Sunday, March 29, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 29, 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 112, Pacers 106; Pistons 98, Wizards 96; Bobcats 96, Knicks 85; Heat 102, Bucks 85; Rockets 110, Clippers 93; Nuggets 129, Warriors 116; Jazz 104, Coyotes 99 (OT); Trailblazers 86, Grizzlies 66.
ND Scores: NCAA Hockey First Round, Grand Rapids, MI-- (4) Bemidji St. 5, (1) ND 1; Baseball--Pittsburgh 15, ND 7; Softball--ND 6, Georgetown 4; second game suspended fifth inning with ND leading 8-1; may be resumed at later date; Tennis, Men--ND 6, South Florida 1; Saint Mary's--SMC 8, Alma 1; Golf, Men's FAU Spring Break Championship--Irish remain in eighth after second round; Rowing, Women--(20) Irish finish second to Michigan St. in all six races; Track & Field, Stanford Invitational--Spencer Carter third in men's 1500 meters; Patrick Smyth third in men's 10,000 meters; Arizona St. Invitational--Anna Weber finished third in the women's hammer throw; 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).
NHL Scores: Penguins 4, Rangers 3; Predators 4, Kings 3 (OT); Sabres 4, Canadiens 3 (SO); Hurricanes 2, Devils 1; Bruins 7, Maple Leafs 5; Flyers 4, Islanders 3 (SO); Thrashers 6, Senators 3; Panthers 6, Stars 3; Blues 4, Blue Jackets 3 (SO); Flames 3, Wild 2; Sharks 3, Coyotes 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Villanova 78, Pittsburgh 76; West--U Conn 82, Missouri 75;
Women, NCAA Raleigh Region--Louisville 56, Baylor 39; Maryland 78, Vanderbilt 74; Berkeley Region--Iowa St. 69, Michigan St. 68; Stanford 84, Ohio St. 66.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Rockies 10, Cubs 6; White Sox 6, Dodgers 1; Pirates 10, Phillies 4; Brewers 4, Athletics 2; Red Sox 9, Twins 4; Diamondbacks 5, Indians 3; Reds 5, Rays 1; Rangers 8, Royals 5; Yankees 6, Braves 4; Angels 16, Mariners 9; Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1; Padres 11, Giants 10; Orioles 10, Cardinals 6; Nationals 6, Astros 3; Mets 5, Panthers 4.
Soccer: MLS--Colorado Rapids 2, K.C. Wizards 1; Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew 1; Chi. Fire 1, DC United 1; N.E. Revolution 1, N.Y. Red Bulls 1; S.J. Earthquakes 3, Houston Dynamo 2; Seattle Sounders 2, Real Salt Lake 0; WPS--Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) begins inaugural season today as L.A. Sol host Washington Freedom; ND well-represented on league rosters.
Golf: Tiger in second place five strokes back at Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Local

Local Headlines: Driver Sought--hit-and-run driver who ran over Morris Center ushers James Fox, 77, and James Rahilly, 70, on February 28 sought; vehicle--identified by witnesses as light green Ford F-150--ran red light at high rate of speed and hit two men; both men suffered multiple broken bones and lacerations.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: North Dakota--Red River receding slowly at Fargo; floods school campus before being contained; Earth Hour--environmentalists hail Earth Hour as big success; 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries dim lights for observance including Empire State Building and Great Pyramids of Egypt; Spain--Spanish court considers bring charges against six former Bush administration officials including former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales over allegations they gave legal cover for torture at Guantanamo Bay; Cyber Spy--Chinese cyber spies reportedly broke into computers of 103 countries and Dalai Lama; Alaska--ash falls on Anchorage as Mt. Redoubt volcano continues to erupt.
Deaths--Janet Jagan, 88, Chicago native who became president of Guyanna; was first white and first female president of South American country; elected in 1997 to succeed her husband Cheddi Jagan--who had died earlier that year--as president.

Weather
Today High 38 Low 27 Rain/Snow/Wind
Mon High 50 Low 35 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 57 Low 35 Showers/Wind
Wed High 52 Low 37 Mostly Cloudy
Thu High 50 Low 33 Few Showers

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