Saturday, March 14, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 14, 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.
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

Silver Hawks: Silver Hawks selling tickets for '09.
ND Scores:
Hockey, CCHA Playoffs, First Round--ND 5, Nebraska-Omaha 0; Baseball--second day of Irish Baseball Classic postponed due to weather; Softball--ND 7, Pacific 3; Golf, Men, Border Olympics (Laredo, TX)--Irish tied for fifth after two rounds; Golf, Women, LSU Classic--Irish tied for 11th after one round.
NBA Scores: 76ers 104, Bulls 101; Hawks 101, Pacers 87; Rockets 91, Bobcats 86; Magic 112, Wizards 103; Pistons 99, Raptors 95 (OT); Celtics 102, Grizzlies 92; Knicks 102, Timberwolves 94; Hornets 95, Bucks 86; Trailblazers 109, Nets 100; Cavaliers 126, Kings 123 (OT); Warriors 119, Mavericks 110.
NBA Notes: Pistons--owner Bill Davidson, 86, dies; earned championships with Pistons, WNBA Detroit Shock, and NHL Tampa Bay Lightning; Pistons and Lightning won championships in same season.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 3; Canucks 4, Kings 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Bethel 88, IU-Southeast 68 (NAIA Division II National Tourney); Buffalo 64, Ball St. 52 (MAC Tourney); (24) Purdue 79, Penn St. 65 (Big Ten Tourney Quarterfinals); USC 65, UCLA 55 (PAC 10 Tourney); (14) Missouri 67, Oklahoma St. 59 (Big 12 Tourney); (9) Duke 66, BC 65 (ACC Tourney); (18) Syracuse 74, West Virginia 69 (OT) (Big East Tourney); (23) Arizona St. 75, (13) Washington 65 (PAC 10 Tourney); San Diego St. 64, (25) BYU 62; (5) Louisville 69, (10) Villanova 55 (Big East Tourney); Maryland 75, (8) Wake Forest 64 (ACC Tourney); Temple 55, (19) Xavier 53 (Atlantic 10 Tourney); (4) Memphis 74, Houston 49 (Conference USA Tourney) (Memphis first team to win 30 games in four consecutive seasons); (22) Florida St. 64, Georgia Tech 62 (ACC Tourney); (20) LSU 67, Kentucky 58 (SEC Tourney); (1) UNC 79, Virginia Tech 76 (ACC Tourney); (7) Michigan St. 64, Minnesota 56;
Women--Morningside (IA) 71, Bethel 57 (NAIA Division II National Tourney); Ball St. 76, Miami (OH) 51 (MAC Tourney); Evansville 73, Illinois St. 60 (MVC Tourney); Bradley 70, Indiana St. 49 (MVC Tourney); (18) Iowa St. 59, (23) Texas 55; (2) Stanford 77, Arizona 46; (7) Baylor 67, Oklahoma St. 62 (Big 12 Tourney); (12) California 61, Washington 41; (10) Texas A&M 65, (22) Kansas St. 63 (Big 12 Tourney); USC 70, (16) Arizona St. 65 (PAC 10 Tourney); (3) Oklahoma 76, Kansas 59 (Big 12 Tourney).
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 8, Mariners 1; Angels 8, Cubs 2; White Sox 15, Padres 4; Cardinals 6,-3 Orioles 5-1; Diamondbacks 14, Mariners 6; Braves 9, Marlins 2; Brewers 5, Royals 1; Mets 9, Tigers 3; Blue Jays 3, Rays 1; Indians 4, Athletics 3; Pirates 6, Phillies 5; Dodgers 4, Rangers 3; Nationals 2, Astros 2 (10); Royals 4, Rangers 1; Red Sox 8, Yankees 4; Reds 1, Twins 0; Giants 7, Rockies 3; (10).
NCAA Football Notes: Oregon--Mike Bellotti quits as Ducks' head coach to become AD; offensive coordinator Chip Kelly promoted to head coach.
NFL Notes: Rams--Rams release 7-time Pro Bowl WR Torry Holt; Chiefs--Chiefs hire Cardinals' defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast to run their defense.
Golf: Mickelson leads; Tiger 10 strokes back at Doral.

Local

Local Headlines: High Waters--high waters in wake of heavy rains prompt boater safety message; Crash--police say auto crash on Edison Road may have been intentional; unidentified LaPorte man, 20, arrested for criminal recklessness with a motor vehicle; Move--Philadelphia Fine Chocolates moves from old 7-11 on Edison and Ironwood to Toscana Park; located in same building as Villa Macri restaurant; Attack--Mishawaka man attacked by four men, one of them wielding machete; Sentence--former South Bend cop Robert Culp gets 4 1/2 year sentence in mortgage fraud scheme; Northeast SB Shooting--woman shot twice in the chest inside home on Turnock Street Friday night; according to police ex-boyfriend fired shots through window of home.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Republicans criticize president's budget plan; Obama, Brazilian president to meet at White House; Obama administration dropping "enemy combatant" term; Sasha, Malia get new swing set adjacent to Oval Office; Russia--Cuba, Venezuela offer to host Russian air base; Chicago--Sears' Tower sold; to be named Willis Tower; Northern Ireland--three suspects arrested in soldier killings; Madagascar--Madagascar opposition leader declares himself president and appoints PM.
Entertainment: Lohan--arrest warrant issued for Lindsey Lohan in connection with May 2007 DUI arrest.

Weather
Today High 46 Low 28 Sunny
Sun High 55 Low 34 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 58 Low 39 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 62 Low 43 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 53 Low 30 Showers

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