South Bend, Indiana; November 21, 2008

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.

Qi-Gong: Mondays, 1-2 p.m., in the Community Room. All are welcome.

Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.I Hear the Sound of Distant Drums: If anyone is interested in forming a drum corps please see Juanetta.

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.

▪Advanced Excel Classes: Wednesdays, Nov. 19-Dec. 10; 3-4 p.m. Sign up in ABE.

▪Computer Basics and Microsoft Word: Wednesdays starting November 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Four sessions: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3.

▪Power In the Workplace: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. November 5—"The Story of American Workers," November 12—"What Does It Mean (or Not Mean) to Be in a Labor Union?", November 19—"Globalization and the Future of Work," December 3—"Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?," December 10—TBA.

▪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.

▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED: A new GED class started up October 10 in ABE. All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Fridays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.

▪Poetry Jam: Poetry Jam returned October 17. The new hours are Friday, from 3-4 p.m., in the ABE Room. Read a favorite poem, share your own work; or just listen, relax, and enjoy.

▪Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.; open to everyone.

▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Monday, 7-8 p.m.; Regular—will be meeting Monday, 8-8:30 p.m. Read books of choosing (approved by ABE staff). Sign up in ABE or on the ABE bulletin board by the men's lounge.

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Volleyball--Justine Stremeck, Kellie Sciacca, Christina Kaelin, Serinity Phillips named to all-Big East team.
NFL Scores: Steelers 27, Bengals 10.

NCAA Football Scores: Georgia Tech 41, (23) Miami (FL) 23.
NBA Scores: Celtics 98, Pistons 80; Lakers 105, Suns 92.

NHL Scores: Blackhawks 6, Stars 3; Penguins 3, Hawks 2; Devils 3, Panthers 1; Canadiens 3, Senators 2 (SO); Canucks 3, Wild 2; Flames 1, Avalanche 0; Red Wings 4, Oilers 3; Kings 5, Wizards 2.

College Basketball: Men-- Michigan 55, (4) UCLA 52; (13) Memphis 83, Chattanooga 71; Seton Hall 63, (19) USC 61; (10) Duke 83, Southern Illinois 58; (18) Florida 64, Southern Utah 50. Women-- Wilberforce (OH) 63, IUSB 62; (21) Purdue 70, Portland 50; (22) Florida St. 70, Charleston 57; (12) Texas A&M 59, Michigan 56; (11) Maryland 90, James Madison 76; (1) UConn 99, San Diego St. 55; (24) TCU 70, Texas-Arlington 45; (14) Texas 87, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 36; (8) Stanford 84, New Mexico 46.

NFL Notes: Browns--Brady Quinn to play with broken finger on throwing hand; Bengals--Bengals won't say why Chad Ocho Cinco didn't play.

MLB Notes: Yankees--Hal Steinbrenner takes over control of team from father George; pitcher Mike Mussina retires.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: AG Collapses--Attorney General Michael Michael Mukasey collapses during speech; kept overnight in hospital; Environment--U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) replaces U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) on key House Energy and Commerce Committee; could aid President-elect Obama's environmental efforts; Dingell had opposed limits on greenhouse gases because of his ties to Michigan automakers; Dominance--experts says U.S. global dominance likely to wane over next two decades; Economy--Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance; Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac call moratorium on foreclosures during holiday season; Iraq--followers of Moqtada al-Sadr protest U.S.-Iraq security pact; Somalia--India navy gets permission to go after pirates; Indians have already sunk one pirate ship; Entertainment--Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has baby boy; Madonna and Guy Ritchie granted preliminary divorce.

Weather

Today High 29 Low13 Heavy Snow

Sat High 31 Low 20 Mostly Cloudy
Sun High 38 Low 27 Chance Snow

Mon High 36 Low 25 Chance Snow

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., My Name is Earl; 8:30 p.m., Kath & Kim; 9 p.m., The Office; 9:30 p.m., 30 Rock; 22--8 p.m., Survivor 9 p.m., CSI; 25--8 p.m., Smallville; 9 p.m., Supernatural; 28---8-10 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares (two episodes); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey's Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., Men In Black II.