Sunday, March 22, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; March 22, 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: Tennis, Men, Blue-Gray Classic (Montgomery, AL)--Wisconsin 4, ND 3; Saint Mary's--Indiana Wesleyan 9, SMC 0; Fencing, NCAA Championship (at College Station, PA)--Irish move into second after day three; Golf, Men's Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, GA)--Irish remain in 18th place; Women, Betsy Rawls Invitational (Austin, TX)--Irish move up to seventh; Soccer, Women--St. Louis Athletica (WPS) 3, ND 1 (ND alum Kerry Hanks scores first goal for SLA); Baseball, Seton Hall 9, ND 4; Lacrosse, Men--(3) ND 13, Vermont 7.
NBA Scores: Pacers 108, Bobcats 83; Lakers 117, Bulls 109; Cavaliers 102, Hawks 96; Magic 110, Knicks 103; Celtics 105, Grizzlies 87; Trailblazers 96, Bucks 84; Suns 128, Wizards 96.
World Baseball Classic: Korea 10, Venezuela 2.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 13, White Sox 2; Twins 2, Phillies 1; Rangers 8, Rockies 4; Pirates 6, Reds 5; Giants 8, Athletics 4; Braves 12, Mets 1; Dodgers 6, Indians 4; Cardinals 12, Nationals 11; Brewers 4, Angels 4 (10); Mariners 8, Athletics 5; Astros 9, Blues Jays 7; Royals 13, Diamondbacks 6; Yankees 4, Tigers 3; Giants 12, Padres 4.
NHL Scores: Sharks 5, Stars 2; Rangers 5, Sabres 3; Hurricanes 4, Wizards 1; Raptors 5, Canadiens 2; Blue Jackets 3, Panthers 1; Senators 5, Islanders 2; Thrashers 4, Lightning 3 (SO); Coyotes 5, Canucks 1.
College Basketball Scores: Men, NCAA East--Villanova 89, UCLA 69; Duke 74, Texas 69; South--UNC 84, LSU 70; Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63; Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81; West--Purdue 76, Washington 74; Memphis 89, Maryland 70; U Conn 92, Texas A&M 66; NIT--Baylor 84, Virginia Tech 66;
Women, NCAA, Trenton Region--Arizona St. 58, Georgia 47; Florida St. 83, NC A&T 71; California 70, Fresno St. 47; Virginia 68, Marist 61; Raleigh Region--Vanderbilt 73, Western Carolina 44; Kansas St. 68, Drexel 44; Oklahoma City Region--UNC 85, Central Florida 80; Auburn 85, Lehigh 49; Purdue 65, Charlotte 52; Rutgers 57, VCU 51; Pittsburgh ,64 Montana; 35; Gonzaga 74, Xavier 59; Berkley Region--Mississippi St. 71, Texas 63; Ohio St. 77, Sacred Heart 63; San Diego St. 76, DePaul 70; Stanford 74, UCSB 39; WNIT--St. Bonaventure 68, West Virginia 63; Oklahoma St. 82, TX-Arlington 72; South Florida 88, Fla. Gulf Coast 81 (OT); Creighton 64, UC Riverside 51; Oregon St. 59, Portland St. 47.
College Baseball: Bethel 16-7, Siena Heights (MI) 6-3.
NCAA Notes: S.B. St. Joseph--former S.B. St. Joseph's teammates Melissa Lechlitner (ND) and Kristen Dockery (Minnesota) face each other today in first round of NCAA Women's Tourney at Joyce Center; other game at Joyce Center today features Evansville vs. Texas A&M.
NFL Notes: Lions--Lions to retire DT Corey Smiths 93; Smith presumed dead after disappearing with two companions in Gulf of Mexico three weeks ago.

Local

Local Headlines: President at ND--President Obama will deliver commencement address May 17 at ND and receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Huckabee Visit--former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee kicks off his new Fox series "Save This Town" in Elkhart; Huckabee interviews Democratic Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore; Honor--ND to award prestigious Laetere Medal to former U.S. Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon at commencement May 17; Sentence Reduced--former Goshen teacher Mel Trowbridge has sentence reduced from 35 to 25 years for having sex with two teenage girls; appeals court ruled sentence was harsher than in similar cases; Fire Merger--vote scheduled on Clay, Harris Township fire departments merger; Driver Sought--police seek driver of car which crashed in 67300 block of Dogwood this morning.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: White House--Special Olympics accepts President Obama's apology for comparing his bowling score to Special Olympics on "Tonight Show;" president makes no excuses when asked by Jay Leno about failure to honor puppy pledge to daughters, says campaign promises were made to be broken; Treasury Dept.--President Obama defends Secretary Geithner; focuses on passing budget; India--India's Tata Motors to launch ultra-cheap, no frills (no air bags or antilock brakes--not required in India; AC, radio, or power steering cost extra) Nano Car; will cost about 100,000 rupees (about $2,050); no word on if or when car will come to U.S.; California--gunman kills three officers, wounds fourth after routine traffic stop; Connecticut--protestors visit AIG exec's lavish homes; Supreme--"Hillary the Movie" (Clinton, not Swank or Duff) now showing at Supreme Court; question is whether film--which was released during presidential primary season--is legimate documentary or 90-minute attack ad which would be subject to privisions of McCain-Feingold law.
Entertainment: Singer Weds--singer Natasha Bedingfield weds businessman Matthew Robinson in Malibu, CA ceremony Saturday.
Deaths: former "Big Brother" star Jade Goody, 27, dies after battle with cancer; starred in reality series at age 21.

Weather
Today High 60 Low 36 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 56 Low 40 PM Showers/Wind
Tue High 62 Low 44 Showers/Wind
Wed High 49 Low 34 Scattered T-Storms
Thu High 54 Low 42 Few Showers

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