Saturday, March 21, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 21, 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: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
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.
USC-ND Working Together(?): USC's award-winning a cappella group SoCal VoCal will perform with ND's group Halftime this weekend.
CFH Running Club: The CFH Running Club is taking sign-ups and will be starting soon again. The aims are to have fun, to engage in some worthwhile exercise and fitness, and to be ready to run the Sunburst Marathon on the first Saturday of June. Sign the sheet posted on Peter Lombardo's door (2nd floor, CPC building outside the admin offices) by Friday, March 27.

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.
▪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--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.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; 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: Hockey, CCHA Tournament--(1) ND 2, Northern Michigan 1; Tennis, Men, Blue-Gray Classic (Montgomery, AL)--(22) Boise St. 4, ND 0; Women--(2) ND 5, Vanderbilt 2; Fencing, NCAA Championship (at College Station, PA)--Irish still in third place after day two; Swimming, Women's NCAA Championships (Texas A&M)--Irish 28th after second day; Baseball--ND 10, Seton Hall 4; Golf, Men's Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, GA)--Irish 18th after first round; Women, Betsy Rawls Invitational (Austin, TX)--Irish sixth after first round.
NBA Scores: Mavericks 94, Pacers 92; Bobcats 102, Raptors 89; Kings 121, Knicks 94; Nets 96, Heat 88; Jazz 101, Thunder 94; Hornets 96, Grizzlies 84; Pistons 108, Clippers 90; Rockets 107, Timberwolves 88; Celtics 80, Spurs 77; Nuggets 116, Wizards 105; Warriors 119, 76ers 111.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 5, Padres 3; Giants 10, White Sox 3; Yankees 4, Twins 2; Brewers 6, Mariners 5; Tigers 5, Nationals 2; Marlins 8, Braves 6; Indians 7, Athletics 6; Blue Jays 15, Rays 4; Angels 6, Diamondbacks 1; Red Sox 11, Pirates 4; Phillies 2, Cardinals 2; (10); Rangers 11, Rockies 5; Astros 4, Reds 2; Royals 9, Dodgers 4; Mets 4, Orioles 0.
NHL Scores: Oilers 5, Blackhawks 4 (SO); Hurricanes 5, Islanders 4; Devils 4, Wild 0; Flyers 6, Sabres 4; Penguins 4, Kings 1; Red Wings 6, Thrashers 3; Blues 3, Flames 2.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Oklahoma St. 77, Tennessee 75; Pittsburgh 72, East Tennessee St. 62; Xavier 77, Portland St. 59; Wisconsin 61, Florida St. 59 (OT); Kansas 84, North Dakota St. 74; Dayton 68, West Virginia 60; Arizona 84, Utah 71; Louisville 74, Morehead St. 54; USC 72, BC 55; Cleveland St. 84, Wake Forest 69; Siena 74, Ohio St. 72 (OT); Michigan St. 77, Robert Morris 62; Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44; Arizona St. 66, Temple 57; Marquette 58, Utah St. 57; Missouri 78, Cornell 59; NIT--Florida 74, Miami (FL) 60; Auburn 74, Tulsa 55; San Diego St. 70, Kansas St. 52;
Women, NIT--James Madison 61, American 59; St. John's 83, Harvard 60; Georgetown 73, Winthrop 45; Murray St. 67, Ark.-Little Rock 65.
NCAA Notes: S.B. St. Joseph--former S.B. St. Joseph's teammates Melissa Lechlitner (ND) and Kristen Dockery (Minnesota) face each other Sunday in first round of NCAA Women's Tourney.

Local

Local Headlines: President at ND--President Obama will deliver commencement address May 17 at ND and receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Arrest--former Dowagiac city manager arrested on sex charges; Charges Dropped--auto theft and receiving stolen property charges dropped against Southside Auto Salvage and Towing; alleged victim--who says her car was towed from Portage Road Meijer store her permission--unhappy; car was crushed for recycling before owners even found out who had towed it.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama apologizes for comparing his bowling score to Special Olympics on "Tonight Show;" says he still plays basketball since assuming office of president but doesn't get the hard fouls he used to; Iran--supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rebuffs President Obama's overtures, says Tehran is still waiting to see concrete changes in U.S. policy; U.S.P.S.--U.S. postal service looking for ways to cut losses; considering eliminating day of mail delivery.
Entertainment: Natasha Richardson--Broadway dims lights in honor of Natasha Richardson; doctor in Quebec says says lack of medical helicopter in that province may have played role in actress' death; 2 1/2 hour drive from ski slope to trauma care center in Montreal; Quebec provincial legislature considers mandating ski helmets.
Deaths: New Orleans blues singer/guitarist Eddie Bo, 79; worked with such musicians as Irma Thomas and Art Neville; released more than 50 singles in career which spanned more than five decades.

Weather
Today High 55 Low 33 AM Clouds/PM Sun
Sun High 60 Low 36 Mostly Sunny
Mon High 56 Low 39 Mostly Cloudy
Tue High 54 Low 46 Showers
Wed High 53 Low 37 Scattered T-Storms

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