Monday, March 2, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 2, 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.
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.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪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..

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Baseball--Creighton 6, ND 3; Hockey--ND 2, Michigan St. 1 (last game of regular season); Tennis, Men--Wisconsin 4, ND 3; Women--(5) ND 6, (23) Wake Forest 1; Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (at ND)--ND wins men's sabre and women's epee championships; Irish fencers reach championship round in other four categories.
NBA Scores: Pacers 100, Nuggets 94; Pistons 105, Celtics 95; Suns 118, Lakers 111; Kobe scores 49 points); Hornets 99, Nets 96; Rockets 105, Timberwolves 94; Cavaliers 88, Hawks 87; Trailblazers 102, Spurs 84; Mavericks 109, Raptors 98 (Jason Kidd gets 10,000th assist); Jazz 112, Warriors 104.
NHL Scores: Blackhawks 4, Kings 2; Devils 3, Flyers 0; Panthers 6, Capitals 2; Penguins 4, Stars 1; Canucks 3, Blue Jackets 1; Lightning 8, Flames 6.
College Basketball Scores: Men--(9) Michigan St. 74, (20) Illinois 66; (15) Kansas 90, (11) Missouri 65; (6) Louisville 62, (8) Marquette 58.
Women--Michigan St. 57, Purdue 55; Evansville 63, IU 67, Michigan 61; Indiana St. 62, Bradley 58; Wichita St. 56; (13) Tennessee 75, (18) Vanderbilt 66; (7) Duke 81, (10) UNC 79 (OT); (20) Ohio St. 74, Penn St. 63; UCLA 71, (6) California 56; (4) Stanford 85, USC 74; (11) Florida St. 58, Wake Forest 47; (3) Auburn 94, Arkansas 57; Georgia 84, (15) Florida 75; (9) Maryland 89, Miami (FL) 64; (14) Texas A&M 71, Kansas St. (16) 45; Georgia Tech 74, (23) Virginia 66.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Shelby 427 (Las Vegas)--1. Kyle Busch (18 Toyota); 2. Clint Bowyer (33 Chevy); 3. Jeff Burton (31 Chevy); 4. David Reutimann (00 Toyota); 5. Bobby Labonte (96 Ford); 6. Jeff Gordon (24 Chevy); 7. Greg Biffle (16 Ford); 8. Brian Vickers (83 Toyota); 9. Jamie McMurray (26 Ford); 10. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88 Chevy); 18. David Stremme (12 Dodge); 25. Ryan Newman (39 Chevy).
Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon 459; 2. Clint Bowyer 441; 3. Matt Kenseth 419; 4. Greg Biffle 419; 5. David Reutimann 408; 6. Kyle Busch 405; 7. Kurt Busch 393; 8. Tony Stewart 379; 9. Carl Edwards 377; 10. Bobby Labonte 360; 11. Kevin Harvick 351; 12. Michael Waltrip 346; 23. David Stremme 302; 33. Ryan Newman 222.
Golf: PGA Accenture Match Play Championship (Marana, AZ)--Geoff Ogilvy def. Paul Casey 4 and 3; Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo, Mexico)--1. Mark Wilson -13, 2. J.J. Henry -11; Honda LPGA Thailand--1. Lorena Ochoa -14, 2. Hee Young Park -11.
Boxing: WBA, WBO, IBO Title Unification Fight--Juan Manual Marquez KOd Juan Diaz 2:40, ninth round).
MLB Exhibition Scores: White Sox 3, Dodgers 2; Padres 4, Cubs 2; Phillies 7, Braves 3; Angels 6, Royals 4; Reds 13, Yankees 11; Cardinals 14, Marlins 10; Diamondbacks 9, Athletics 7; Red Sox 2, Twins 1; Indians 6, Rockies 4; Pirates 6, Tigers 4; Mariners 13, Rangers 6; Orioles 7, Nationals 5; Blue Jays 6, Rays 3; Giants 5, Brewers 2; Mets 13, Astros 1.

Local

Local Headlines: Lindsey Arrested--Michael Lindsey, 48, suspect in abduction of South Bend woman and three attempted abductions in Northern Indiana, arrested near Illinois state line; Arrest--police arrest one after mobile meth lab found near Elkhart-St. Joseph County line; Discrimination Charged--patients pull racially-mixed children from Bremen schools charging racial harrassment.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Secretary of State Clinton says no U.S. funds will go to Hamas; Washington--state of Washington to allow "dignity deaths" for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live; Economy--AIG gets aid package from government; Guinea-Bissau--soldiers assassinate President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira; chief opposition leader killed by bomb in separate incident; Vieira had ruled since seizing power in 1980.
Deaths: Clarence Swensen, 91, played Munchkin in "Wizard of Oz;" was one of seven surviving Munchkins; actress Wendy Richard, 65, starred in British sitcom "Are You Being Served" seen in U.S. on PBS.

Weather
Today High 20 Low 9 Mostly Sunny
Tue High 30 Low 17 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 42 Low 29 Flurries
Thu High 47 Low 37 Showers
Fri High 49 Low 31 Few Showers

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., Rules of Engagement; 25--8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28--8-10 p.m., 24 (two-hour episode); 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Bible Prophecy Unveiled; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8-10 p.m., The Bachelor (two-hour episode). 69--8 p.m., Masters of Illusion; 9 p.m., Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.

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