The Daily Bruin

In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that a recent salmonella outbreak has been linked to the consumption of certain varieties of raw tomatoes, and products containing those varieties of raw tomatoes, Bon Appetit is removing the tomato varieties of concern from its menus and recipes until further notice. This includes sliced tomatoes on burgers served in the Bruin Den.

The FDA is advising consumers not to eat the tomato varieties of concern, including raw red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes.

According to the FDA, all other tomato varieties are safe, including cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached. Tomatoes grown at home are also reported to be safe.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Denny Lawrence,
Bon Appetit

The University Store is hosting a Father’s Day sale. Save 30 percent on all “George Fox Dad” sweatshirts, caps, and mugs in stock the week of June 9-13.

Due to an illness, the Wheeler Sports Center gym floor refinishing project will not be completed in the scheduled time and the gym will remain closed through Thursday, June 12. If the work gets finished before that date, a notification will go out. Thank you for your patience.

Plant Services

You are invited to help Plant Services restore the ecosystem structure and function of Hess Creek Canyon, which includes the establishment of native plant communities. The work will take place Wednesdays from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the summer and will mostly involve the removal of invasive plants, mainly ivy. Come and do your part to restore this valuable resource. To find out more, e-mail Debby O’Kelley (Plant Services) at dokelley@georgefox.edu.

Are you willing to get involved in making a difference in Myanmar? On May 3, cyclone Nargis hit the country, killing more than 34,000 people, devastating the Irrawaddy Delta, and destroying Myanmar’s rice crop. Another 1 million people may starve in the next few months if they do not receive rice seeds by the end of June to replant their fields and feed their families.

I have started a project to provide salt-resistant rice seeds to the people of the Irrawaddy Delta. One pound of rice seed costs about $15 and will produce enough rice to feed one person in Myanmar for about six months. One-hundred percent of any donation you can make will go toward purchasing the seeds.

You can donate to the Myanmar Rice Seed project online at nmsi.org/donate.aspx. (Enter your information and designate your gift to “Rice Seed – Myanmar”). New Mission Systems International is a registered U.S. nonprofit, Christian charitable organization and a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

Any donations you make to NMSI are secure and tax deductible. To learn more about NMSI, go to: nmsi.org. If you have any questions, please call or e-mail me.

Thank you,

Tricia Hornback (School of Professional Studies)
503-380-0365
tfhornback@verizon.net

Tom and Michele Johnson are moving their belongings to Coupeville, Wash., on Thursday, June 12, and wish to hire three students to help load the truck starting at 4 p.m. In the event students work until 5 p.m., they would like to start loading at 5:15 p.m. They estimate it will take less than three hours, and there are no appliances. Students will be paid $50 each, and pizza and pop will be supplied. Call 503-538-9347 to sign up.

Employees are invited to attend an all-community meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in Hoover 105. The meeting will provide employees an opportunity to receive campus updates. Your participation is strongly encouraged.

Our colleague, Mark Doyle (Biology), is scheduled to have intestinal surgery at USC in Los Angeles on June 17. Anyone wishing to contribute to his air ambulance costs can send a donation to:

Sauvie Island Community Church
18510 NW Reeder Road, Portland, OR 97231

We need to raise $12,900. Oregon Health Science University faculty and staff, his church friends, and George Fox University faculty, staff, and students are those targeted for this appeal.

Thanks,

Dwight Kimberly, Biology/Chemistry department

The gym floors in the Wheeler Sports Center will undergo refinishing work June 2-8. The gym will be closed during that time and reopen on Monday, June 9.

Thespians interested in showcasing their acting skills this summer are invited to take part in a community production of Greek comic playwright Aristophanes’ The Birds, updated for 2008 with references to presidential politics, Oregon, etc.

The play will be performed at the university’s amphitheater Aug. 21-23. According to organizers, the theme of the production is “The birds take over the world!” A group of George Fox alumni are spearheading the project.

Interested? Call or e-mail Jo Lewis at 503-538-6248 or nanaoregon1@verizon.net to ask questions or to set up an individual audition (timed at your convenience).

Floor refinishing work in the Wheeler Sports Center will restrict access this week. Please abide by these instructions to avoid having the building closed to all traffic on these days.

Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30: Racquetball courts closed
Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30: Upper and lower lobbies closed

Thursday, May 29, through Friday, May 30:

• To enter the Fitness Center, use doors near the southwest corner of Wheeler (they will be propped open). Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible though outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

• To enter the gym, use outside doors on the north (Fulton Street) side of the building. Locker rooms and restrooms are accessible through the outside doors on the lower south side of the building.

Doors are open during regular summer hours,  6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m.

The university’s offices will close Monday, May 26, to observe Memorial Day.

The university’s Salem site will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at its new location in the Capitol City Business Center, 4600 25th Ave. N.E., Suite 150. The center is located in the former State Farm Insurance building in Salem. Refreshments will be served following a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a few words from administrators.

The site offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, an MAT Plus ESOL endorsement, and an MAT Plus Reading endorsement. Also offered are EDFL administrative licensure courses, doctorate of education courses, and master of education courses.

In addition, the site features the masters in counseling program, most courses for the masters in marriage and family therapy program, and some courses for the masters in school counseling degree.

Finally, School of Professional Studies programs offered in Salem are bachelor’s degrees in management and organizational leadership and social and behavioral studies.

Interested in learning how to make the hanging baskets that grace the George Fox quad? You are welcome to a 9 a.m. class Wednesday, May 21, at the Plant Services building, 1101 Villa Road. The session will last about four hours, and you may join at any time.

To find out more, contact the Plant Services office at ext. 2010.

The library will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, during a scheduled power outage. Access to the library catalog and databases also will be unavailable.

Shane Roghaar, the university’s TIAA-CREF representative, will be on the Newberg campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12, in the Executive Dining Room. You may make an appointment with him to discuss your investments by using the online reservation system, accessible from the Human Resources benefits web page at georgefox.edu/offices/hr/benefits.html.

Employees in other locations, or those who are not available at this time, may call Shane to arrange a telephone consultation at 503-534-3670.

Due to a planned power outage throughout the Commons on Monday, May 19, the Bruin Den will be closed all day and reopen on Tuesday.

The university is in need of two temporary administrative assistants to work for the next several weeks, one in Enrollment Services at the Portland campus and one in the School of Management on the Newberg campus.

If you know of someone who might be a good fit for either of these jobs, please have the person(s) contact Peggy Kilburg (Human Resources) by e-mail at pkilburg@georgefox.edu or phone at 554-2182. The departments would like to find someone who can work full time, but may consider less than full-time help.

Due to PGE’s planned power outage early on Monday, May 19, in the SUB area, the University Store will be closed that day until 1 p.m.

Security Services personnel have noticed many unlocked bicycles left unattended around campus since spring break, and unfortunately, a few have been stolen. Please secure your bicycle at all times with a good lock, and move it to the area where you are currently living on campus.

If you are going to be gone for the weekend or an extended period of time, please put your bike in your apartment. If your bike is currently stored at a bike rack, please mark it with your name by Thursday, May 22. After that date, all bikes not identified as belonging to somebody currently working or residing on campus for the summer will have the chains cut, and they will be stored in the Coffin basement to reduce the attraction to potential thieves.

Any bikes not claimed by the end of September will be donated to charitable causes. Thank you for your cooperation.

– Security Services