Monday, March 23, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 23, 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.
CFH Running Club: The CFH Running Club is taking sign-ups and will be starting soon again. The aims are to have fun, to engage in some worthwhile exercise and fitness, and to be ready to run the Sunburst Marathon on the first Saturday of June. Sign the sheet posted on Peter Lombardo's door (2nd floor, CPC building outside the admin offices) by Friday, March 27.

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: Hockey, CCHA Tourney Finals--(1) ND 5, (3) Michigan 2 (Irish capture Mason Cup); Basketball, Women's NCAA--Minnesota 79, ND 71; Tennis, Women--(2) ND 5, (12) Tennessee 2; Saint Mary's--(15) Indiana Wesleyan 6, SMC 0; Fencing, NCAA Championship (at College Station, PA)--Irish finish second with 182 wins to 195 for champion Penn St.; Golf, Men's Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, GA)--Irish finish 18th; Women, Betsy Rawls Invitational (Austin, TX)--Irish finish sixth; Softball--ND 3-5, St. John's 4-4 (Irish got back-to-back homers from Katie Fleury and Brianna Jorgensborg with one out left in second game; head coach Deanna Gumpf got 300th career win, all at ND); Baseball--Seton Hall 11, ND 4; Lacrosse, Women--(10) ND 20, California 4.
NBA Scores: Heat 101, Pistons 96; Thunder 97, Timberwolves 90; Raptors 100, Clippers 76; Rockets 87, Spurs 85; Cavaliers 96, Nets 88; Hornets 99, Warriors 89; 76ers 112, Kings 100.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 5, Mariners 3; White Sox 12, Athletics 10; Reds 6, Pirates 0; Diamondbacks 12, Padres 7; Marlins 2, Tigers 0; Dodgers 11, Rangers 4; Twins 11, Blue Jays 6; Cardinals 5, Orioles 4; Angels 18, Royals 12; Rays 5, Yankees 0; Brewers 10, Giants 9; Red Sox 3, Phillies 0; Astros 1, Nationals 0; Rockies 4, Indians 3; Mets 12, Braves 1.
World Baseball Classic:
Japan 9, USA 4.

NHL Scores: Blackhawks 4, Kings 1; Flyers 3, Penguins 1; Bruins 4, Devils 1; Wild 3, Oilers 0; Senators 2, Rangers 1; Sharks 3, Avalanche 1; Ducks 6, Coyotes 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49; Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma St. 76; Midwest--Kansas 60, Dayton 43; Arizona 71, Cleveland St. 57; Michigan St. 74, USC 69; Louisville 79, Siena 72; South--Syracuse 78, Arizona St. 67; West--Missouri 83, Marquette 79;
Women, NCAA, Trenton Region--Texas A&M 80, Evansville 45; U Conn 104, Vermont 65; Minnesota 79, ND 71; Florida 70, Temple 57; Raleigh Region--Utah 60, Villanova 30; Maryland 82, Dartmouth 53; South Dakota St. 90, TCU 55; LSU 69, Wis.-Green Bay 59; Baylor 87, UTSA 82 ((OT); Louisville 62, Liberty 42; Oklahoma City Region--Oklahoma 76, Prairie View A&M 47; Georgia Tech 76, Iowa 62; Berkley Region--Michigan St. 60, Middle Tennessee St. 59; Duke 83, Austin Peay 42; Iowa St. 85, East Tennesse St. 53; Ball St. 71, Tennesse 55; WNIT--IU 59, Dayton 57; Bowling Green 72, Syracuse 69; Wisconsin 49, Kentucky 45; St. John's 70, Hartford 59; Richmond 59, James Madison 57; Georgetown 72, Wake Forest 61; Mississippi 87, Murray St. 49.
NASCAR Food City 500 at Bristol (TN) Motor Speedway: 1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Denny Hamlin (11 Toyota); 3. Jimmie Johnson (48 Chevy); 4. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 5. Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge); 6. Mark Martin (5 Chevy); 7. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy); 8. Jeff Burton (31 Chevy); 9. Juan Pablo Montoya (42 Chevy); 10. Marcos Ambrose (47 Toyota); 19. David Stremme (12 Dodge).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon 794; 2. Kurt Busch 718; 3. Clint Bowyer 715; 4. Kyle Busch 709; 5. Carl Edwards 665; 6. Kasey Kahne 635; 7. Tony Stewart 633; 8. DennyHamlin 631; 9. Jimmie Johnson 627; 10. Matt Kenseth 610; 11. David Reutimann 607; 12. Kevin Harvick 584; 22. David Stremme 502; 28. Ryan Newman 475.
Golf: PGA Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor, FL.--1. Retief Goosen -8, 2. Brett Quigley and Charles Howell III -7; LPGA MasterCard Classic at Mexico City--1. Pat Hurst -10; 2. Lorena Ochoa and Yani Tseng -9.
Boxing: WBC Heavyweight Title Fight--defending champion Vitali Klitschko TKO's Juan Carlos Gomez with one minute, 11 seconds left in the ninth round to retain title.

Local

Local Headlines: President at ND--President Obama will deliver commencement address May 17 at ND and receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree; State of the Council--South Bend City Council delivers "State of the Council" address at regular council meeting tonight.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--president says anger isn't governing strategy; Economy--Obama administration unveils plan to partner with private investors and sop up bad bank debt; Montana--plane crash in Butte cemetery kills 14, including family of five; Alaska--Mount Redoubt volcano erupts four times; California--fourth Oakland police officer remains on life support in shooting that killed three officers; shooting suspect Lovelle Mixon, 26, was killed by other officers; suspect was parolee who feared going back to prison and opened fire during routine traffic stop; South Africa--South Africa bars Dalai Lama from peace conference saying it did not want to endanger the government's relationship with China; Sudan/Eritrea--Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visits Eritrea despite international court arrest warrant; Florida--seniors in Zephyrhills learning new martial art--Cane Fu.
Entertainment: Willis Weds--actor Bruce Willis, 54, weds for the second time; bride is model/actress Emma Heming, 30; Willis' daughters Rumor, 20, Scout, 17, and Tallulah Belle, 14, attend with mother Demi Moore and stepfather Ashton Kutcher.

Weather
Today High 52 Low 38 PM Showers/Wind
Tue High 66 Low 48 PM Showers/Wind
Wed High 50 Low 34 AM Showers
Thu High 57 Low 38 Mostly Sunny
Fri High 58 Low 35 Few Showers

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22--8 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 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 Show; 57--8-10 p.m., Dancing With the Stars (two-hour episode). 69--7-9:30 p.m., NBA Basketballf: Bulls vs. Wizards; 9:30 p.m., Masters of Illusion.

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