Wednesday, March 4, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 4, 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: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
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.

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.
▪GED: All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪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--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and 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.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: 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

High School Basketball Scores: Boys Sectionals--Mishawaka, Clay 59, Riley 45; Washington 51, Penn 48.
ND Scores: Basketball, Women--Irish seeded fifth for Big East Tournament; Lacrosse, Women--Jillian Byers becomes ND's all-time leading scorer with 238 points.
NBA Scores: Pacers 117, Kings 109; Bobcats 96, Bulls 80; Magic 111, Suns 99; Pistons 100, Nuggets 95; Warriors 118, Timberwolves 94; Nets 99, Bucks 95; Rockets 107, Raptors 97; Lakers 99, Grizzlies 89.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Ducks 2 (OT); Blue Jackets 5, Kings 4; Hurricanes 5, Capitals 2; Flyers 4, Bruins 2; Panthers 4, Thrashers 3; Flames 6, Senators 3; Devils 3, Maples Leafs 2 (OT); Penguins 3, Lightning 1; Predators 6, Oilers 5 (OT); Pistons 5, Blues 0; Canucks 4, Wild 2; Stars 4, Sharks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Bethel 74, Indiana Wesleyan 70 (MCC Tournament Final); Wright St. 68, Valparaiso 56; (8) Michigan St. 64, IU 59; (16) Washington 87, Seattle 60; (10) Wake Forest 65, Maryland 63; (14) Gonzaga 90, South Carolina Upstate 40; (25) Syracuse 70, Rutgers 40; (7) Duke 84, (24) Florida St. 81; (18) Clemson 75, Virginia 57;
Women-- IUSB 66, Illinois Tech 32 (CCAC Tournament Quarterfinal); (23) Iowa St. 62, Missouri 47.
College Baseball Scores: Dakota Wesleyan 12, Bethel 7; Cedarville (OH) 3, Bethel 1.
College Softball Scores: Bethel 8-7, William Penn (IA) 0-4 (first game 6 innings);
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 6, Athletics 4; Rays 12, Astros 2; Dodgers 5, Padres 4; Reds 9, Red Sox 8; Giants 7, Diamondbacks 6; Cardinals 15, Mets 4; Indians 9, Royals 9 (10); Brewers 8, Rockies 6.
NFL Notes: Search--search for missing players--Raiders' LB Marquis Cooper, free-agent DL Corey Smith, and and former South Florida player William Bleakley--called off; had been missing since their fishing boat capsized Saturday in Gulf of Mexico.

Local

Local Headlines: The Wayward Wind--St. Joseph County getting input from citizens and town councils for ordinance to govern wind generators in city and town limits; Wrecking Ball Jones--South Bend razing hundreds of homes, some foreclosed; Lawsuit--Mishawaka loses Uniroyal lawsuit; court says successor company not liable for environmental cleanup.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama says buying stocks "is potentially a good idea;" source says president to order government contracting overhaul; Obama administration launches housing plan which would help nine-million borrowers; Senate--Britain to give Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) honorary knighthood; Middle East--Secretary of State Clinton says demolition of Palestine homes "unhelpful;" Clinton meets with Israeli and Palestine leaders including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu; Space--asteroid has near miss with Earth; Economy--private sector cuts 697,000 jobs in February; Sudan--Hague court issues warrant for Sudan's President Bashir.
Entertainment: Late Night--Jimmy Fallon makes debut as "Late Night" host.

Weather
Today High 42 Low 29 Sunny
Thu High 53 Low 45 Cloudy
Fri High 55 Low 34 Sun
Sat High 50 Low 33 Showers
Sun High 68 Low 31 T-Showers

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8-10 p.m., America's Next Top Model (two-hour program); 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Lie To Me; 46--7-11 p.m., College Basketball: Ball St. Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos; Georgia Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats; 57--8-10 p.m., Lost (two episodes); 69--8 p.m., World‘s Funniest Moments; 9-10 p.m., Tony Rock Project (two episodes).

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