The Daily Bruin

Come support men’s and women’s basketball at Bruin FanFest today (Saturday) in Wheeler Gymnasium. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., just prior to the 4 p.m. tip-off of the women’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. The men will tip off at 6 p.m.

The activities will include:

• A Polaroid photo booth
• A bounce house
• A raffle and prizes  (show a picture with “Mama Bear” and get some free Stand Tall swag!)
• Crafts
• A henna tattoo artist
• Face painting
• A basketball shootout
• Cotton candy
• Exclusive Bruin FanFest T-shirt for sale ($6)
• And more!

All activities are free, and everyone who wears Bruin gear will get free admission to the basketball games!

Finally, the evening will also include a teddy bear toss, “Bruins and Bears,” during halftime of the women’s game, for which the school is collecting new teddy bears as a donation to sick children in hospitals. Teddy bears can be purchased beforehand and brought to the game, or at the ticket tables at the game.

Questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu).

Reserved parking spaces are reserved 24/7 and are to be occupied only by the department staff for which they are reserved. Also, handicapped spaces are to be used only by vehicles displaying a valid state handicapped permit. They are not for “dropping off” or “visiting” without a valid handicapped permit. This is an Oregon state law and is enforceable 24/7/365 in addition to yellow fire lanes.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to “From the Ground Up: The Recipe for Turning Around a Business” on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Portland Center 155.

This is a special guest talk on the business strategies leveraged to turn a local, failing pizza joint into a thriving business. Walt Porterfield, owner of Jersey Girl Pizza, will discuss his dedication, experience, and innovative process during this turnaround. He will be sharing his strategies and personal recipe for success!

Walt Porterfield purchased a failing pizza restaurant in 2016 in Hillsboro, Oregon, where yearly sales averaged just $74,000. Two and a half years and many improvements later, yearly sales have increased 6.5 times the original amount and are currently averaging $485,000.

Admission is free. Jersey Girl Pizza will be served (supplies are limited, please arrive on time). Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact Allie Duncan at aduncan@georgefox.edu.

1098-T tuition statements for educational tax benefits are almost ready. Are you?

If you have not done so already, “Grant Consent” now so that you will be ready when the form becomes available online! It is the fastest way to get a PDF of your tax form that can be downloaded and emailed.

Filing taxes early? Need to make sure your tax form makes it to someone else who is helping you with your taxes? Address change? Issues with USPS being stolen or hindered? We strongly recommend this option to all students.

Navigation: MyGFU>Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab, then choose “Grant Consent.”

Questions? Contact Jennifer Getsinger at jgetsinger@georgefox.edu.

Due to a scheduling conflict with the live jazz band concert, the Swing Dance Club will not be meeting tonight.

Questions? Contact Andrea Alsager at aalsager17@georgefox.edu.

Emerging Leaders Internship is designed to connect talented students of color with leadership-track, paid internships at top companies in the greater Portland area. It’s open to first year students, sophomores, juniors, seniors and recent grads.

Stop by the IDEA center to get your resume and short essays reviewed. Applications are due Jan. 31!

To schedule an appointment, visit Handshake or stop by the IDEA Center’s front desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Questions? Contact Mitzi Martinez at mmartinez@georgefox.edu.

All are welcome at Koinonia on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Hadlock Student Center.

This Koinonia our theme is “Interrogating the Myth of the Model Minority.” We will have students and faculty speakers who while be sharing stories on how the model minority label has played into their lives. Come for some worship, good conversation and snacks. Elective chapel credit will also be offered for the event. Hope to see you there!

If you have any questions or concerns please email Kaheela Reid at kreid15@georgefox.edu.

The Black Student Union is hosting a spoken word event at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, in Lemmons 8!

The theme is “Know the past, shape the future.” If anyone is interested in performing, please contact Ellie Watts at ewatts16@georgefox.edu to get involved. Your voice needs to be heard!

Come support men’s and women’s basketball at Bruin FanFest tomorrow (Saturday) in Wheeler Gymnasium. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., just prior to the 4 p.m. tip-off of the women’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. The men will tip off at 6 p.m.

The activities will include:

• A Polaroid photo booth
• A bounce house
• A raffle and prizes  (show a picture with “Mama Bear” and get some free Stand Tall swag!)
• Crafts
• A henna tattoo artist
• Face painting
• A basketball shootout
• Cotton candy
• Exclusive Bruin FanFest T-shirt for sale ($6)
• And more!

All activities are free, and everyone who wears Bruin gear will get free admission to the basketball games!

Finally, the evening will also include a teddy bear toss, “Bruins and Bears,” during halftime of the women’s game, for which the school is collecting new teddy bears as a donation to sick children in hospitals. Teddy bears can be purchased beforehand and brought to the game, or at the ticket tables at the game.

Questions? Contact Mckenna Tillotson (mtillotson@georgefox.edu).

Tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m., join Team Emery and George Fox athletics for an inaugural bear toss! The toss will take place at halftime of the woman’s basketball game against Lewis & Clark. All bears will be given to sick children in hospitals as well as to the Newberg police and fire departments.

Many of the kids in the hospital have nothing. What might be just a bear to you represents hope, encouragement and bravery to them. Pick up a new bear, throw it at the game, and help remind these sick patients that negative experiences don’t have to define you! See you at halftime!

Questions? Contact Emery Miller (millere17@georgefox.edu).

Be sure to come to the “Loudest Dance in the Library” tonight (Friday) from 8 to 11 p.m. and the “Canyon Chaos” event tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Questions? Write activities@georgefox.edu.

Interested in working with the Portland Police? Stop by the Coffee Cottage conference room on Wednesday, Jan. 30, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for coffee, pastries and conversation.

Questions? Please contact Grace Tissell at gtissell@georgefox.edu.

Starting Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 USPS postage rates increase.

The price of First Class Forever stamps will increase from 50 to 55 cents. USPS parcel rates will be increasing as well. As a result, no personal outgoing packages will be accepted after 3 p.m. today.

If you have any questions, contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

The Loudest Dance will be held in the library tonight (Friday), so the 24-hour space will not be available starting from today at 5 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m.

Enjoy the dance!

The Office for Spiritual Life is looking for post-college Life Group leaders for our six-week spring Life Groups (the weeks of Feb. 11 through March 22). Life Groups are small groups of undergraduate students who meet together for prayer, Bible study and fellowship.

Groups meet weekly for 60 to 90 minutes at the time and location of your choosing. Participants will select the group they wish to participate in based on the details that leaders provide.

We welcome our employees, alumni, family members of George Fox employees and students, and members of our wonderful local churches to consider leading a group. Our spring leader meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.

For more information and to sign up, visit this webpage or contact the Office for Spiritual Life at spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The university community is invited to a special lecture, “The Defining Debate in Political Economy: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy,” at 6:30 p.m. this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105.

Presenting will be Peter Boettke, a professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University and director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His topic will touch on the intersection of economics, business, policy and human flourishing.

The event is the latest installment of the annual Reiten Executive in Residence lecture series, hosted by the university’s College of Business.

Boettke has thought deeply and written about the issues of economic freedom and organization in society, as well as the moral and philosophical underpinnings of various political economic systems. He is an economist of the Austrian School and an author on a new book on F.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.

Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 1989 and has also taught at New York University, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics.

Questions? Contact Kelly Borror at kborror@georgefox.edu.

You are invited to join the American Enterprise Institute for a free dinner and viewing of the president’s State of the Union address in Canyon Commons 103 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Please join us to listen and discuss the president’s address. Please RSVP here. Questions? Contact amarshall17@georgefox.edu.

Want to learn more about film history? Come to the Fox Film Club at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Lemmons 4. We will be watching and discussing the 1934 film It Happened One Night, directed by Frank Capra. All are welcome!

Questions? Contact Sean McNeil (smcneil17@georgefox.edu).

The university community is invited to Bauman Auditorium for “An Evening of Jazz” featuring saxophonist and flutist Erica von Kleist at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Von Kleist will play with the university’s Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazz Quartet. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and established herself early on in her career on the New York jazz scene.

She has performed, toured and made Grammy-Nominated recordings with various artists, including the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Chris Potter, Sean Jones, Seth MacFarlane, and Rufus Reid.

Students and employees are entitled to one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased here.

In addition to the concert, von Kleist is doing a masterclass on Friday, Jan. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Ross 208. School-age students who come (middle schoolers and high schoolers) can get a voucher for a free ticket to the concert.

Volleyball’s rise in popularity over the past 30 years has created a growing need to better understand the biomechanical causes for shoulder injuries, particularly in youth volleyball players.

The biomedical engineering program is inviting a candidate to speak to how their research lab uses motion capture to analyze the mechanics of hitting a volleyball with the goal of creating better best-practices guidelines for strength and conditioning and repetition counts.

Join us from 3 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) in EHS 102 to hear about several ongoing experiments in the lab, including using impulse and momentum techniques to estimate the forces on the body during a hit and ways to compare variation in types of motions. The presentation will highlight connections between the undergraduate engineering curriculum and the research techniques.

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey (amcconaughey@georgefox.edu).