The Daily Bruin

Bon Appetit is serving up a delicious Thanksgiving dinner tonight (Wednesday) in Canyon Commons. Join us between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. for turkey, ham, traditional sides, desserts, and hot spiced cider.

The meal is free for students on the meal plan. For others, the cash price at the door is $11.05 for adults, $9.05 for children ages 3 to 9, and free for children 2 and under.

We’ll also be enjoying the George Fox Jazz Band performing between 5:30 and 7 p.m. See you there!

Contact Lisa Miles (lmiles@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Feeling overwhelmed, tired, or just in need of a good break? Wondering how to maintain resilience in the midst of life’s challenges?

Join us at Fox at the Fireside tomorrow (Thursday) from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Murdock Library as George Fox nursing faculty share their perspectives on living resiliently and well!

For more information, click here. Questions? Contact Sarah Stevenson at sstevenson@georgefox.edu.

Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship this Friday, Nov. 22, for a talk titled “From Fox to the Priesthood” at 5 p.m. in Hoover 210.

Speaking will be Stephen Kenyon, a 2013 George Fox alumnus, who will share about his journey to Catholicism and to the priesthood. A Q&A time will follow the presentation, and all who are interested in attending Catholic worship are invited to stay afterward for Mass.

Snacks will be provided and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@georgefox.edu.

We are conducting a survey to gather current students’ opinions about public artwork (such as murals and sculptures) and to determine whether increased public artwork on campus would increase the overall look of the school to current and prospective students.

Thank you for your participation. If you have questions, contact Alyssa Ridgway (aridgway17@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.

Purchase a new stuffed animal to donate to Team Emery and bring joy to a sick child! Drop your donation in the Team Emery donation box in the Hoover lobby by the College of Business between now and Friday, Dec 6.

Team Emery is a nonprofit organization that provides hope and encouragement to sick children through the gift of a teddy bear or stuffed animal. Last year, Team Emery donated 371 teddy bears to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Randall Children’s Hospital, two Ronald McDonald House locations, and the Newberg fire and police departments.

If you have any questions, contact Emery Miller at millere17@georgefox.edu.

George Fox has partnered with an ever-growing list of local businesses to offer discounts to our community! There are currently more than 30 participating businesses!

Bruin Discounts, the new digital discount card, can be found by logging in to igfu.georgefox.edu on your mobile device.

Here are a few of the businesses that are offering a discount on Bruin Discounts:

• Coffee Cottage
• Dairy Queen
• Domino’s
• McDonald’s
• Muchas Gracias
• Newberg Bakery
• Cameo Theatre
• Ray’s Produce
• Uflora

Start enjoying savings today with Bruin Discounts!

Questions? Contact Barbi Doran at bdoran@georgefox.edu or stop by Information Services on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

The finance office will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28, to Monday, Dec. 2, for Thanksgiving.

Deposits that need to be deposited in the month of November must be dropped off at the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for December. 

If you are taking extra time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave. If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Want to run a 5K and support a great cause? Come out this Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. for the MDA 5K Fun Run!

The Muscular Dystrophy Association supports young men and women battling life-threatening muscular diseases. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for this organization.

Entry is free for all George Fox students, $10 for community members, and donations are accepted. Register here. Questions? Contact Tim Kaelin at tkaelin17@georgefox.edu.

George Fox is once again partnering with Hillsboro Airporter to provide a shuttle service to Portland International Airport for Thanksgiving break.

Students will be expected to work directly with Hillsboro Airporter to reserve their spot. See the details below:

• The cost for one passenger is $65 plus a tip. Each additional passenger is $3.
• Each shuttle can fit five to six passengers. The cost per student is based on the total number of passengers during the scheduled times, so if you can fill one shuttle with six passengers, the cost per student could be as low as $15.
• Make your reservations more than 24 hours in advance and Hillsboro Airporter can group you together. To reserve your spot, click here.
• Hillsboro Airporter accepts cash or credit card for payment. Parents can call Hillsboro Airporter with a credit card to pay for their student’s fare.
• Hillsboro Airporter has 24/7 service. It will work with students and their families to put students together to lower the cost of the fare.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Life (jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2316).

On Monday, Nov. 25, the American Enterprise Institute and the Department of History, Politics, International Studies, and Sociology will host a showing of Poverty Inc., followed by a brief discussion of the film’s inquiry into the nature of human flourishing.

The movie will be screened in Hoover 105 beginning at 6 p.m. A spread of delectable snacks and refreshments will be available. Please RSVP here if you’re interested in joining us.

Questions? Contact Bailey Timmons at btimmons16@georgefox.edu.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? We want to help! Come get a massage performed by a doctor of physical therapy student and receive free stress management advice.

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students ($15) and employees ($20). We are offering 30-minute massages on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Roberts Center 204.

All proceeds will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda and Ghana. Donations are also welcome! Preregister here.

Questions? Contact Haleigh Rabe at hrabe18@georgefox.edu.

Following is information on Thanksgiving deadlines for Accounts Payable. For check requests received by the finance department by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, the check will be ready on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

For check requests received between Monday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 27, the check will be ready on Friday, Dec. 6.

Questions? Contact Accounts Payable at accountspayable@georgefox.edu.

Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home games:

• Men’s basketball vs. Sul Ross State University – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Women’s basketball vs. Chapman University – Friday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Men’s basketball vs. University of La Verne – Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Swimming hosts Bruin Invite, Friday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m., Chehalem Aquatic Center
• Women’s basketball vs. California Lutheran University – Saturday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Swimming hosts Bruin Invite, Sunday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m., Chehalem Aquatic Center

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

Students, staff and faculty who are not currently performing weight training exercises are wanted for a study. Subjects are needed for a blood flow restriction exercise study. 

Participants will be allocated to either a BFR and exercise group or to an exercise alone group. Participants will be asked to exercise two times a week for about 20 minutes each for eight weeks. Those who complete the study will get $20 and a pizza party. 

If you have questions or if you would like to enroll, contact Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

Join the Students for Life Club for a panel discussion on the Christian philosophy of the body and its implications for pro-life issues on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Two George Fox professors, Abigail Favale and Marcia Bogert, and Sean Flannery, pastor at Church of the Vine, will be the panelists. The discussion will focus on questions like, “Should we as Christians consider the body as inherently valuable? If so, what does this mean for the morality of abortion?”

Snacks will be provided. See you there!

Questions? Contact Joanna Gunther at jgunther17@georgefox.edu.

Graduate students and commuters who are not bringing a vehicle to campus for the spring semester must sign the parking waiver form by the add/drop date of Thursday, Jan. 26, in order to have their permit fee waived. The parking waiver form is available on our website.

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

Our last townball game is tomorrow (Sunday) at 3 p.m. at Morse Athletic Fields. Originally, the last townball game was going to be on Sunday, Nov. 24, but it has been changed.

We will start pickup games again in the spring, so this is the last time to play for a while. Come and see what this amazing game is like!

Questions? Contact Grant More at gmore17@georgefox.edu.

The finance office will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28, to Monday, Dec. 2, for Thanksgiving.

Deposits that need to be deposited in the month of November must be dropped off at the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for December. 

If you are taking extra time off during the Thanksgiving holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave. If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Join the Catholic Campus Fellowship for a talk titled “From Fox to the Priesthood” by Stephen Kenyon on Friday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m. in Hoover 210.

Kenyon, a 2013 George Fox alumnus, will speak about his journey to Catholicism and then to the priesthood. There will be time for Q&A after the talk. All who are interested in attending Catholic worship are invited to stay afterward for Mass.

Snacks will be provided, and chapel credit is available.

Questions? Contact Genevieve Wolf at gwolf18@georgefox.edu.

Please disregard the recent Daily Bruin announcement regarding the presence of skunks in Hess Creek Canyon. Apparently, it was a false alarm. You are free to roam the canyon without fear of getting sprayed.