South Bend, Indiana; February 20, 2008

Election 2008

Obama Widens Lead With Decisive Wins in Hawaii, Wisconsin: Barack Obama widened his lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination with decisive wins in the Wisconsin primary and Hawaii caucuses Tuesday.
The Wisconsin vote was not as close as the polls indicated with the junior senator from Illinois winning 58%-41%. Obama was expected the win in the state of his birth, Hawaii, and he did overwhelmingly, 76%-24%.
The AP count shows Obama with 1,303 of the 2,025 delegates needed for nomination to 1,233 for Clinton.
Republicans voted in Wisconsin and Washington state. John McCain won in Wisconsin, 55%-37% and was leading in Washington state, 49%-22% with 57% of the precincts reporting.
With the 31 Wisconsin delegates McCain has 939 delegates. If ex-candidate Mitt Romney’s delegates switch to McCain—which they’re not obligated to do even though Romney has endorsed McCain—that would give him 1,192, one more than the 1,191 he needs to wrap up the nomination.

Announcements

Special Poetry Jam: At March 3 Monday night meeting. Please see Tammy to OK poems. No foul or suggestive language.
“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.). There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the basement stairway near the men’s lounge.
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.

ABE

▪Money and Power: An ABE discussion group Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.
Anyone interested in talking about issues of working, buying, and how you relate to broader society? Sign up in ABE.
Starts today (February 20).
▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.
We will discuss short stories and poems.
▪Poetry Jam: Tuesday, 7-8 p.m. Share your own work; read a favorite poem; or listen, relax, and enjoy.
▪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.
▪Fractions and Decimals Refresher Courses: Tuesdays, fractions, and Thursdays, decimals, in the second floor conference room. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact ABE.

Herald Sports

Tuesday NBA Scores: Rockets 93, Cavaliers 85; Knicks 113, Wizards 100 (OT); Magic 103, Pistons 85; Timberwolves 104, 76ers 88; Spurs 85, Bobcats 65; Jazz 119, Warriors 109; Nuggets 124, Celtics 118; Sonics 108, Grizzlies 101; Kings 105, Trailblazers 94; Lakers 122, Hawks 93. .
(5) Rutgers Women 57, (14) ND 51: Charel Allen scored 18 and Lindsay Schrader 10 for the visiting Lady Irish (20-6, 8-4 Big East).
(15) IU Men 77, (14) Purdue 68: Injured D.J. White had 19 points and 15 rebounds for host IU (22-4, 11-2 Big Ten
Eric Gordon and Armon Bassett had 22 and 16 respectively for the Hoosiers.
Robbie Hummel led Purdue ((21-6, 12-2 Big Ten) with 17 points in the only 2008 regular-season meeting between the in-state rivals.