The Daily Bruin

A reminder for this time of year: If your outgoing letters get even one drop of rain on the envelope flap, Mail Services has problems in processing the envelopes through the meter. It can destroy your envelopes when they jam in the sealer or it will post two letters as one, wasting postage. Please cover your mail when transporting it to Mail Services.

Congratulations to admissions! Their student employees brought over three trays of mail in a heavy rain and did not get the envelopes wet. We appreciate their excellent transport of mail. Thank you, admissions!

– Mail Services

The university will serve as host for a preview of the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Bauman Auditorium.

The program, led by conductor and music director David Hattner, includes Richard Wagner’s Suite from Act III of Die Meistersinger, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, and the West Coast premiere of Jim Stephenson’s clarinet concerto Liquid Melancholy with David Shifrin, clarinetist and music director of Chamber Music Northwest.

The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. For more information, call 503-223-5939. This concert is a preview of PYP’s annual fall concert to be held in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

We still have some discounted tickets left for The Nutcracker performance on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Keller Auditorium. Tickets are in the middle three sections of the first balcony and they cost $58 each (this is more than 40 percent off the retail price of $102.70)!

The deadline for purchasing has been extended to Saturday, Nov. 10, but we do have a limited amount of tickets available. Visit broadway.georgefox.edu or contact Mary Monahan (ext. 2134 or mmonahan@georgefox.edu) to purchase your tickets.

Wear your costume to the BlueZone Store on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and we’ll give you 10 percent off your in-store purchase! You’ll also be entered into our costume contest. The best costume winner will receive a $20 gift card for purchases at the BlueZone Store!

Summer Serve applications are due today (Wednesday) by 5 p.m. in the Spiritual Life House. This includes the completed application and the references.

Please e-mail spirituallife@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Don’t miss Dr. Mathias Zahniser in the Global Issues Chapel this morning (Wednesday) at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Dr. Zahniser is currently a scholar in residence at Greenville college and is an expert on the relationship between Islam and Christianity.

After chapel, students and faculty are invited to a talk-back session with Dr. Zahniser in the Cap and Gown Room at noon.

Delays in delivery of packages and mail for the East Coast will be occurring over the next few days due to Hurricane Sandy. Carriers are working diligently to keep on track but are exercising caution for the safety of their personnel, equipment and facilities. Guaranteed shipping times are not honored at this time.

As you all know, Hurricane Sandy is beginning to hit the East Coast. We feel it is important to cover families, businesses, churches, and everyone else involved in prayer. If you would like to join, there will be space for group prayer in the Prayer Chapel from 10 to 11 a.m. this morning (Tuesday).

Bring your change to Faith & Film tonight (Tuesday)! There will be a group of students selling concessions before the film as a fundraiser for Urbana, a missions conference in St. Louis that they will be attending.

Concessions will be sold from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. At 9 p.m., we will watch The Music Within in the Cap and Gown Room. Chapel credit is available.

Donations are also welcomed! Thank you!

Do you want to learn a little more about Native American heritage? Come to Cap and Gown at noon on Thursday, Nov. 1, to discuss a poem by Sherman Alexie that describes harmful stereotypes of Native Americans. This event is the second discussion of the “Table Talk” series, a monthly conversation group that gives students a safe place to discuss diversity and multiculturalism.

For more information, contact Drew Miller at dmiller09@georgefox.edu. Sponsored by Inclusion and Student Leadership Programs.

Fall Kalanchoe potted plants are for sale following this past weekend’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. We have 30 in stock, so don’t be shy, because they will fly. Plants are $4 each or $3 each when you purchase two or more. Colors available are red, orange and yellow.

Please stop by Pennington House between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or call Mary at ext. 2134 to reserve your plants. They make great fall centerpieces!

The campus community is invited to a public lecture to be presented tonight (Tuesday) by Dr. Mathias Zahniser, a scholar in residence at Greenville College and an expert on the relationship between Islam and Christianity. He will present “Islam and Democracy: Faith Sees Positively and Thinks Hopefully” from 7 to 9 p.m. in Hoover 105.

In addition, Zahniser will speak in chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium on the topic “Was Cornelius a Muslim? Faith Sees Inclusively, Knowing God Works Consistently.” That will be followed by a talk-back session in the Cap and Gown Room at noon.

Zahniser wrote the book The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity and is currently working on a chapter for a book edited by David Emmanuel Singh on issues related to the Incarnation in the context of Christian-Muslim faith sharing.

Don’t forget tonight’s (Tuesday’s) “Non-Taxing Tax Plan Discussion,” scheduled for 7 p.m. in EHS 102. The event is being hosted by the Accounting Club.

Adam Puckett, a George Fox graduate and tax professional from Delap LLP, will explain the differing tax plans of Obama and Romney and how both would affect us. For more information, e-mail Trevor Fekkes (tfekkes10@georgefox.edu) or Sonia Thannickal (sthannickal10@georgefox.edu).

We are again hosting a Chinese class tonight (Tuesday) in the International House/Cultural Center. We will review what we’ve learned before and learn some new conversations, so if you’ve attended in the past be sure to bring the handouts we’ve given out.

We’ll meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free snacks will be provided!

Questions? Contact Yali He at yhe11@georgefox.edu.

On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the university will host a Cultural Fair – and we’d love to give you the opportunity to share your culture at the big event. This includes cultures from within the U.S.

On Tuesday, Oct. 30, we will host two informational meetings for those who wish to host a table at the fair that showcases their culture. If you are interested, join us at 11:40 a.m. or 12:40 p.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. We will have pizza, so join us for lunch and get the details on sharing your culture at the Cultural Fair.

The Cultural Fair will feature students from Asia, Europe, Africa and other parts of America sharing something about their own culture. You do not need to go to other countries or places to experience a different culture – just come to the Cultural Fair. You will have a chance to enjoy wonderful displays, learn something new, and of course experience delicious food from all over the world!

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

The campus community is invited to tonight’s (Monday’s) “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Mathias Zahniser, a scholar in residence at Greenville College.

Zahniser will present “The Challenge of Islam for the Liberal Arts,” in which he will discuss how a Christian liberal arts education should lead to a practice of engagement with Muslims that reveals the path and pattern of following Jesus authentically.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

The Oct. 31 payroll will be the first one processed through US Bank. You may see a direct deposit and reversal in your account prior to payday, but don’t spend test funds – wait until the 31st!

Thank you,
Human Resources

Staff, faculty and students: Are you tired of driving to and from campus with gas hovering near $4 gallon? Take the bus! This link lists the timetable for buses that pass through Newberg and go to McMinnville and beyond (Hillsboro, Salem and the Tigard Transit Center). Check it out!

Just a reminder that Summer Serve reference forms are due in the Spiritual Life office on Wednesday Oct. 31.

Don’t forget Tuesday’s (Oct. 30) “Non-Taxing Tax Plan Discussion,” scheduled for 7 p.m. in EHS 102. The event is being hosted by the Accounting Club.

Adam Puckett, a George Fox graduate and tax professional from Delap LLP, will be coming to Fox to explain and compare the differing tax plans of Obama and Romney and how both would affect us. Anyone is welcome and all are encouraged to come to be educated on the presidential candidates!

For more information, e-mail Trevor Fekkes (tfekkes10@georgefox.edu) or Sonia Thannickal (sthannickal10@georgefox.edu).