Saturday, March 28, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 28, 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: Bobcats 100, 76ers 95; Raptors 112, Thunder 96; Magic 110, Bucks 94; Cavaliers 107, Timberwolves 85; Lakers 103, Nets 95; Celtics 99, Hawks 93; Knicks 103, Hornets 93; Nuggets 103, Mavericks 101; Spurs 111, Clippers 98; Grizzlies 113, Kings 95.
ND Scores: Baseball--ND 5, Pittsburgh 4; Lacrosse, Women--(6) Georgetown 14, (8) ND 12; Golf, Men's FAU Spring Break Championship--Irish tied for eighth after first round; 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., today at 7:30 p.m.; Soccer, Women--Irish exhibition at WPS Chicago Red Stars cancelled.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Devils 2 (OT); Capitals 5, Lightning 3; Islanders 2, Red Wings 0; Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 3; Canucks 4, Avalanche 1; Oilers 5, Ducks 3.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA Midwest--Louisville 103, Arizona 64; Michigan St. 67, Kansas 62; South--Oklahoma 84, Syracuse 71; UNC 98, Gonzaga 77.
Women, WNIT--New Mexico 61, Oregon St. 56.
NCAA Notes: Kentucky--Kentucky fires head basketball coach Billy Gillespie after one of worst records in Wildcats' history; Alabama--Alabama hires VCU head coach and former assistant on Florida's NCAA champion teams Anthony Grant; Grant is first African-American head coach of a major sport at Alabama.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 9, White Sox 4; Twins 16, Rays 2; Rockies 8, Mariners 3; Braves 3, Tigers 2; Royals 4, Dodgers 1; Red Sox 11, Cardinals 8 (10); Diamondbacks 9, Angels 3; Astros 6, Phillies 5; Orioles 9, Marlins 7; Giants 10, Indians 3; Blue Jays 4, Pirates 1; Brewers 7, Rangers 4; Mets 4, Nationals 1; Padres 5, Athletics 2; Yankees 4, Reds 1.
Soccer: Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) begins inaugural season Sunday as L.A. Sol host Washington Freedom; ND well-represented on league rosters; MLS adds new team, Seattle Sounders.
Golf: Tiger five strokes back at Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Local

Local Headlines: River Park Rebuilt--River Park will be this year's target of "Rebuilding Together;" 20 River Park homes will be rehabbed with $24,735 grant from "Heroes at Home Program, funded by Sears Holdings; four homes belong to military veterans; local business groups, churches, students, and other neighbors also volunteer time.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--bank execs vow to work with President Obama on recovery plan; North Dakota--frigid temperatures slow rise of Red River at Fargo; President Obama promises government aid to flood-ravaged area; Afghanistan--President Karzai lauds U.S. Afghan strategy; New Jersey--New Jersey girl, 14, arrested on child pornography charges after posting nude pics on MySpace; could force her to register as sex offender if convicted; "Freedom: Scrapped--name "Freedom Tower" dropped for new skyscraper which will replace destroyed World Trade Center towers; Alaska--Mt. Redoubt volcano continues to erupt; Last Daily Monitor--Christian Science Monitor publishes last daily newstand edition; will concentrate on web newspaper csmonitor.com; will publish newstand edition once a week.
Entertainment--Sale--late TV producer Aaron Spelling's L.A. mansion for sale; price $150-million.

Weather
Today High 48 Low 35 PM Showers
Sun High 39 Low 27 Rain/Snow/Wind
Mon High 50 Low 38 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 53 Low 34 Showers
Wed High 51 Low 34 Mostly Cloudy

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