South Bend, Indiana; Dec. 19, 2007

Announcements

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer?
Place submissions for the new Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.
Art Group: Interested in exercising your creative spirit? Want to see some of your original art work on display in the hallways?
Please see Meg about details for joining a new art group at CFH. Supplies and lessons are free.
Homeless Veterans: If you are disabled and cannot work full-time (or are over 65), you may be entitled to a disability pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
For more information and complete eligibility requirements, call 1-800-827-1000.
You can also contact: Dianne W. Brown, Homeless Veterans Coordinator by calling 317-554-0000, extension 82589 or direct dial 317-988-2589 at Indianapolis VAMC, Room C-2065. Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3:45 p.m.

ABE

▪Mathematics: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-8 p.m., in ABE for month of December.
▪ Poetry Jam: There will be no Poetry Jam this week. The next Poetry Jam will be Tuesday, January 8, 7-8 p.m., in the Starting Over room.
▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.
We will discuss short stories and poems.
The ABE staff hopes to revive Science Club and Creative Writing when new volunteers become available, according to Andrea in ABE.
The above activities count toward ABE hours.

Presidential Race

Huckabee, Guiliani Tied; Obama Narrows Gap: Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has moved into a virtual tie with former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani in a Rueters/Zogby poll released today, 23%-22%.
Huckabee had been trailing Guiliani by 18 points a month ago.
Democrat front-runner Senator Hilary Clinton (D-N.Y.) saw her lead over Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) narrowed from 11 to eight points.
Clinton had 40%, Obama 32%, former vice-presidential nominee John Edwards 13%, Joseph Biden and Bill Richardson 3%, Chris Dodd 1%.
On the GOP side, Mitt Romney had 16 %, Fred Thompson 13%, John McCain 12%, and Ron Paul 4%.
Obama led Clinton in the latest Iowa polls, 33%-29%, amounting to a virtual tie. Huckabee had 29%, Romney 24%, and Guiliani 13%.
The Iowa Caucuses are January 3.

World Politics

Lee Apparent Winner in South Korea: Lee Myung Bak of the conservative Grand National Party is the apparent winner of South Korea’s presidential election.
With 62.9% of the votes counted, Lee outdistanced his nearest competitor, Chung Dong Young, 47.2%-27.3%.
Lee, a business executive, will take over from incumbent Roh Moo Hyun February 25.
Setback for President Mbeke: South Africa’s leading political party, the African National Congress, voted to replace President Thabo Mbeki as its head.
The win puts the new party chief, Jacob Zuma, in a commanding position to succeed Mbeke in 2009.

Herald Sports

Parcells Offered Atlanta VP Job: The Atlanta Falcons have reportedly offered Bill Parcells their Vice President of Football Operations job.