Monday, January 26, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; January 26, 2009

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.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.

ABE
▪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.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Developing Capable People: Do you want to learn more about yourself and others? Do you need “new information” to get your life on track? Do you work during the day and want to learn at night? Are you waiting for your health to get better? Are you waiting for disability or SSI or housing or a 2nd chance?
This 10-week evening class is for you!! Wednesday and Thursday nights, 5:30 -8 p.m. Starts February 11. Ask your coach to get on the list. Class size is limited.
▪Public Speaking Class: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., January 14, 21, 28, and February 4. Those who attend all four sessions will get a certificate.
▪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.
▪GED: 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: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪Math: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and Fridays, 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, time TBA.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m., in the chapel.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Nutrition Class: Starts January 7 and will be Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. There will be classes on menu planning and food budgeting and cooking demonstrations.
Everyone is welcome to join. Sign up in ABE.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Fencing, Men--(1) ND (7-0) beat NYU (21-6), (3) OSU (15-12), Stevens Tech (22-5), (4) Columbia (15-12) Yale (19-8); Women--(2) ND (5-2) beat NYU (25-2), (6) Northwestern (18-9), Yale (23-4); lost to (3) Ohio St. (14-13), (4) Columbia (14-13); Tennis, Women--ND beat Ohio St. 6-1; Men--(5) Virginia beat ND 7-0.
NBA Scores: Pacers 98, Bobcats 93; Timberwolves 109, Bulls 108 (OT); Celtics 124, Mavericks 100; Lakers 99, Spurs 85; Suns 104, Hawks 99; Raptors 113, Kings 97; Rockets 108, Pistons 105; Nuggets 117, Jazz 97; Warriors 107, Clippers 92.
NHL All-Star Game (at Montreal): East 12, West 11 (SO) (Canadiens‘ Alex Kovalev named MVP after scoring winning shootout goal).
College Basketball Scores: Men--(21) Minnesota 67, IU 63; Ball St. 66, Toledo 53; Wichita St. 51, Evansville 50; (10) Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 59; (4) Pittsburgh 79, West Virginia 67; (7) Michigan St. 78, Ohio St. 67; Seton Hall 65, (12) Georgetown 60; (24) Florida 94, Vanderbilt 69; (9) Louisville 67, (8) Syracuse 57; Women--Illinois 61, IU 52; (19) Ohio St. 71, Purdue 60; (120 Maryland 77, (2) UNC 71; (23) New Mexico 75, TCU 63; (17) Vanderbilt 66, South Carolina 56; (6) Auburn 82, (10) Tennessee 68; (15) Florida 75, Mississippi 54; (3) Oklahoma 89, (14) Texas 69; (4) Duke 60, Georgia Tech 34; (20) Marist 71, St. Peter’s 58.
Tennis, Australian Open: Andy Murray (Scotland) and James Blake (USA) eliminated; Andy Roddick only American left in men‘s draw; Serena Williams advances to quarterfinals.
Wrestling, Royal Rumble: Randy Orton beats Triple-H to win 30-man Royal Rumble.

Local

Local Headlines: Hydrants--city of South Bend asks residents to help keep snow cleared from fire hydrants.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Republicans step up criticism of President Obama; president to let states set stiffer auto emission rules than federal government; Vice-President Biden says clearing detainees from Guantanamo will take about a year; Iceland--Icelandic government falls amid financial crisis, protests; Illinois--Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he considered appointing Oprah to succeed President Obama in Senate; Stem Cell Research--FDA gives approval to stem cell research.
Miss America: Miss Indiana, University of Indianapolis student Katy Stam, crowned 2009 Miss America.

Weather
Today High 16 Low 2 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 18 Low 9 Chance Snow
Wed High 20 Low 14 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 27 Low 14 Chance Snow
Fri High 22 Low 13 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Superstars of Dance; 9-11 p.m., The Last Templar; 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., House; 9 p.m., 24; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10 p.m., The Bachelor (two-hour episode). 69--8-9 p.m., The Twilight Zone (two episodes); 9 p.m., Masters of Illusion.

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