Thursday, April 2, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 2, 2009

Announcements

Run To Nearest Theater: Or Community Room in this case. The German-made film "Run Lola Run" (1999) will be playing this Friday in the Community Room at 2pm. Snacks will be provided. This film counts toward adult basic education hours.
The film was written and directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Franka Potente as Lola.
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: Raptors 99, Magic 95; Celtics 111, Bobcats 109 (2 OT); Nets 111, Pistons 98; Grizzlies 112, Wizards 107; Lakers 104, Bucks 98; Mavericks 98, Heat 96; Suns 114, Rockets 109; Warriors 143, Kings 141 (OT); Hornets 104, Clippers 98.
ND Scores: Baseball--ND 11, Toledo 7; Softball--ND 11, Northern Illinois 4; Saint Mary's--SMC 3-7, Olivet 1-0; (Belles 18-2); Tennis, Men--Brett Helgeson named Big East Men's Tennis Player of the Week.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 3, Blues 1; Capitals 5, Islanders 3; Thrashers 3, Sabres 2 (OT); Penguins 6, Devils 1; Maple Leafs 3, Flyers 2; Coyotes 3, Avalanche 0.
College Basketball: Men, NCAA Semifinals, April 4 (Ford's Field, Detroit)--Michigan St. vs. U Conn, 6:07 p.m.; ; Villanova vs. UNC, 8:47 p.m. (WSBT-TV); Finals, April 6, (Ford's Field, Detroit)--April 4 winners, 9:21 p.m. (WSBT-TV).
Women, NCAA Semifinals, April 5 (Scottrade Center, St. Louis)--Louisville vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m.; U Conn (37-0) vs. Stanford, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN); WNIT Semifinals--South Florida 82, BC 65; Kansas 75, Illinois St. 72.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 8, Athletics 8; Padres 6, White Sox 1; Mets 5, Cardinals 2; Rangers 5, Angels 4; Rays 2, Twins 1; Blue Jays 7, Nationals 6; Royals 6, Rockies 5; Braves 9, Tigers 3; Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 7; Astros 7, Reds 2; Giants 10, Dodgers 8; Marlins 13, Orioles 2; Mariners 14, Indians 14; Red Sox 4, Pirates 3; Yankees 8, Phillies 5.
NFL Notes: Dallas--
police officer who kept Houston Texans RB Ryan Moats from seeing his dying mother-in-law in ER resigns, apologizes to Moat and wife; Browns--WR Donte Stallworth charged with DUI manslaughter in vehicular killing of pedestrian.
Deaths: Paul Davis, 87, former Mississippi St. head football coach (1962-66); coached seven All-Americans and went to nine bowl games; Andrea Mead Lawrence, 76, only U.S. skiier to win two gold medals in a single Winter Olympics (Oslo, 1952); first woman skiier to accomplish that feat.


Local

Local Headlines: O'Connor Visit--retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to speak April 22 in South Bend; local attorneys hosting O'Connor to boost merit selection of St. Joseph County judges; Hungry Burglar--burglar preying on downtown South Bend restaurants; Main St. Cafe may have to close after being hit three times in month; in the past several weeks no fewer than nine businesses have been burglarized in the downtown area according to Sgt. Lee Ross of the South Bend Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit; Union-North--Union-North residents not allowed to speak; public comments--normally reserved for the end of the meeting--were taken off agenda of Tuesday night's UN School Board meeting; board members refused to talk with members of public after the meeting saying the meeting was over; board members say board wants public comment to be focused on agenda items; Big Boy Returned--stolen Big Boy statue returned to Ike's Sign Shop in Mishawaka; teens said they thought it was trash; Big Boy symbol of national restaurant chain which used to have outlets in South Bend and Mishawaka.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: G20 Meeting--G20 leaders agree to give more money to the International Monetary Fund, clamp down on tax havens, and tighten regulation over freewheeling hedge funds; President and Mrs. Obama have private audience with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip; Congress--House, Senate ready to adopt pared-back budget; U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) says GOP suffers from a psychological disorder; Franks' Pay for Performance Act of 2009 gives Treasury Department power "to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards;" bill does not define "excessive" or "unreasonable;" North Korea--North Korea appears to be going ahead with missile launch; Scotland--16 killed in helicopter crash on North Sea.
Entertainment: Dim the "Light:" CBS cancels soap opera "Guiding Light" after 72 years on the air; "GL" first began airing on NBC radio in 1937; switched to TV and CBS in 1952 (the year Uncle Ron was born).
Deaths--Puerto Rican actor Miguelangel Suarez, 69; starred in over 30 films--most of them in Spanish; non-Spanish films include "Under Suspicion," "Che," and Woody Allen's "Bananas."

Weather
Today High 59 Low 41 PM Showers
Fri High 44 Low 32 Rain/Wind
Sat
High 51 Low 34 Mostly Cloudy
Sun
High 49 Low 32 Rain
Mon
High 38 Low 25 Rain/Snow Showers

TV Listings : 16--8 p.m., ER Retrospective; 9 p.m., ER (final first-run episode); 22--8 p.m., Survivor; 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28--8 p.m., Bones; 10 p.m., Hell's Kitchen; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., In the Motherhood; 8:30 p.m., Samantha Who?; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Beauty Shop.

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