Wednesday, February 18, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 18, 2009

Announcements

Art: Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
Crochet and Knit Class: Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 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. .
Bengal Bouts (Boxing)--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.

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.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪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: All GED-bound students are welcome to attend. The class meets from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and includes group discussions and time to work on testing, individual assignments and the computer. Please see ABE for details.
▪Poetry Jam: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Math: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. and Fridays, 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, 3-4 pm.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Intermediate Computer Classes: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel..
▪Nutrition Class: Starts January 7 and will be Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. There will be classes on menu planning and food budgeting and cooking demonstrations.
Everyone is welcome to join. Sign up in ABE.

Herald Sports

Indiana High School Basketball: Boys-- Berrien Springs 35, St. Joseph's 34; Concord 60, Penn 55; John Glenn 63, NorthWood 42; Marian 69, Elk. Christian 39; North Judson 66, Mishawaka 65 (OT); Adams 59, Elk. Memorial 49; Riley 65, Argos 35; Warsaw 63, Clay 56.
ND Scores: Basketball, Women-- (24) ND 86, South Florida 79; Boxing, Bengal Bouts--February 15 (5 p.m.), 17 (6 p.m.), 24 (6:30 p.m.), and 28 (7 p.m.) at the Joyce Fieldhouse; tickets on sale at Gate 1 of the Joyce Center; Swimming, Big East Tournament (IUPUI)-- Notre Dame men and women begin defense of their Big East Swimming championships today in Indianapolis; ND women trying for 13th title in a row.
NBA Scores: Pacers 100, 76ers 89; Wizards 111, Timberwolves 103; Magic 107, Bobcats 102 (OT); Knicks 112, Spurs 107 (OT); Bucks 92, Pistons 86; Hornets 100, Thunder 98; Rockets 114, Nets 88; Suns 140, Clippers 100; Jazz 117, Grizzlies 99; Lakers 96, Hawks 83.
NBA Notes: Hornets/Thunder-- Hornets trade C Tyson Chandler to Thunder for Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox;
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 5, Lightning 3; Bruins 5, Hurricanes 1; Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 1; Panthers 4, Devils 0; Canucks 4, Flames 3 (SO); Avalanche 3, Senators 2 (OT); Sharks 4, Oilers 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men-- Bethel 63, Taylor 55; (19) Purdue 72, (6) Michigan St. 54; Creighton 89, Evansville 84; (10) Marquette 79, Seton Hall 67; (13) Clemson 93, Maryland 64;
Women--Valparaiso 69, Chicago St. 60; (2) Oklahoma 80, Texas Tech 72; (8) Louisville 89, St. John's 60.
Golf: Tiger--caddie says Tiger a few weeks away from return to tour.


Local

Local Headlines: No Hitch in Switch-- local TV stations say digital transition went smoothly; Render Unto Caesar-- South Bend resident pays tax bill with 11 sacks of coins; Rally--ND activitists rally, sing, for union cause; Soldier Death-- South Bend soldier Pvt. Randy Stabnik, 28, dies; second soldier at Ft. Leonard Wood army post to die of meningitis; Reshaping Hoosier Government-- proposal to reshape local government in Indiana by eliminating township trustees faces committee vote in Indiana State Senate.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama signs stimulus bill into law; president to name presidential task force on autos rather than auto czar; Obama plan seeks to save millions from foreclosure; Minnesota--former Sen. Norm Coleman may challenge some rejected-then-accepted ballots as Minnesota U.S. Senate election drags on; Coleman's term expired in January; he trails Democratic comedian ("Saturday Night Live") Al Franken by 250 votes; Oil--crude oil trades below $37 a barrel; Afghanistan-- President Obama orders two more U.S. combat brigades into Afghanistan, 8,000 Marines and 4,000 Army troops; Army contingent will be joined by 5,000 more; Indonesia-- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Indonesia; seeks to improve U.S. image with Muslims; Middle East-- Israel sets soldier's release as truce condition; Israeli Elections-- Israeli President Shimon Peres sounds out parties in selection of next prime minister after election deadlock; Syria-- President Assad says Syrians want better ties with U.S.; Auto-- GM, Chrysler seek billions more; to cut more jobs; Apache Tribe--20 Geronimo heirs sue to free Apache chief's spirit and remains; want scattered remains sent back to chief's homeland in Gila Mountains, New Mexico, for true Apache burial.
Entertainment: Idol-- church music director from Milwaukee Danny Gokey, 28, wows "Idol" judges with Mariah Carey tune "Hero."

Weather
Today High 38 Low 16 Snow
Thu High 22 Low 13 Snow Showers
Fri High 27 Low 18 Chance Snow
Sat High 27 Low 16 Chance Snow
Sun High 29 Low 16 Partly Cloudy

TV Listings (Channels 16, 22, 28, and 46 have switched to digital-only; you need cable, satellite, a digital-ready TV, or a converter box for your old analog TV): 16--8 p.m., Knight Rider; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., The New Adventures of Old Christine; 8:30 p.m., Gary Unmarried; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., Privileged; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Lie To Me; 46--7-9 p.m., College Basketball: ND Fighting Irish vs. West Virginia Mountaineers; 9 p.m., NBA Basketball; 57--8-10 p.m., Lost (two episodes); 69--8 p.m., World‘s Funniest Moments; 8-9p.m., Under One Roof (two episodes).

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