The Daily Bruin

A group of Master of Social Work students are teaming up with CycleBar to host a cycling class to raise money for Compassion First. Compassion First is a Beaverton-based organization that helps victims of sex trafficking in Indonesia by funding rescues, offering safe aftercare, and empowering the women and children in their future endeavors.

Come party with us at CycleBar Tanasbourne (2110 NE Allie Ave., Unit 608 in Hillsboro) this Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m. as we cycle to upbeat music and support a good cause at the same time. The class costs $25, and all of the proceeds go to Compassion First. Towels and shoes will be provided, as well as post-ride snacks!

Cyclists new to CycleBar need to first register here. Then log out and register for a bike and donate here.

Questions? Contact Mickina Biagi at mbiagi14@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Spiritual Life is selling hoodies for $25! The hoodies feature the graphic that has been used in chapel for our series on the book of Mark.

Stop by the SpiL house to purchase one or contact Stephanie Lopez at slopez@georgefox.edu for more information.

Grab your friends and sign up for the 2019 Glow Run 5K or one-mile run/walk on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m.

The cost is $10 for students and $20 for community members; this includes a guarantee of a T-shirt if you sign up by Monday, March 18. Sign up here!

All the proceeds go toward the DPT trips to Ghana and Uganda working with patients and physical therapy students.

Questions? Contact Karina Kreider at kkreider17@georgefox.edu.

Come start your morning with Costa Cup! 

Costa Cup Coffee offers authentic Costa Rican coffee straight from the source. We’re open every Monday and Wednesday (weather permitting) outside the Bruin Den from 8 to 10 a.m. 

Not only will we help you wake up and warm up, but you can feel good about where your money is going, too! Every penny of net profits goes directly to Costan Rican orphanage Hogar de Vida, so come shake off that morning fog and support a good cause.

Questions? Contact Nate Hyatt (nhyatt12@georgefox.edu).  

The dean from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health will be on campus at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, to present information on their graduate programs in EHS 202.

If you want to learn more, please attend this informational meeting. Contact Vetta Berokoff (vberokof@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Faculty, if you know of students who might be interested, tell them about this opportunity.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are postponing our “Crepes for a Cause” fundraiser, originally scheduled for today in the quad. We’ll keep you posted on when it will take place in the near future!

Questions? Contact Maya Burgess at mburgess17@georgefox.edu.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the spring food drive. Our food bank is full thanks to the following departments who participated:

• Plant Services
• Social Work
• Academic Affairs
• Engineering
• Advancement
• Communications

It was a tight race at the end, with communications and plant services neck-and-neck! The final count put plant services on top with 398 points!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Discover more about the Bruin Community Pantry, including the hours that we’re open, at this link.

Contact Jere Witherspoon (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu) in student life for more information about how you can get involved in volunteering or accessing the BCP services.

Do you want to go on a Juniors Abroad trip in May 2020?

Come to the information meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Director Paul Chamberlain will go over Tent City and registration details, deadlines, and, most importantly, 2020 trip locations!

Questions? Email Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

The Center for Peace and Justice presents Promised Land, an indigenous film, on Tuesday, March 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 104.

Chinook Tribal Chairman Tony Johnson and the producers, Vasant and Sarah Salcedo, will be there for a Q&A following the film. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Promised Land is an award-winning social justice documentary that follows two tribes in the Pacific Northwest, the Duwamish and the Chinook, as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they have long been denied. In following their story, the film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still look at tribal sovereignty.

Students and faculty are welcome to come early, from 3 to 4 p.m., to meet Chinook Tribal Chairman Tony Johnson in Hoover 211 or the film producers, Vasant and Sarah Salcedo, in Hoover 250.

Questions? Contact Tricia Hornback at thornback@georgefox.edu or Laurie Fair at Lfair@georgefox.edu.

The Office for Spiritual Life will be hosting two Ash Wednesday services today (Wednesday).

From 10 to 10:30 a.m. we will gather in Canyon Commons 103. At 7 p.m. we will gather in Bauman Auditorium for our Ash Wednesday Vespers chapel.  All are welcome as we begin the season of Lent together in worship.

Questions? Contact Jamie Noling-Auth at jnolingauth@georgefox.edu.

Come celebrate our five-year history at an open house today (Wednesday) between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the Stevens Center’s atrium.

Special remarks will be shared by IDEA Center founders Brad Lau, vice president for student life, and Bill Buhrow, dean of student services. The premiere showing of our new video, created by our own George Fox students, will be at 4 p.m. Cupcakes and beverages will be served.

Questions? Contact Grace Tissell at gtissell@georgefox.edu.

Mark your calendars for these events coming up:

March 7 – Movie Night, from 7 to 10 p.m., Hadlock Student Center (Women’s History Month emphasis – RBG)

March 8 – Hip Hop Dance, from 8 to 11 p.m., EHS Atrium

March 14-15 – Tent City, Quad

March 16 – Salsa Dance, from 8 to 11 p.m., Canyon Commons

Questions? Contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu.

Your Student Government invites you to attend election night tonight (Wednesday) at 8:15 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium immediately following Vespers chapel.

You will hear speeches from candidates for president, vice president, vice president of finance, and class representative positions. Refreshments and snacks will be provided!

Voting will open on iGFU once our election night event concludes and will be open until Saturday, March 9.

Questions? Contact Bailey Sauls at bsauls15@georgefox.edu.

Come to Comic Book Club on Monday, March 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 208. Comic Book Club is for already-established comic aficionados and those who have never read a comic in their life but want to start!

We are a fun group dedicated to bringing people together over comic books and hosting enthusiastic discussions about any comic-related topics. We would love to see you there.

Questions? Contact Samantha Scampone at sscampone17@georgefox.edu.

The William Penn Honors Program will be hosting an Ash Wednesday service today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel. Sean Flannery, pastor at Church of the Vine in Newberg, will be leading the service according to the Anglican liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer. Please come join us!

Questions? Contact Javier Garcia at jgarcia@georgefox.edu.

Learn strategies to manage and overcome your stress and anxiety. Develop the skills to be free from unnecessary worry and fear.

The Health and Counseling Center is now offering stress management classes on Thursdays from 5 to 6:15 p.m. on March 7, March 14 and March 21.

Please call the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 to sign up for a class.

Are you interested in someone helping you file your income taxes?

George Fox accounting students are offering free income tax assistance to both students and the Newberg community on four different days in Hoover 210:

• Thursday, March 14, from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, April 4, from 4:30 to 9 p.m.
• Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, visit our webpage.

Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Allen at kallen16@georgefox.edu.

Come enjoy food and community at Third Culture Kids. We will be meeting at the Intercultural Resource Center tonight (Wednesday) from 8 to 9 p.m.

All are welcome to join our multicultural group for discussion, games and food. TCK is a community for anyone who grew up in another culture, missionary kids, or for those interested in missions and looking for a community.

Questions? Contact Gwen Thomas at gthomas17@georgefox.edu.

We need female participants to help us with our senior seminar research project about exercise-induced asthma.

We need participants with and without exercise-induced asthma to do a short run for us. If you would like to be part of this study please follow this link.

Questions? Contact Carolyn Grimm at cgrimm15@georgefox.edu.

All are invited to the 2019 Spring Faculty Lecture tonight (Tuesday) at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105. 

Nijay K.Gupta’s lecture, “People of Faith: Why the First Christians Called Themselves ‘Believers,'” will focus on why followers of Jesus adopted the label “believers” in reference to their identity, and even referred to their religion as “the faith.” What significance did this pose for them? Was it primarily about “beliefs,” or something more? Gupta will explore these important historical questions and also address the relevance this discussion has for Christian identity today.

Gupta is the recipient of the 2017-18 Faculty Achievement Award for Graduate Research and Scholarship and an associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary. 

Come between 5 and 6 p.m. and check out the work of our Richter Student Scholars and Steinfeldt Peace Scholars at a symposium in the Hoover lobby. Students will present their research and peace projects in a conversational poster format. Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.