South Bend, Indiana; March 21, 2008

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Announcements

Regis to Host Dance Marathon: The 24-hour “Dance for the Homeless” dance marathon will be April 19-20 at the IUSB Student Activities Center.

There will be live remotes by local radio stations, music by Vyagra Falls, Stillshot, New Collossus, Cornell Bass, Blammo, Livewire, and a special appearance by Regis Philbin.

Get Your Act Together: Center Idol 2008 will take place April 7 at the Monday night meeting in the community room.

Sign-up will start next week. As in past Center Idols, “Simon”, “Paula”, and “Randy” will be there to judge and critique the acts.

Think You’ve Got What it Takes to Be a Star: Drumming and dancing classes are coming to CFH and you’re invited to participate.

Professional drummers and dancers are coming to offer fun, music, and expertise on the following days: Thursday, March 13, 7:30-9 p.m.; Thursday, March 20, 7:30-9 p.m.; Thursday, March 27, 7:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, March 30, 2-4 p.m.; Thursday, April 10, 7:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, April 20, 2-4 p.m.; Thursday, May 1, 7:30-9 p.m.

Classes will be held in the third floor Community Room. See Juanetta for more details.

Grace U.M. Easter Egg Hunt: Grace United Methodist Church would like to invite you and your children and friends to our public Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 22, out on the lawn (inside if bad weather)!! Bring a basket and enjoy hunting for eggs that the Easter Bunny has left.

Grace United Methodist Church is at 3012 S. Twyckenham; pastors are David Schrader and Lauren Hall.

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 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.

▪Autobiography: Interested in writing a short autobiography? Come to ABE to learn about some opportunities that can help you.

▪Help with Taxes: Tuesday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. Sign up in ABE.

▪EMPower Method: A new way of doing math; Wednesday, March 19, 1:30-3 p.m. in the SOSH room.

Herald Sports

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Notre Dame Men 68, George Mason: Luke Harangody scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead a balanced Irish effort.

ND took advantage of some hot shooting on their part and some cold George Mason offense to take a 17-point first half lead. GMU managed to whittle the lead down to 12 points at halftime but that was about as close as they could get.

Will Thomas, one of only two players left from George Mason’s 2006 final four team, scored to 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Kyle McAlarney and Ryan Ayers scored 15 and 12 points respectively.

The Irish face Washington State tomorrow at 2 p.m.

George Mason (50): Louis Birdsong 1-1, 0-0, 0-0, 2; Will Thomas 10-14, 0-0, 5-9, 25; Dre Smith 1-6, 1-4, 0-0, 3; John Vaughn 1-7, 1-2, 0-0, 3; Folarin Campbell 1-12, 0-4, 2-3, 4; Jordan Carter 3-6, 1-2, 0-0, 7; Cam Long 1-6, 0-3, 2-2, 4; Isaiah Tate 1-3, 0-2, 0-0, 2; Chris Fleming 0-2, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Vlad Moldoveanu 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0.

ND (68): Rob Kurz 2-6, 2-4, 0-0, 6; Zach Hillesland 3-4, 0-0, 0-0, 6; Luke Harangody 8-19, 0-0, 2-5, 18; Tory Jackson 2-6, 1-2, 1-2, 6; Kyle McAlarney 4-8, 3-7, 4-4, 15; Tyrone Nash 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Ty Proffitt 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Jonathan Peoples 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0; Tim Abromaitis 1-2, 0-0, 0-0, 2; Luke Zeller 1-2, 1-2, 0-0, 3; Ryan Ayers 5-10, 2-6, 0-0, 12.

Purdue 90, Baylor 79: The Boilermakers opened up a 19-point first half lead and cruised to their 10^th straight opening round win since 1993.

Keaton Grant and E’Twaun Moore lead Purdue with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Moore also pulled down eight rebounds.

Curtis Jerrells had 17 points and eight assists for Baylor, coached by former Penn High School player Scott Drew. The Bears (21-11) were making their first trip to the tournament since 1988 and second since 1950.

Purdue will face Xavier tomorrow at 4:40 p.m.

Baylor (79): C. Jerrells 7-15, 4-8, 9-9, 27; H. Dugat 6-16, 0-4, 1-2, 13; M. Diene 1-3, 0-0, 0-0, 2; K. Rogers 4-6, 0-0, 1-2, 9; T. Carter 3-12, 1-7, 1-2, 8; A. Bruce 0-1, 0-1, 0-0, 0; L. Dunn 5-11, 3-8, 2-2, 15; M. Shepherd 2-2, 0-0, 1-3, 5; J. Lomers 0-1, 0-0, 0-0, 0; D. Simpson 0-2, 0-0, 0-0, 0.

Purdue (90): C. Kramer 4-6, 0-0, 2-3, 10; R. Hummel 3-7, 1-3, 2-2, 9; K. Grant 5-12, 3-7, 4-4, 17; T. Crump 3-7, 0-0, 5-6, 11; S. Martin 3-7, 1-3, 2-3, 9; J. Johnson 5-9, 0-0, 0-0, 10; E. Moore 7-13, 2-4, 0-0, 16; M. Green 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0; N. Calasan 3-6, 2-3, 0-0, 8.

Thursday’s NCAA Men’s Tournament Games: Washington St. 71, Winthrop 40; ND 68, George Mason 50; Kansas 85, Portland St. 61; UNLV 71, Kent St. 58; Kansas St. 80, USC 67; Wisconsin 71, Cal. St.-Fullerton 56; Michigan St. 72, Temple 61; Marquette 74, Kentucky 66; Pittsburgh 82, Oral Roberts 63; Stanford 77, Cornell 53; Xavier 73, Georgia 61; Purdue 90, Baylor 79; Duke 71, Belmont 70; Texas A&M 67, BYU 62; West Virginia 75, Arizona 65; UCLA 70, Mississippi Valley St. 29.

Today’s NCAA Men’s Tournament Games: Butler vs. South Alabama, 2:45 p.m.; IU vs. Arkansas, 9:40 p.m.

Thursday NBA Scores: Spurs 102, Bulls 80; Celtics 94, Mavericks 90; Lakers 100, Jazz 95.

Thursday NHL Scores: Red Wings 6, Capitals 3; Canadiens 4, Bruins 2; Hurricanes 2, Panthers 1; Penguins 4, Lightning 2; Senators 3, Blues 2; Flames 2, Avalanche 1; Canucks 4, Oilers 1; Kings 6, Coyotes 5. .

Thursday MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 8, Rockies 6; Dodgers 8, White Sox 2; Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2; Indians 4, Devil Rays 4; Phillies 3, Pirates 0; Marlins 2, Cards 2; Angels 8, Giants 1; Rangers 8, Diamondbacks 7; Braves 3, Tigers 2; Astros 4, Nationals 3; Twins 4, Reds 0; Mets 7, Orioles 0; Royals 11, Brewers 3; Mariners 6, Padres 6.

Nation/World

Richardson Endorses Obama: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced today that he is endorsing Barack Obama’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Richardson had been a candidate for the nomination but dropped out in January after finishing fourth in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Richardson, an Hispanic, is expected to help Obama in the Latino community.

In a statement provided by the Obama campaign, Richardson said, “I believe he is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime leader that can bring our nation together and restore America’s moral leadership in the world,” according to the New York Times.

The governor, the Secretary of Energy in the Bill Clinton administration, has been mentioned as a possible vice-presidential candidate or secretary of state in a Democratic administration. He also is a super-delegate who would have a vote in the nominating contest if neither Obama nor Hilary Clinton win enough delegates during the primaries.

Bhutto’s Party to Name Prime Minister: Assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples’ Party will name a new prime minister this weekend. Bhutto’s party received the most votes in the recent Pakistani elections.

Weather

Today High 34 Low 25 Snow

Sat High 36 Low 18 Chance Snow

Sun High 38 Low 23 Mostly Sunny