The Daily Bruin

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin this month.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester aid disbursement. Prior to that, we shared spring semester refund and payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

Athletics would like to invite Newberg and surrounding communities (St. Paul, Sherwood, Dundee) to kick off the new year with a fun night of basketball free of charge.

The Bruins will face off against conference opponent Willamette tonight (Friday), with the women’s game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the men’s game at 8 p.m. This marks the start of Northwest Conference play for our teams.

Complimentary tickets will be offered to anyone who provides proof of address in Newberg, Dundee, St. Paul and Sherwood by showing their license.

Questions? Contact Elise Trask (etrask@georgefox.edu).

Winter is here! Get out and enjoy the snow with a pair of snowshoes from the Hadlock Rental Center. A pair runs $7 for the day, or $11 for a weekend. We’ve got gaiters to keep the snow out of your boots and trekking poles as well!

Stop by and chat with our staff at the front desk for more information or reserve online through this rental form.

Questions? Email studentcenter@georgefox.edu or contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester refunds. Prior to that, we shared spring semester payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

The Office of Student Accounts communicates important information to George Fox students through the SFS News. Most recently, we posted a notice about spring semester refunds. Prior to that, we shared spring semester payment information.

If you are not signed up, you can sign up or read recent posts at this link.

The university will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Cash or check payments received in the student accounts office by 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 will be recorded in 2019; after that, they will be held and processed on Jan. 2, 2020.

Payments online are accepted throughout all of December and are immediately transacted the day submitted in MyGeorgeFox.edu. If paying for the spring semester, we encourage you to consider waiting until January to make a payment unless your due date falls in December.

We also invite you to read IRS Publication 970 for information about educational tax benefits and related payments.

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsing@georgefox.edu).

The Bruin Community Pantry food bank will be available to the community in the coming weeks by making an appointment with the student life office. Call student life at 503-554-2310 or email studentlife@georgefox.edu to make an appointment through Jan. 20, 2020.

The food bank will have limited hours in the spring semester due to the remodeling of the demonstration kitchen, a project scheduled to begin in January.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon (503-554-2316) if you have any questions. Updated information will be posted on the Bruin Community Pantry website.

Looking to learn tennis for the first time and don’t know where to start? Join our five-session beginner tennis course that teaches all of the basics. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the game:

• Jan. 6: Forehand
• Jan. 13: Backhand
• Jan. 20: Volleys/overhead
• Jan. 27: Serve/returns
• Feb. 3: Point play/scoring

Classes are Mondays, and the cost for the entire course is $79. The price is $20 if you’re looking to only attend a few of the classes. Sign up at this link or email Jeff Cero at jcero@georgefox.edu for more information.

The finance office will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 1 for Christmas break.

Deposits that need a December 2019 date must be brought to Heather in the finance office no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. If it arrives later, it will go into a deposit for January 2020. 

Please look around your desk and file cabinet to see if there are any lingering items that need to go to the bank. If you are taking extra time off during the Christmas holiday, please send your deposits over before you leave.

If you have any questions about deposits, contact Heather Groenlund at ext. 2173.

Due to a technical glitch late last week and yesterday, the university’s email system was unable to process Daily Bruin requests. If you made a request that failed to appear in the forum, feel free to resubmit it or email your information to Sean Patterson at spatterson@georgefox.edu.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The university’s offices in Newberg, Portland, Redmond and Salem will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

The libraries will follow the university’s closure plan, closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and reopening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. In addition, the 24-hour space will be closed during that time.

Finally, the Bruin Store will be closed Saturday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 5.

Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for Christmas break:

• Dec. 16-20: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2-3: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 4-5: Closed
• Jan. 6-10: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 11: Closed
• Jan. 12: 2-8 p.m. (resuming regular hours)

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

Students who need to leave their vehicles on campus during the break are able to do so but must come to the Campus Public Safety office to fill out a form and leave their keys with the CPS office.

Keys may be retrieved at any time upon returning to campus. Simply stop by the office or call 503-554-2090.

Please note: George Fox is not responsible for any theft or damage to your vehicle while left unattended on campus. Please don’t leave your vehicle on city streets, as the city of Newberg will tow cars that are considered abandoned vehicles after 72 hours!

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

The volleyball and lacrosse teams are joining forces to sell Christmas ornaments as a fundraiser. They are George Fox-branded in navy or silver.

Interested? You can pick them up in the athletics office, or we’ll even hand-deliver them to your office up to Friday, Dec. 20! They are $8 each; if you buy three, a fourth ornament is free.

We accept cash, a check or Venmo. Email Emily Davis at edavis@georgefox.edu with questions or to place an order.

FoxTALE will be upgraded immediately following the Christmas break on Thursday, Jan. 2, and unavailable from 6 a.m. to noon. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

 Please take note of the Hadlock Student Center’s hours for Christmas break:

• Dec. 14-15: Closed
• Dec. 16-20: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: Closed
• Jan. 2-3: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 4-5: Closed
• Jan. 6-10: 6-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• Jan. 11: Closed
• Jan. 12: 2-8 p.m. (resuming regular hours)

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

The university will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Cash or check payments received in the student accounts office by 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 will be recorded in 2019; after that, they will be held and processed on Jan. 2, 2020.

Payments online are accepted throughout all of December and are immediately transacted the day submitted in MyGeorgeFox.edu. If paying for the spring semester, we encourage you to consider waiting until January to make a payment unless your due date falls in December.

We also invite you to read IRS Publication 970 for information about educational tax benefits and related payments.

Questions? Contact Jenny Getsinger (jgetsing@georgefox.edu).

In order to eliminate confusion, Waste Management is changing the lids of recycling bins to a bright yellow to further distinguish recycling bins from trash bins. Please take your comingled recycling to a bin with a yellow lid and avoid dumping trash in the yellow-lidded bins.

In addition, if you have not already received an indoor recycling bin, our team is distributing the indoor blue recycling containers for office and dorm room use. Please use those bins for your comingled recycling and not for trash. It is very important to keep garbage out of the recycling bins.

For more recycling information, visit this webpage. Thank you for helping to conserve resources!