Friday, March 27, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 27, 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

NBA Basketball: Bulls 106, Heat 87; Lakers 92, Pistons 77; Trailblazers 129, Suns 109.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men's NIT Semifinals, Tuesday, Madison Square Garden--Baylor vs. San Diego St., 7 p.m.; ND vs. Penn St., 9 p.m. (ESPN2); NCAA Hockey First Round, Grand Rapids, MI--(1) ND vs. (4) Bemidji St., 7:30 p.m.; Softball, Saint Mary's--SMC 13-3; Franklin 0-0 (first game five innings); Tennis, Women--ND 7, IU 0; NACDA Cup--Irish now seventh in NACDA Cup standings (for all sports); Golf, Women--So Hyun Park named Big East Women's Golfer of the Week.
NHL Scores: Blue Jackets 5, Flames 0; Panthers 4, Flyers 2; Thrashers 5, Rangers 4 (SO); Canadiens 3, Lightning 2 (OT); Predators 3, Sharks 2; Blues 4, Canucks 2; Kings 1, Stars 0 (SO); Coyotes 3, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Pittsburgh 60, Xavier 55; Villanova 77, Duke 54; West--U Conn 72, Purdue 60; Missouri 102, Memphis 91;
Women, WNIT--IU 75, Bowling Green 67; South Florida 74, Mississippi 57; BC 68, St. John's 64; Georgetown 65, Richmond 49; St. Bonaventure 56, Wisconsin 51; Kansas 75, Arkansas 59; Illinois St. 51, Marquette 50.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Giants 5, Cubs 3; Diamondbacks 3, White Sox 1; Yankees 10, Phillies 2; Brewers 11, Rangers 10; Blue Jays 7, Braves 5; Mets 9, Cardinals 5; Mariners 10, Royals 9; Marlins 11, Orioles 6; Angels 8, Indians 5; Tigers 6, Rays 3; Dodgers 8, Rockies 6; Reds 6, Twins 4.
MLB Notes: Miguel Tejada sentenced to one year probation for lying to Congress.
Soccer: Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) begins inaugural season this weekend; ND well-represented on league rosters.
Golf: Tiger three strokes back at Bay Hill.

Local

Local Headlines: Public Works Evaluated--South Bend's public works department being evaluated for efficiencies and cost savings by public-private task force; Mayor Luecke says decreasing tax revenues require streamlining of city operations.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--jobs, auto industry, universal health care, mortgages, education, veterans' care, and legalization of marijuana among topics for President Obama's "virtual townhall meeting;" President Obama to boost U.S. forces in Afghanistan; president seeks input of bank CEOs for recovery plan; North Dakota--Red River reaches all-time high in Fargo; breach in levee forces evacuation; Alaska--Mt. Redoubt volcano erupts twice more, sending ash 12 miles high; Pennsylvania--hundreds of juvenile convictions presided over by corrupt judge overturned; Indonesia--dam bursts near Jakarta, killing 58; Slimey Problem--estimate that millions of computers have been infected by conficker worm; expected to do more damage April Fools' Day; California--fourth Oakland police officer dies of injuries.

Weather
Today High 549 Low 33 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sat High 51 Low 32 PM Showers
Sun High 38 Low 28 Rain/Snow/Wind
Mon High 53 Low 38 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 53 Low 34 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 Chronicles; 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., Joyce Meyer; 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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