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.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm in the arts and crafts room.
It will be open to anyone who wants to learn, brush-up on their skills or just wants to work on an already existing project.
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.
▪Academic Fun Fair: December 8-14. Different projects and hands-on activities will be available on a variety of topics including: optical illusions, science experiments, psychology, politics, poetry, Christmas crafts, etc. Students will be given an opportunity to earn a prize upon completion of a passport card showing that they visited all of the displays.
▪Advanced Excel Classes: Wednesdays, Nov. 19-Dec. 10; 3-4 p.m. Sign up in ABE.
▪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.
▪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: Creative writing will resume January 15.
▪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: Basketball, Women--Michigan 63, (8) ND 59 (OT); Saint Mary’s--Manchester 70, SMC 66; Volleyball--Christina Kaelin and Kellie Sciacca win All-Northeast Region recognition.
NFL: Panthers--owner Jerry Richardson, 72, needs heart transplant; only owner in NFL who is former player; Redskins--Clinton Portis and head coach Jim Zorn meet, work out problems; Cowboys--injured “Pacman” might be out for season; Patriots--QB Matt Cassel leaves team Wednesday after father dies; Jaguars--RB Fred Taylor may miss final three games.
NCAA Football Notes, Bowls This Weekend: Saturday--Eagle Bank Bowl (Washington, D.C.), Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque), Colorado St. (6-6) vs. Fresno St. (7-5); St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5); Las Vegas Bowl, (17) BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5); Sunday--New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4); Mississippi St.--Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen is new head coach at Mississippi St.; Heisman Trophy--QBs Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy are Heisman finalists.
NBA Scores: Raptors 101, Pacers 88; Knicks 121, Nets 109; Grizzlies 108, Thunder 102; Cavaliers 101, 76ers 93; Hornets 105, Bobcats 89; Spurs 95, Hawks 89; Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105; Warriors 119, Bucks 96; Lakers 115, Suns 110.
NBA Notes: Suns-Bobcats--Suns trade Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Bobcats for Jason Richardson; Knicks--G Cuttino Mobley will retire.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 2, Senators 0; Rangers 3, Thrashers 2 (OT); Capitals 3, Bruins 1; Sabres 4, Lightning 2; Devils 4, Penguins 1; Red Wings 4, Flames 3 (OT); Coyotes 5, Stars 3; Ducks 4, Blues 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men-- IU 66, TCU 56; Butler 87, Bradley 75; IPFW 63, Valparaiso 46; (10) Xavier 78, Ohio 56; (5) Oklahoma 78, Maine 52; (4) Gonzaga 74, Washington St. 52; Women--Valparaiso 71, (21) Purdue 60; Ball St. 65, Wright St. 61; (23) Florida 75, Coppin St. 34; (12) Louisville 70, Hartford 42.
MLB: Yankees--Yanks sign CC Sabathia for $161-million; Mets--closer Francisco Rodriguez signs with Mets; Mets, Indians, and Mariners complete 12-player, three-team trade which sends ND grad Aaron Heilman to Seattle; Indians--Kerry Wood in Cleveland to take physical;
Local
Local Headlines: Double Shooting--SB police investigating double shooting on South Bend’s west side late Wednesday afternoon; Invasions--three armed home invasions in two days in South Bend; Missing Woman Found--Berrien County Police find body of missing Mishawaka woman Donna Maximenko; cause of death not yet determined.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: Transition--President-elect Obama to nominate former Senate leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services today at 12 p.m. news conference; Daschle will also oversee new health reform office; Bailout--auto bailout clears House, goes to Senate; GM says it has only three weeks of cash left; Economy--U.S. jobless claims soar to 26-year high; Entertainment--Tonight Show With Jay Leno moving to primetime at 10 p.m.; Heath Ledger gets posthumous Golden Globe nomination for “The Dark Knight; Illinois--President-elect Obama and other Democratic leaders urge Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign; Pakistan--UN links Islamist charity to Pakistan terror group; Greece--protests continue after police shooting of teen; Final Frontier--Hubble Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide (CO2) on a distant planet, leading many to believe that they may soon discover extraterrestrial life.
Weather
Today High 32 Low 22 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 36 Low 31 Partly Cloudy
Sun High 43 Low 34 Chance Rain
Mon High 36 Low 25 Chance Rain
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 p.m., Secret Millionaire; 9 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Live From Studio B; 9 p.m., Harvest Show 90-Minute Special; 57--8 p.m., Ugly Betty; 9 p.m., Grey‘s Anatomy; 69--8-10 p.m., National Lampoon‘s Vacation.
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