The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Store will be closed tomorrow (Friday) for the mid-semester break. We will return to our normal business hours of Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 12.

Questions? Contact Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu).

This afternoon, we will be meeting with the Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group to discuss accessibility and disability culture at George Fox.

If you navigate college life with a physical disability, mental illness, learning disability, chronic illness, or other conditions, we want you to be a part of the conversation!

We are meeting in Lemmons 13 and over Zoom today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. Please fill out this Google Form with your interest. See you there!

Questions? Email Hannah Mason (hmason17@georgefox.edu).

The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! The theme for this semester is “INTERRUPTION” so send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork in that stream of thought; we welcome thematic interpretation.

The editors are open to a wide range of styles and subject matter, but we are particularly looking for work that pushes boundaries and surprises us with its artistic approach and perspective of the world.

All are welcome to submit, including employees and students!

Submission Guidelines:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a word document, in Times New Roman, 12-point font. Please title your pieces and remove your name from the document.
• Limit all prose to 1,000 words and send no more than five poems per submission.
• For artwork: Files should be named as the title of your piece followed by your name. Please remove all watermarks from your work.

All work should be sent to gfuwineskin@gmail.com or submitted through our website.

Submissions close Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Libby Kerns (lkerns17@georgefox.edu).

Do you have an invisible disability? Learning disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or something else?

The week of Oct. 18 through 24 is Invisible Disabilities Week. The Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group, @gfu.accessibility Instagram page, and the Disability Services Office are joining together to highlight invisible disabilities!

We don’t want to miss anything, so if you want an invisible disability to be highlighted, fill out this anonymous Google Form.

Questions? Contact Andrea Byerley (abyerley@georgefox.edu).

The Faculty Development Committee invites the Fox community to the Fall 2020 Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Our featured speaker, and recipient of the 2019-20 Faculty Achievement Award for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, is Jillian Sokso, professor of art and design. 

Join us as Jillian presents “Chaos Garden,” a visual examination of the impulse we humans have to control and beautify our immediate surrounding landscape, all the while contributing to and ignoring the impact of our daily lives on the larger planet. Professor Sokso will also share about her research project that involves turning native plants to paper!

Seating is limited to 34, so come early, or join via live stream here.

For additional information, contact Dawn Ford (dford@georgefox.edu).

It is hard to believe we are already halfway through this week, and it is time for another dose of a healthy Wellness Wednesday.

The question for today is: What else can we do to prepare ourselves for the flu season besides flu shots? One of our students proposes a “Rainbow of Immunity!”

If you are curious how you can boost your immune system, please check out this colorful and color-coded infographic and choose your “Rainbow of Immunity” to help you stay healthy this season.

Be well!

We are welcoming fall with open arms and an online flash sale! Go to our website to get 25% off of select clothing, accessories, and gifts.

Sale ends this Friday, Oct. 9. Discount code and details available online.

You may specify at check-out that you would like to pick up your online order in the Bruin Store. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Once you receive notice that your order is ready for pick-up, you are welcome to come by anytime during business hours with your ID to pick up your item(s).

Contact Paige Jacobs (pjacobs@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The 2020 senior nursing cohort has created “The George Fox Guide to Health and Wellness” as a part of their community health clinical rotation. It helps educate students on some of the most important aspects of college life, such as taking care of yourself!

This week on the George Fox Nursing Instagram, students will provide more information on each topic. The topics for Tuesday and Wednesday are nutritional health, physical health, mental health, and self-care!

Take a look at the GFU Nursing Instagram as well as the George Fox University Instagram Stories for more information. You can also access the guide at this link.

The Hadlock Student Center will remain open during the mid-semester break with modified hours:

• Friday, Oct. 9: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 10: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 11: 2 to 8 p.m.

Questions? Contact us at studentcenter@georgefox.edu.

A group of senior nursing students is doing a Population Health project on how COVID-19 has affected the rate of anxiety and depression.

Please consider taking a moment and filling out this survey. It’s very short and should only take a couple minutes. Thank you so much!

Questions? Contact Claire Williamson (cwilliamson17@georgefox.edu).

Disclaimer:

These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

The East Lewis parking lot will be unavailable for parking today (Tuesday).

The parking lot will be used as a Virginia Garcia Memorial Community testing site. If you typically park in this location (Lot G on the parking map), please plan to park elsewhere.

Parking enforcement will allow graduate students and Resident East students to park in any other lot today without being ticketed.  

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

Join us this morning (Tuesday) for chapel to hear from Dr. Antipas Harris.

The video will be posted at 11 a.m. and can be watched via the iAttended app (students) and on our Vimeo page (employees). We look forward to (virtually) worshipping with you!

Questions? Contact SpIL (spirituallife@georgefox.edu).

Come get involved with the Disability Awareness and Accessibility Group! If you have a disability, whether or not you are registered at DSO,  you are welcome to join us.

We want your input about how we can increase accessibility at George Fox through policy change, advocacy, awareness, and events. We will meet Thursday, Oct. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in Lemmons 13 or over Zoom.

Please fill out this Google Form with meeting preferences; RSVP is required.

Questions? Contact Hannah Mason (hmason17@georgefox.edu).

Starting Wednesday, Oct. 7, Hadlock is introducing a new cleaning system.

Changes:

• The white stanchions will be removed, so you will no longer place your dirty weights there.
• The green and red signs will be removed from the cardio and weight machines.
• Our staff will be cleaning everything hourly.

How you can help:

• Please re-rack your own weights.
• Use wipes or the spray bottles located in the weight room to clean your own weights and equipment between the hourly cleaning times.
• Be patient during those cleaning times, as the disinfectant spray must sit three to five minutes before equipment can be used again.

Thank you! Questions? Contact Joy Burns (jburns17@georgefox.edu).

We are looking for participants to join a study focused on the link between a specific genre of music (hip-hop) and a runners’ time in the 800-meter run.

This study will require very little of your time, just two trials of the 800-meter run spaced 48 hours apart at the Stoffer Stadium track.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact either Simon Dye (sdye18@georgefox.edu) or Isaiah Carrillo (Icarrillo16@georgefox.edu). Thank you!

This is a study looking at mental health and perceived barriers to exercise during COVID-19. We are looking at how these factors possibly may have changed from before quarantine until now.

Please click here if you would like to participate and answer as honestly as possible. This should take no longer than five to 10 minutes.

If you have any questions, please contact either Juliann Jones (jonesj17@georgefox.edu) or Brooke McCall (bmccall17@georgefox.edu).

We appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey and helping us better understand the effects of exercise during COVID-19.

Disclaimer:

These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Money doesn’t fall from trees! Harvest next year’s financial aid by filing your 2021-22 FAFSA. It is available now at fafsa.gov. 

The FAFSA is needed if you plan to attend next year (fall 2021, spring 2022, and summer 2022).

Questions? Contact the financial aid office at finaid@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2302. Zoom and phone appointments are available at gfufa.as.me.

The East Lewis parking lot will be unavailable for parking tomorrow (Tuesday).

The parking lot will be used as a Virginia Garcia Memorial Community testing site. If you typically park in this location (Lot G on the parking map), please plan to park elsewhere.

Parking enforcement will allow graduate students and Resident East students to park in any other lot tomorrow without being ticketed.  

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw (eshaw@georgefox.edu).

Beginning today (Monday), the tents on the tennis courts can now be scheduled through 25Live. Spaces can be reserved from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Select locations below:

• WSC Tennis Covid1
• WSC Tennis Covid4 to reserve one of the four areas set for up to 48 people
• WSC Tennis Covid5 to reserve the area set for up to 96 people. 

Each space has round tables and chairs but no a/v capabilities. Masks are required. 

Need help scheduling? Email events@georgefox.edu.

Campus Public Safety would like to remind the George Fox community of a few helpful safety tips. Because, while the Newberg campus is located in what is considered a generally safe location, we know that, unfortunately, crimes and emergencies can occur in any location and at any time of day.

We encourage everyone to program Campus Public Safety’s phone number into your cell phone right now so that it is available in case you need it. We are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 503-554-2090.

The following are some of the reasons why you may want to give us a call:

• If you feel unsafe, please call our office so that we can escort you to your destination. Safety escorts are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
• In case of an emergency, first, call 911, and then call CPS; we can coordinate with emergency first responders to help direct them to your location.
• Roadside assistance: We are happy to assist in unlocking your car or giving you a jump start if your battery is dead.
• Locked out of your room? Campus policy requires that you first try calling a RA from your living area if you are locked out of your room. If you are unable to reach an RA, then you are welcome to call CPS and we will make our best effort to respond as soon as we are available.
• Reporting crimes and accidents: If you need to report a crime or accident, we can connect you to the proper George Fox department or off-campus agency to complete and file a report.

A victim of a crime is never at fault and should not be blamed for his or her actions. For those who would like to know what precautions they can take in order to reduce the risk of victimization, we offer the following tips:

• Let someone know where you are going, your expected travel time, and how long you plan on being in that location.
• If you are running or walking in the evening, wear bright or reflective clothing to make yourself more visible to drivers and to help someone spot you faster in case of an emergency.
• Also, if you are running or walking in the evening, go with someone or a group of people you trust. (If you choose this option, be sure to wear the appropriate face coverings.) Stay in well-lit, highly visible areas. Stay in familiar areas and avoid shortcuts.
• Be aware of your surroundings and walk with purpose. Distractions like using your cell phone while walking can make you particularly vulnerable.
• In regards to electronics, be sure that your phone is charged before traveling. Wear only one earbud while you walk and keep your volume low.
• Do not leave valuable items in your car in an open view. Park in well-lit areas where it will be safe for you to return to at night. Take note of where you park so that you can easily locate your car again.

Questions? Call Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090 or email Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu.