Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
CFH Film Series: The next feature in the CFH Film Series will be the 1999 Japanese anime epic “Princess Mononoke” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, which made Roger Ebert‘s list of 10 best films for that year. The film will be shown December 5 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
It features the voice talents of Yoji Matsuda as Prince Ashitaka who encounters a human princess raised by wolves during a trip to the Far East. Princess Mononoke is voiced by Yuriko Ashida. The princess and the forest animals are battling an evil mining conglomerate. The film also stars Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup.
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: Sundays 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.
▪Advanced Excel Classes: Wednesdays, Nov. 19-Dec. 10; 3-4 p.m. Sign up in ABE.
▪Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays starting 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. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.”
▪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
NFL Notes: Browns--Brady Quinn to have finger surgery; already out for season; Giants--Giants suspend Plaxico Burress for season; Cowboys--Cowboys put “Pacman” back on roster; Texans--QB Matt Schaub to return Sunday.
UFL Notes: Vick--new United Football League is interested in Michael Vick.
NCAA Football Notes: Ball St.--Cardinals put perfect record on line again Friday in MAC championship vs. Buffalo; push to pair Cardinals with Boise St. in the Humanitarian Bowl if Broncos don’t get BCS bid; would amount to home game for Broncos since Humanitarian Bowl is at Boise St.‘s stadium; Oregon--Ducks’ offensive coordinator Chip Kelly named heir apparent to head coach Mike Bellotti; Bellotti has no immediate retirement plans; Cincinnati--head coach Brian Kelly announces he’s staying.
BCS Standings: 1. Alabama, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Texas, 4. Florida, 5. USC, 6. Utah, 7. Texas Tech, 8. Penn St., 9. Boise St., 10. Ohio St., 11. TCU, 12. Ball St., 13. Cincinnati, 14. Oklahoma St., 15. Georgia Tech, 16. Georgia, 17. Boston College, 18. BYU, 19. Oregon, 20. Missouri, 21. Michigan St., 22. Northwestern, 23. Pittsburgh, 24. Florida St., 25. Virginia Tech.
NBA Scores: 76ers 103, Bulls 95 (OT); Pacers 118, Lakers 117; Wizards 108, Nets 88; Trailblazers 104, Knicks 97; Pistons 89, Spurs 77; Mavericks 100, Clippers 98; Nuggets 132, Raptors 93; Jazz 99, Kings 94.
NBA Notes: Rockets--Tracy McGrady to take three more weeks to recover from offseason knee surgery; Spurs--Manu Ginobili returns to starting lineup after missing first 12 games of season due to offseason ankle surgery; scores 13 points.
NHL Scores: Panthers 5, Capitals 3; Flyers 4, Lightning 3 (OT); Canadiens 5, Thrashers 4; Coyotes 4, Kings 2; Stars 3, Flames 1; Sharks 5, Maple Leafs 2.
NHL Notes: NHL--league suspends Sean Avery of Stars indefinitely for crude remarks made off the ice; Drowning--divers find body of four-time NHL All-Star Hubert “Pit” Martin whose snowmobile fell through the ice.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(2) Bethel 84, Indiana Wesleyan 81; IUPUI 84, IUSB 59; (4) Duke 76, (9) Purdue 60; Cleveland St. 66, Valparaiso 42; (23) Florida 73, Florida A&M 58; Ohio St. 73, (21) Miami (FL) 68; (18) Memphis 100, Marist 61; (17) Villanova 69, Pennsylvania 47; (25) Marquette 81, Central Michigan 67; Women--Cornerstone 62, IUSB 49; St. Bonaventure 69, IPFW 58; Arkansas St. 76, Indiana St. 68 (OT); (23) Xavier 67, Kentucky 44; (7) Tennessee 71, Geo. Washington 59; (16) Vanderbilt 78, Radford 41; (5) Texas A&M 77, Stephen F. Austin 36.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men--(7) ND 102, South Dakota 76; Women--(11) ND 83, Eastern Michigan 63; Football--media reports say Charlie Weis will return for fifth season despite worst two-year record in school history.
Local
Local Headlines: ‘Tis the Season--local police report increase in shoplifting during holiday season.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--sources say President-elect Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson commerce secretary today; Richardson was energy secretary and ambassador to United Nations during Bill Clinton administration; Pakistan--Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Pakistant to “act with urgency and resolve” in dealing with terror in wake of deadly terrorist attack on Indian financial center in Mumbai; Canada--Conservative Party government make seek suspension of Parliament to stop opposition coalition from voting it out and taking power; Bombs--representatives from 100 nations signing treaty to eliminate cluster bombs; Unites States, China, and Russia reject pact; Space--do lining up of Jupiter and Mars signal new Age of Aquarius?; U.S. Senate--Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) survives election challenge to eliminate possibility of filibuster-proof Senate; Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) to retire after this term; Economy--U.S. job cuts more than double from a year ago.
Weather
Today High 38 Low 22 Snow
Thu High 27 Low 18 Snow Showers
Fri High 25 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
Sat High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
Sun High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Christmas in Rockefeller Center; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; 9 p.m., Grammy Nominations Concert Live; 25--8-10 p.m., Stylista (two episodes); 28---8-10 p.m., Secret Millionaire (2-hour episode); 46--7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices 3-Hour Special; 57--8 p.m., Pushing Daisies; 9 p.m., Private Practice; 69--8 p.m., Bulls vs. Bucks.
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