South Bend, Indiana; Jan. 31, 2008

Election 2008

Giuliani, Edwards Drop Out: Former Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani and 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards dropped out of the races for their party’s nominations Wednesday.
Giuiliani endorsed the new front-runner, Arizona Senator John McCain but ruled out a vice-presidential race for himself.
Edwards praised New York Senator Hilary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama but refrained from endorsing one of them.
McCain Gets Big “Mo”: John McCain moved ahead in the Republican delegate count with his win in this week’s Florida primary. The 57 delegates from the Sunshine State give him 93 to 59 for Mitt Romney and 40 for Mike Huckabee.
Hilary Still Leads Dems: Hilary Clinton still leads the Democratic delegate count with 261 to 192 for Barack Obama and 66 for ex-candidate John Edwards.
The former First Lady got no delegates for her wins in Florida and Michigan. Both states have been stripped of their delegates by the national Democratic party for moving up the date of their primaries.
Obama still got 30% of the vote in Florida even though he didn’t campaign.

Announcements

Car Registration: CFH Guests: If you own a motor vehicle, you need to register it with your coach or it could be towed.
“One Step At a Time” Running Group: Three days a week (times and days TBA). Will meet at CFH. Open to Center guests and anyone else who is interested in learning to run. All runners will receive the necessary running gear (i.e. running shoes, shorts, warm-ups, shirts, hats, etc.).
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
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ABE

▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.
We will discuss short stories and poems.
▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 8-9 p.m. Develop your creative writing skills. You don’t have to sign up, just show up. Volunteers from Notre Dame will be there.
All of the above activities count toward ABE hours.

Herald Sports
(4 NAIA DII) Bethel Women 79, Marian 54 (at Bethel): Natalie Young scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and 10 blocks for the host Lady Pilots (21-2, 10-0 MCC).
Nora Didrick scored a season-high 21 and dished out six assists.
Young was named the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Student-Athlete of the Week for helping to lead the Lady Pilots to wins over Spring Arbor University and Taylor University.
Bethel Men 80, Marian 60 (at Marian): Tyler Brown scored 21 points and William Walker 20 to lead the Pilots (20-4, 8-2 MCC).
Mark Lettinga and Ryne Lightfoot added 15 and 11 points respectively. Brown also handed out seven assists. Walker and Lettinga each grabbed nine rebounds.
The win gives the Pilots a 999-572 all-time men’srecord. They could reach the 1,000 victory mark with a win Saturday at Huntington University.
IUSB-Illinois Tech Rescheduled Due to Weather: The Illinois Tech at IUSB CCAC basketball game has been rescheduled from last night (Jan. 30) to February 6, 7 p.m.