Wednesday, February 25, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 25, 2009

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
Bengal Bouts (Boxing)--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.

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.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪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. Thursdays 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.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪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, 3-4 pm.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel..

Herald Sports

High School Basketball: Boys--
Bremen 39, Marian 38; Concord 55, Mishawaka 51; Elk. Memorial 81, Clay 58; Goshen 53, St. Joseph's 46; LaVille 55, Oregon-Davis 47; Plymouth 62, John Glenn 46; Riley 58, Elk. Christian 30.
ND Scores: Basketball, Women--(23) ND 90, Syracuse 79; MIAA Tournament--Saint Mary's 74, Adrian 60; Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
NBA Scores: Bulls 120, Magic 102; Raptors 118, Timberwolves 110; Cavaliers 94, Grizzlies 79; Heat 103, Pistons 91; Lakers 107, Thunder 93; Rockets 98, Trailblazers 94; Spurs 93, Mavericks 76; Suns 112, Bobcats 102.
NBA Notes: Knicks--Knicks waive Stephon Marbury; Pistons--former Pistons' star Dave Bing wins Detroit mayoral primary.
NHL Scores:
Predators 5, Blackhawks 3; Ducks 3, Sabres 2; Bruins 6, Panthers 1; Thrashers 4, Avalanche 3; Flyers 4, Capitals 2; Canadiens 3, Canucks 0; Senators 4, Hurricanes 2; Kings 2, Wild 1 (SO); Blues 2, Coyotes 1; Flames 4, Blue Jackets 1; Oilers 5, Lightning 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Wichita St. 76, Indiana St. 70; (18) LSU 81, Florida 75; BC 72, (23) Florida St. 67; Providence 81, (1) Pittsburgh 73;
Women--St. Francis (IL) 57, IUSB 50; Bethel 82, Grace 68 (MCC Tournament First Round); Ball St. 68, Eastern Michigan 59; (19) Pittsburgh 72, West Virginia 60; (1) U Conn 74, Villanova 47; (12) Texas 66, Missouri 56; (23) Virginia 68, (11) Florida St. 63.
NFL Notes: Colts--Colts release WR Marvin Harrison.

Local

Local Headlines: Mishawaka--woman escapes attempted daytime abduction outside Hobby Lobby in Mishawaka; Shooting--ND student shot in arm on neighbor's front porch; police say woman, 23, was heavily intoxicated and mistakenly tried to enter neighbor's home; Expansion--Royal Adhesives expanding in South Bend.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--"America will emerge stronger...", President Obama tells joint session of Congress and nation; "We are not quitters;" Congress--Democrats in Congress boosting domestic spending atop stimulus; Pentagon--U.S. officials say American troops to leave Iraq in 18 months; Senate--Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) rejects calls for his resignation; NASA--satellite explodes after launching; Bangladesh--border guards mutiny in Bangladeshi capital; Pakistan--Pakastani Supreme Court bars opposition leader and former PM Nawaz Sharif from office.

Weather
Today High 43 Low 31 PM Showers
Thu High 46 Low 27 PM Rain
Fri High 29 Low 16 Snow Showers
Sat High 33 Low 18 Cloudy
Sun High 24 Low 15 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Biggest Loser; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8-10 p.m., American Idol(two-hour program); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 9 p.m., Harvest; 9 p.m., NBA Basketball; 57--8-10 p.m., Lost (two episodes); 69--8 p.m., World‘s Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., Shaken Not Stirred.

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