The Daily Bruin

Residence Halls and Suites will be closed for Christmas break starting Saturday, Dec. 21. Halls and Suites will reopen at noon on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Closure dates and other housing information can be found on the Residence Life webpage.

The international club is having the final Chinese Lab this semester. We strongly encourage you to join us because we are going to discuss the Biblical relations of Chinese characters.

British theologian Lesslie Newbigin said, “If theologians talk about the world without mentioning India, Africa, China, Russia, South America, as well as our own people, without meaning this actual globe and the nations which people it, we are talking about unbiblical nonsense.”

Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 in Lemmons 2 with snacks, friendship, and fun.

If you have further questions, please contact us at gfu.international.club@gmail.com. We’d love to have you there.

Now is the time to submit your request for business cards. Marketing communications will be processing a business card order soon. Place your order directly with B&B Print Source by Monday, Dec. 2.

Questions? Contact Danette Newkirk at dnewkirk@georgefox.edu.

Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Executive Dining Room.

The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).

The English department is offering an alternative chapel on Monday, Dec. 2, that students can attend for credit. The theme for the chapel is “Books that Changed Me” and features Kathy Heininge speaking about James Joyce’s Ulysses. The talk is entitled “Me. And Me Now.”

Join us from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in Hoover 105!

As you prepare to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, please ponder for a moment if you are going to be using your bike much during the wintry weather ahead.

If the answer is no, then please take your bike home and then bring it back at Spring Break when the weather is much more amenable to bike riding. If you are going to keep it here during the winter, then please put it in your room during breaks to avoid it being a target of thieves. And please remember to always lock your bikes.

Any questions be sent to Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Nov. 25, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

All are welcome to join us this morning (Friday) for International Chapel in the International Center/Cultural House from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. This week Bonnie Steinborn, instructor in the English Language Institute, will share about forgiveness. Bonnie has taught for more than 20 years in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, China and Indonesia. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged.

International chapel is designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian.

Questions? Contact Dianna McIntyre at dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

Want to spend more time with your family and less time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Stop by the Bruin Den and buy a pie or cheesecake from Bon Appetit!

We will be offering house-made pumpkin or Dutch apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake for sale next Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26-27. The pies will be $6.99 each and the cheesecake $14.99.

Questions? Contact Lisa Miles at lmiles@georgefox.edu.

Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Concordia-Portland (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Corban (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Do you want to make a difference in a child’s life this Christmas season? By packing a simple shoebox you can help a child experience God’s love and hear the good news of Jesus Christ. Boxes will be available in the Bruin Den during meal times for you to pick up.

You can drop any finished boxes off at the Outreach Ministries office or bring them to the packing party in the EHS Atrium from 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow Saturday, Nov. 23.

We will be packing boxes with the local community to bless hundreds of children this Christmas season. Hope to see you there.

For more information, please contact Rachel Arias at rarias10@georgefox.edu.

Are you a missionary kid, third-culture kid, or are interested in hearing about this unique population’s interesting experiences? If so, please consider coming to the Mu Kappa Club meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Lewis 3. There will be snacks, sofas to lounge around and talk on, and some worship time as well. You can come and go whenever you please. We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions about the meeting or about the Mu Kappa club in general, please contact:
Carrie Gradin (cgradin12@georgefox.edu)
Jamie Whisler (jwhisler12@georgefox.edu)
or Breanna Thomas (bthomas13@georgefox.edu

Junior, Suvi Mirka, will be leading Shalom tonight, Nov. 21 in an exploration of what it means to be rooted in God’s mystery and how to act courageously for Christ’s love in our communities.

There will be optional interactive stations around the room, including communion, foot-washing, and a group art piece, as well as worship music throughout. We hope to see you there.

Shalom will start at 9 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel elective credit is available for this event.

Calling all willing hands and hearts!

We have an awesome opportunity to serve with two great organizations this Saturday, Nov. 23.
First, Faith In Action has connected us with 5 of our elderly neighbors who need help in their yards (cleaning gutters, raking leaves, pulling weeds, etc).
Second, Habitat for Humanity has contacted James Project in urgent request for more volunteers to complete their Saturday serve group and help with painting at their 9th St. build site.

The time commitment is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for Faith in Action projects & 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for Habitat for Humanity.

We are looking for a great number of volunteers this weekend to fulfill the needs presented.

If that’s you, please contact mdagostini11@georgefox.edu to RSVP and/or for more details.

Tonight, Nov. 21, come have a blast speed friending with the Friendsview residents. Students will be moving from table to table and interacting with the residents. Learn about their first dates, craziest adventures, and favorite superhero.

If you would like to join this event, meet in the Bruin Den at 6:20 p.m. to join in the fun.

For more information, please contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu.

This is a reminder to join us for the all-employee meeting today (Thursday), from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium!

“Thanksgiving” is the theme this month, so we’re serving a special Thanksgiving “Blessings Mix” snack. At the Portland Center, we will have a live video feed and also serve treats in Room 161.

Join us at our first Table Talk of the semester! We’ll meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Executive Dining Room.

The theme this time will be surrounding the topic of Thanksgiving (its meaning and history). We want to bring to the surface the strong role Native Americans have played in the history of the United States as well as the struggles they have gone through and are still going through.

If you have any questions, you may contact Nancy Arellano (narellano11@georgefox.edu).

Come join us for a movie and discussion about the issues faced by a Quaker family during the Civil War – a family opposed to slavery and war, but also hoping to protect family and friends.

This movie and discussion will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, in Hoover 103.

For more information, please contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu.

Wheeler Sports Center will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2.

Do you remember Steve Taylor – the 1980s-era Christian rocker who challenged the church with such albums as I Want to Be a Clone, Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud’s) and On the Fritz? Steve also produced and directed the 2012 film Blue Like Jazz. He will be on campus today (Thursday), and you are welcome to meet him.

Steve will speak in two classes – in a video editing class from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. in the Media Center and in a studio sound recording class in the same location from 2:45 to 4 p.m. He’ll also speak at a “SpiL” event from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. in Stevens 109 (chapel credit available).

Finally, Steve will be available during an informal meet and greet time from 4 to 5 p.m. in Stevens 101. Feel free to bring your old vinyl records for him to sign.

The campus community is invited to attend any of the events. Contact Sarah Gibson (sgibson@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.