Friday, February 20, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; February 20, 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--Elk. Christian 58, LaVille 52.
ND Scores: 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), Men--ND remains in first place; Andrew Hoffman (20.39) and John Lytle (20.05) each break longest-standing swim record in ND history, 2005 50 free mark set by Frank Krakowski (20.45); Women-- ND still in first place; Amywren Miller (50 Free), Megan Farrell (200 IM), and 200 free relay squad set school records; Natalie Stitt won 1-meter diving with Big East meet record score; Tennis, Men-- ND 4, Northwestern 3.
NBA Scores: Spurs 83, Pistons 79; Jazz 90, Celtics 85.
NBA Notes: Bulls-- Bulls' GM John Paxson denies he's resigning; Bulls trade G Larry Hughes to Knicks for former Bull Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson; Three-Way Trade-- Rockets get G Kyle Lowry from Grizzlies and F Brian Cook from Magic; Magic get PG RAfer Alston from Rockets; Grizzlies get C Adonal Foyle, G Mike Wilks, and Magic's first round pick; Spurs--G Manu Ginobili out two-three weeks with ankle injury; Wolves/Kings--Wolves trade G Rashad McCants and C Calvin Booth to Kings for F Shelden Williams and PG Bobby Brown; Magic--All-Star PG Jameer Nelson to miss rest of season after shoulder surgery.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 4, Panthers 0; Hurricanes 6, Islanders 2; Flyers 6, Sabres 3; Penguins 5, Canadiens 4; Devils 3, Lightning 2 (SO); Blue Jackets 4, Maple Leafs 3 (SO); Canucks 5, Senators 2; Blues 2, Predators 1 (OT); Flames 3, Wild 2 (OT); Stars 4, Oilers 2; Coyotes 4, Thrashers 3 (SO); Sharks 4, Kings 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men--IUPUI 57, IPFW 55; Wisconsin 68, IU 51; (20) UCLA 85, (22) Washington 76; (12) Villanova 82, Rutgers 72; (17) Gonzaga 91, Loyola Marymount 54; (9) Duke 76, St. John's 69; Charlotte 65, (16) Xavier 60;
Women-- Purdue 69, Penn St. 51; IU 85, Northwestern 67; Evansville 65, Indiana St. 58; (6) California 84, Oregon 42; (4) Stanford 72, Oregon St. 43; (18) Vanderbilt, (3) Auburn 70; (20) Ohio St. 73, Minnesota 62; (11) Florida St. 75, Clemson 58; Kentucky 66, (13) Tennessee 56; Arkansas 83, (15) Florida 74; (9) Maryland 87, Georgia Tech 79; (23) Virginia 84, Miami (FL) 75 (OT); (7) Duke 62, Virginia Tech 46; (10) UNC 92, BC 68.
Golf: Tiger--Tiger to return next week for Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson.

Local

Local Headlines: Budget Woes-- S.J. County police officers pulled from drug squad; sheriff says budget woes force reassignments; Pelley--Jeff Pelley convictions upheld by Indiana high court for slaying of father, stepmother, and two stepsisters; Deployment--more local soldiers heading for Afghanistan; Stimulus--local officials making wish lists for federal stimulus funds.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama tells Canadiens he favors free trade during trip north; first trip outside U.S. as president; Israel--President Shimon Peres chooses former PM Benjamin Netanyahu to form new government; Madagascar--government troops retake four ministry buildings from opposition forces; Pennsylvania-- two suspects arrested in southeastern Pennsylvania arsons; Kyrgyzstan--Kyrgyzstan gives U.S. six months to evacuate base there; Fermi Space Lab-- explosion in space is largest gamma-ray blast ever detected; Madoff--90-year-old returns to work after losing retirement funds in Madoff Ponzi scheme; California-- Gov. Schwarzenegger signs budget-balancing bill; Environment--Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to push for government action on global warming.

Weather
Today High 26 Low 18 Snow Showers
Sat High 26 Low 17 Snow
Sun High 24 Low 13 Snow Showers
Mon High 25 Low 13 Snow Showers
Tue High 33 Low 24 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--8-9 p.m., Howie Do It (two episodes); 9 p.m., Friday Night Lights; 10 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22--8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9 p.m., Flashpoint; 10 p.m., Numb3rs; 25--8 p.m., Everybody Hates Chris; 8:30 p.m., The Game; 9 p.m., 13: Fear is Real; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld (two episodes; first episode features the Soup Nazi); 28--8 p.m., Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicle; 9 p.m., Dollhouse; 10 p.m., Fox News; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices Classics; 57--8 p.m., Wife Swap; 9 p.m., Supernanny; 10 p.m., 20/20; 69--8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10 p.m., Maury.

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