South Bend, Indiana; December 1, 2008

Announcements
Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
CFH Film Series: The next feature in the CFH Film Series will be the 1999 Japanese anime epic “Princess Mononoke” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, which made Roger Ebert‘s list of 10 best films for that year. The film will be shown December 5 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.
It features the voice talents of Yoji Matsuda as Prince Ashitaka who encounters a human princess raised by wolves during a trip to the Far East. Princess Mononoke is voiced by Yuriko Ashida. The princess and the forest animals are battling an evil mining conglomerate. The film also stars Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup.
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
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▪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. December 3—“Legal Issues: What Are Your Rights?,” December 10—”The Story of American Workers,” December 17--”Globalization and the Future of Work.”
▪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
NFL Scores: Thursday--Titans 47, Lions 10; Cowboys 34, Seahawks 9; Eagles 48, Cardinals 20; Sunday--Vikings 34, Bears 14; Colts 10, Browns 6; Dolphins 16, Rams 12; 49ers 10, Bills 3; Panthers 35, Packers 31; Buccaneers 23, Saints 20; Giants 23, Redskins 7; Falcons 22, Chargers 16; Steelers 33, Patriots 10; Broncos 34, Jets 17; Chiefs 20, Raiders 13;
NCAA Football Scores: Thursday--(4) Texas 49, Texas A&M 9; Friday--(25) Ole Miss 45, Mississippi St. 0; (9) Boise St. 61, Fresno St. 10 (third perfect regular season for Boise St. since 1994); Saturday-- (16) Cincinnati 30, Syracuse 10; (18) Georgia Tech 45, Georgia 42; Kansas 40, (12) Missouri 37; (7) Texas Tech 35, Baylor 28; (2) Florida 45, (23) Florida St. 15; (20) Boston College 28, Maryland 21; (1) Alabama 36, Auburn 0; (19) Oregon 65, (17) Oregon St. 38; (3) Oklahoma 61, (11) Oklahoma St. 41.
NCAA Football Note: Big 12--Oklahoma moved ahead of Texas in BCS rankings and given Big 12 south championship despite Sooners loss to Longhorns; Tennessee--Tennessee hires ex-Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin to replace Philip Fulmer; Mississippi St.--head coach Sylvester Crooms resigns after 45-0 loss to Ole Miss; Crooms‘ resignation leaves only three black head coaches in NCAA Division I.
NBA Scores: Bulls 103, 76ers 92; Trailblazers 96, Pistons 85; Nets 117, Suns 109; Nuggets 104, Rockets 94; Lakers 112, Raptors 99.
NHL Scores: Panthers 4, Rangers 0; Blues 4, Thrashers 2; Stars 4 Oilers 3; Ducks 4, Hurricanes 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men--Friday--(11) Oklahoma 87, (10) Purdue 82 (OT); Saturday--Arkansas St. 54, Ball St. 53; Butler 75, Evansville 59; DePaul 75, Indiana St. 70; IPFW 76, Eastern Illinois 74; IUPUI 76, Western Michigan 68; Sunday--Waldorf (IA) 95, Holy Cross (SB) 59; IU 72, Cornell 57; Women--Friday--Valparaiso 64, Colorado St. 53; Nebraska 67, Butler 54; IU 74, Radford 47; Indiana St. 75, SE Missouri St. 72; (5) Stanford 78, (19) Purdue 70 (OT); Evansville 62, UAB 47; Saturday--William & Mary 53, Butler 50; Valparaiso 80, Florida St. 74; (19) Purdue 90, Hawaii 74; IPFW 72, Toledo 60; IU 80, St. Mary’s 63; Evansville 58, Samford 54 (2OT); Wright St. 59, IUPUI 57; Sunday--IUPUI 61, Howard 45; (19) Purdue 65, Prairie View A&M 51.
ND Scores: NCAA Soccer Tournament--(1) ND (6) Florida St. 0 (final game at Alumni Field; next season home games to be played at new Alumni Soccer Stadium) (Kerri Hanks makes history becoming first player in Division I soccer to amass 73 goals and 73 assists in career; she passes Mia Hamm in that category); Semifinals--Irish face (5) Stanford Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, NC; Football--(5) USC 38, ND 3; Basketball, Men--(8) ND 93, Furman 61; Women--(14) ND 78, (24) Michigan St. 72; injury sidelines Devereaux Peters for remainder of season; Saint Mary’s--Saturday--Otterbein 66, SMC 63; Sunday--University of Chicago 73 SMC 64; Volleyball--ND 3, Xavier 0; Hockey--Saturday--ND 4, Western Michigan 1; Sunday--ND 3, Western Michigan 3 (Irish win shootout 2-1).
Local
Local Headlines: Hazard--unstable sidewalk prompts closing at Colfax and Main; Businesses Unite--five businesses at Hill and Colfax in South Bend unite for one-stop shopping; call themselves “The Shops at Hill and Colfax;” South Shore--South Shore restores service after line damaged; back in business for “Black Friday.”
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama will name national security team today which reportedly will include Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State; Kentucky man files court case to demand Obama prove his U.S. birth; more than a half dozen states have similar lawsuits; India--India warns of “grave setback” to India-Pakistan ties after commando terrrorist massacre in Mumbai; 172 people killed and 300 wounded in Mumbai 60-hour assault; attackers targeted those with British and American passports; Pakistani government denies any involvement in bloodshed; Thailand--Thai protestors remain in control at airport; Economy--could be worst holiday retail season in six years overall; Wii sales brisk as 2008 “Black Friday“ sales beat 2007 by 3%; stock index futures point lower as holiday season begins; Canada--three opposition parties put together coalition to take over government from Conservative Party; Canadian Parliament will hold confidence vote on December 8; Space--space shuttle Endeavour lands at Edwards Air Force Base after eventful mission at International Space Shuttle; bad weather forces shuttle to land in California rather than Florida; Entertainment--Britney back on top of music charts; latest single “Womanizer” debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100.
Weather
Today High 34 Low 22 Snow Showers
Tue High 31 Low 29 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 36 Low 22 Snow
Thu High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Fri High 27 Low 20 Mostly Cloudy
TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chuck; 9 p.m., Heroes; 22--8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Worst Week; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., Privileged; 28---8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; 9 p.m., Prison Break; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m., Shrek; 8:30 p.m., Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas; 9-10 p.m., Samantha Who? (two episodes); 69--8-10 p.m., Houseguest (1995 movie with Sinbad and Phil Hartman.