Wednesday, March 25, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 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: 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: Baseball--ND 14, Central Michigan 8; Softball--ND 5, Ball St. 1; Golf--former Irish golfer Mark Baldwin wins Nationwide qualifier with 6-under 66; will compete in this week's $550,000 Louisiana Open in Broussard, LA.; Nationwide Tour is developmental tour for PGA.
NBA Scores: Bulls 99, Pistons 91; Lakers 107, Thunder 89; Spurs 107, Warriors 106; Jazz 99, Rockets 86.
MLB Notes: Tigers--Hall of Fame third baseman and Tiger broadcaster George Kell, 86, dies; was 10-time All-Star and batted over .300 nine times in 16-year playing career.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 9, Rockies 8; White Sox 2, Indians 2 (10); Twins 8, Marlins 1; Phillies 7, Blue Jays 6; Giants 7, Diamondbacks 3; Nationals 3, Orioles 1; Angels 10, Padres 5; Astros 8, Mets 0; Rangers 7, Mariners 7 (10); Pirates 5, Braves 2; Yankees 7, Red Sox 1; Royals 8, Athletics 3; Mariners 8, Dodgers 6.

NHL Scores: Raptors 3, Capitals 2 (SO); Rangers 2, Wild 1; Canadiens 6, Thrashers 3; Lightning 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT); Ducks 2, Predators 1 (SO); Canucks 5, Stars 2; Blues 2, Kings 0; Red Wings 3, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NIT--Baylor 74, Auburn 72; Penn St. 71, Florida 62;
Women, NCAA, Trenton Region--Texas A&M 73, Minnesota 42; U Conn 87, Florida 59; Raleigh Region--Maryland 71, Utah 56; Baylor 60, South Dakota St. 58; Louisville 62, LSU 52; Oklahoma City Region--Oklahoma 69, Georgia Tech 50; Berkeley Region--Michigan St. 63, Duke 49; Iowa St. 71, Ball St. 57; WNIT--Illinois St. 73, Louisiana Tech 59.
NCAA Notes: U Conn--U Conn men's basketball program could face NCAA sanctions for rules violations.
Cycling: Armstrong--Lance Armstrong to have surgery after suffering broken collarbone during Italian race.
Boxing: Macias--former world bantanweight champion Raul Macias, 74, dies.
Indy Racing: Ruby--Lloyd Ruby, 81, who raced in 18 straight Indy 500's and won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1966, dies; Ruby's best finish at Indy was third and he was inducted into the Indianapolis 500 Hall of Fame in 1991.

Local

Local Headlines: Presidential Visit Causes Protests--Catholics protest choice of President Obama as ND commencement speaker; Bishop D'Arcy won't attend ceremony with president as speaker; New Tech--launch of New Tech High School put off until 2010; site, funding, training issues still to be resolved; County Council--SJC Council vetoes abatement restrictions; Stimulus--South Bend finalizes stimulus projects; care being taken so funding not lost, official says; South Shore--South Shore to add South Bend-Chicago express train to its weekend schedule to ease overcrowding and delays; morning express train from South Bend to Chicago is also planned; official says only 53% of South Shore trains run on time.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: AIG--15 execs reportedly giving back bonuses; World Economy--China calls for new global currency; U.S./Mexico--Secretary of State Clinton visits Mexico to discuss border violence; Israel--former PM Ehud Barak joins ruling coalition; will retain post as defense minister in PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's government; Barak decision threatens to split Israel's Labor Party; Netanyahu embraces Israeli-Palestine peace talks; Technology Breakthrough--scientists say they have first visual evidence that cold fusion devices can produce neutrons; European Union--Czech PM Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, says Obama plan to spend way out of recession is "a way to hell" and "will undermine the stability of the global financial market."
Entertainment: Dancing With the Stars--Denise Richards voted off DWTS in favor of "girl next door" Holly Madison.

Weather
Today High 54 Low 34 AM Showers
Thu High 54 Low 33 AM Showers
Fri High 53 Low 34 Rain
Sat High 53 Low 33 Showers
Sun High 40 Low 30 Snow Showers

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8-10 p.m., American Idol (two-hour episode); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m, Scrubs; 8:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 9 p.m., Lost; 69--8 p.m., World's Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., Shaken Not Stirrred.

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