Friday, March 20, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 20, 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: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
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.
Old Men Take Note: The Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men" (2007) will be shown today at 2 p.m. in the CFH Community Room. Snacks will be provided.
The crime thriller stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. Bardem and the Coen brothers won Academy Awards for best supporting actor and best director respectively. Roger Ebert said it was "as good a film as the Coen brothers have ever made."

USC-ND Working Together(?): USC's award-winning a cappella group SoCal VoCal will perform with ND's group Halftime this weekend.

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.
▪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--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.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; 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

ND Scores: Football--Irish shine as ND hosts its NFL Pro Day; CB Terrail Lambert's times equaled or surpassed projected first round CB picks; other Irish participants were S David Bruton, FB Asaph Schwpp, DT Pat Kuntz; Basketball, Men's NIT--ND 70, New Mexico 68; Tennis, Men, Blue-Gray Classic (Montgomery, AL)--ND 4, Mississippi St. 2; Fencing, NCAA Championship (at College Station, PA)--Irish third after one day.
NBA Scores: Hawks 95, Mavericks 87; Cavaliers 97, Trailblazers 92 (OT); Lakers 114, Warriors 106.
World Baseball Classic--Japan 6, Korea 2.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 9, Mariners 2; Giants 6, White Sox 4; Nationals 5, Orioles 4; Dodgers 3, Rockies 2; Phillies 5, Marlins 1; Cardinals 9, Rays 7; Mariners 10, Padres 8; Mets 12, Astros 1; Rangers 8, Athletics 5; Braves 5, Tigers 2; Brewers 7, Indians 5; Red Sox 9, Reds 1; Yankees 7, Blue Jays 4.
MLB Notes: Cubs--former Cub manager and scout Whitey Lockman, 82, dies; started playing career in N.Y. with Giants in 1945; scored on Bobby Thomson's famed 1951 home run.
Silver Hawks: Silver Hawks selling tickets for '09.
NHL Scores: Kings 3, Bruins 2 (OT); Senators 5, Canadiens 4; Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 1; Capitals 5, Lightning 2; Oilers 8, Avalanche 1; Canucks 3, Blues 1; Ducks 3, Coyotes 2 (SO); Sharks 3, Predators 2 (SO).
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Texas 76, Minnesota 72; Villanova 80, American 67; Duke 86, Binghamton 62; UCLA 65, VCU 64; South--LSU 75, Butler 71; UNC 101, Radford 58; Michigan 62, Clemson 59; Gonzaga 77, Akron 64; Oklahoma 82, Morgan St. 54; Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72; West--Memphis 81, CSU Northridge 70; Texas A&M 79, BYU 66; Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56; Maryland 84, California 71; U Conn 103, Chattanooga 47; Washington 71, Mississippi St. 58; NIT--Penn St. 83, Rhode Island 72.
Women, NIT--Butler 59, Duquesne 58; Dayton 70, Oakland 55; West Virginia 70, Coppin St. 40; Kentucky 81, Chattanooga 76; Geo. Washington 97, Fla. Gulf Coast 94 (2 OT); Boston U. 78, Central Conn. St. 60; Louisiana Tech 77, SMU 54; Portland St., 57, Portland 54.

Local

Local Headlines: Fire--fire engulfs Park Jefferson apartment complex clubhouse; wind made fire difficult to battle; clubhouse housed Park Jefferson offices and several small businesses; Grant--South Bend, Elkhart receive fed money to buy foreclosed or abandoned homes; SJC Budget Cuts--St. Joseph County budget cuts could spark lawsuits; judges may exercise mandate power over county's budget; Hoax--authorities say text message warning of deadly gang initiation at Wal-Marts across the country--including Michiana--tonight are probably hoax; SBPD PIO Capt. Phil Trent says those who forward text message are only fueling the rumor.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: Iran--President Obama urges Iran to seek new links with U.S., world; Alaska--Gov. Palin rejects nearly 30% of stimulus funds; Palin said she would accept funds that are "timely, targeted, and temporary" and do not create strings that would bind the state in the future; Tonga--strong quake near Tonga prompts tsunami warning; earthquake follows eruption of rare undersea volcano in South Pacific; Mexico--Mexican authorities nab suspected Sinaloa cartel leader Vicente "El Vicentillo" Zambada without firing shot; African Union/Madagascar--African Union suspends Madagascar saying the replacement of island nation's president by an army-backed politician constitutes a coup; AU gives Madagascar six months to restore a constitutional government; Hawaii--report says nearly all Hawaii's native birds are threatened with extinction.
Entertainment: Natasha Richardson--autopsy shows actress died of epidural hematoma caused by bleeding and swelling inside cranium; symptoms are not immediately apparent so victim delays treatment until it's too late; hematoma caused by ski accident during Quebec ski trip.
Deaths: actress Betsy Blair, 85; former wife of Gene Kelly; was blacklisted for supporting leftist causes; movie roles include "The Guilt of Janet Ames", "A Double Life", "Marty" (with Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine; Blair was nominated for Academy Award as best supporting actress but didn't win).

Weather
Today High 43 Low 29 Sunny
Sat High 55 Low 35 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sun High 57 Low 37 Mostly Cloudy
Mon High 50 Low 41 Showers
Tue High 59 Low 45 Showers

TV Listings: 16--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--7 p.m.-12 a.m., NCAA Basketball Tournament; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes); 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicle; 9 p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 10:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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