Thursday, February 19, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 19, 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.
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. .
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.
▪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..
▪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

Indiana High School Basketball: Boys-- Washington 69, Michigan City 48.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men-- West Virginia 79, ND 68; 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; Swimming, Big East Tournament (IUPUI)-- ND men and women leading after first round of Big East Swimming Tournament; Tennis, Women-- (14) ND 7, Purdue 0.
NBA Scores: Bulls 113, Bucks 104; Bobcats 103, Pacers 94; Cavaliers 93, Raptors 76; Nuggest 101, 76ers 89; Timberwolves 111, Heat 104; Hornets 117, Magic 85; Mavericks 113, Nets 98; Trailblazers 94, Grizzlies 90; Hawks 105, Kings 100; Lakers 129, Warriors 121; Suns 142, Clippers 119.
NBA Notes: Hornets/Thunder-- Tyson Chandler fails physical; trade rescinded; Bulls-- Bulls get former Bull C Brad Miller and swingman John Salmon for Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons; Rockets-- Tracy McGrady out for season after surgery on left knee.
NHL Scores: Rangers 3, Islanders 1; Blue Jackets 4, Blues 3; Red Wings 6, Predators 2; Capitals 4, Canadiens 3 (SO); Kings 4, Ducks 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men-- Toledo 71, Ball St. 67; Wis.-Green Bay 76, Valparaiso 61; Wis.-Milwaukee 63, (21) Butler 60; Indiana St. 78, Southern Illinois 72; (23) LSU 72, Arkansas 69; (5) Memphis 90, SMU 47; (15) Kansas 72, Iowa St. 55; (3) UNC 89, N.C. State 80; (7) Louisville 94, Providence 76; (8) Wake Forest 87, Georgia Tech 69; Penn St. 38, (18) Illinois 33;
Women-- Bethel 78, Taylor 68; Oklahoma St. 58, (12) Texas 52; (21) Iowa St. 61, Nebraska 38; Missouri 52, (16) Kansas St. 43; (1) U Conn 75, Providence 39; (19) Pittsburgh 70, Villanova 54; (17) Xavier 72, LaSalle 42.
MLB: Mariners-- Ken Griffey, Jr., signs 1-year contract to return to Seattle.

Local

Local Headlines: Attempted Abduction-- S.J. County police investigate gunshots and attempted abduction Wednesday afternoon near Laurel Woods apartments in Clay Township; Connector--Auten Road/Portage Prairie connector in works.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House-report says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius top choice for HHS Secretary; Stimulus--GOP governors say they may forego stimulus money; $75-billion housing bailout could save as many as 9-million homeowners from foreclosure; North Korea--North Korea accuses U.S. of planning nuclear attack as Secretary of State Clinton heads to South Korea; Illinois--calls for Sen. Roland Burris' resignation grow--even from fellow Democrats--as question continue to add up about Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate; Apache Tribe--20 Geronimo heirs claim that Yale's Skull and Bones Society--whose members include both Presidents Bush, the late Sen. Prescott Bush, and Sen. John Kerry--stole the remains of the Apache chief in 1918.
Entertainment: Engaged--Rachel Bilson ("The OC") and Hayden Christensen ("Star Wars") engaged.

Weather
Today High 20 Low 14 Snow Showers
Fri High 25 Low 19 Snow Showers
Sat High 25 Low 15 Snow
Sun High 22 Low 13 Snow Showers
Mon High 29 Low 19 Mostly Cloudy

TV Listings (Channels 16, 22, 28, and 46 have switched to digital-only; you need cable, satellite, a digital-ready TV, or a converter box for your old analog TV): 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m.,Bones; 10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., River's Edge.

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