heroes; 9 p.m., Chuck; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Prison Break; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 69--8-9 p.m., Twilight Zone (two episodes); 9 p.m., Magic’s Biggest Finally Revealed

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