The Daily Bruin

Goldfish are still up for adoption this week! Come pick up your scaly swimming friend from EHS 202 anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Questions? Contact Teresa Arnold (tarnold@georgefox.edu).

Campus Public Safety has noticed a lot of improper parking on campus in the evenings after 5 p.m. While students can properly park anywhere on campus after 5 p.m., parking in designated parking spaces is still required.

Please do not create new parking spaces or park along buildings, curbs or in loading zones. Never park in a fire zone, and do not park in disabled parking spaces without a permit. Failure to park properly in a designated parking spot may result in a citation, even after 5 p.m. and on weekends.

Questions? Contact Elrike Shaw at eshaw@georgefox.edu or call the Campus Public Safety Office at 503-554-2090.

Plant Services will need to do a full water shut-off on Monday, Oct. 21, for both Wheeler Sports Center and Murdock Library. The water shut-off will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please use other bathroom facilities during this time. Thank you.

Questions? Contact Sonia Rademacher at srademacher@georgefox.edu.

Meghan Sullivan, an eminent philosopher and a professor from the University of Notre Dame, will give a presentation titled “The Love Imperative — A Defense.” All are invited to this lecture on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Sullivan will unpack the Christian love imperative, defend it from some difficult objections, and indicate how it might be the basis for a mainstream philosophical approach to ethics.

Questions? Contact Nancy Schifferdecker at nschifferdecker@georgefox.edu.

Register for the upcoming scholarship resource center workshop for undergraduate and graduate students! Gather in Hoover 105 on Friday, Monday, or Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4, or 5, for scholarship information, snacks, and a chance to win an awesome raffle prize.

Click here for more information and to register. Contact Jordan Nelson at scholarships@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2297 with questions.

The Social Work Club is hosting a Rain Gear Drive for the homeless population in Portland. The drive runs from Wednesday, Oct. 16, to Tuesday, Oct. 29. Please bring all donations to the Social Work House (Meridian Street House) before Oct. 29.

We will be accepting donations of tarps, waterproof coats, towels, blankets, umbrellas, waterproof boots and shoes, hand warmers, and waterproof bags and/or backpacks.

All items will be donated to Rose Haven, a women’s homeless shelter in Portland. For more information, contact Madison Reed at mreed17@georgefox.edu.

Got stress, aches and pains, or do you just want to feel relaxed? Come by to get a massage 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 Monday, Oct. 28, 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. Register here.

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

Are you interested in participating in a SpiL trip? Be sure to attend vespers tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium to hear student testimonials and learn more about each trip and how to apply.

There will be a SpiL trip student panel next Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in EHS 102 where students will share stories from their experiences and answer questions regarding specific trips, the application process, and more. This event will also cover topics like this year’s trip locations and fundraising. There will be a free churro and popcorn bar!

Questions? Contact Olivia Berglund at oberglund16@georgefox.edu.

Join us for a panel discussion on the topic “Should the U.S. Remain in the UN?” The panel, featuring David Rawson, Kelsey Zorzi and Fred Gregory, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 5:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons.

Zorzi serves as the director of advocacy for Global Religious Freedom with ADF International. In 2018, she was elected president of the United Nations’ NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

In over 28 years of U.S. diplomatic service largely in Africa, Rawson engaged regularly with UN field agencies on humanitarian issues. As a U.S. ambassador to Rwanda and then to Mali, he worked closely with the UN on peace-keeping programs in both countries.

Gregory, an alumnus of George Fox, has successfully managed programs funded by the U.S. Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, the United Nations, the European Union, and private donors. He has experience working with the UNHCR in refugee environments, mostly in East Africa.

Questions? Contact Angeleen Umfleet at aumfleet@georgefox.edu.

The next round of fall intramural sports starts this Monday, Oct. 21. The Hadlock Student Center will be hosting soccer, kickball, pickleball and badminton.

Grab some friends and put a team together or join as a free agent! Sign-ups are on IMLeagues.com and close this Saturday, Oct. 19, at midnight.

Questions? Contact intramurals coordinator Ryan Lacey at intramurals@georgefox.edu.

An art exhibition featuring Japanese artist Mika Aono is coming to the university’s Lindgren Gallery. It will be open for viewing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays from Monday, Oct. 21, through Thursday, Dec. 5.

The show, titled “Over and Over,” will open with an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, at the Chehalem Cultural Center, followed by a reception from 7 to 8 p.m. in the gallery.

Aono’s images “explore the humanness of absurdity and futility through laborious processes, finding value in unfulfilled wishes,” according to the artist.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

The university is hosting a SOLO Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course on campus Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3. This is an excellent course for individuals who enjoy the outdoors or work in a camp or wilderness setting.

The class will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The cost is $100 for current George Fox students, $150 for employees, and $225 for community members. National Outdoor Leadership School courses through REI start at $245 per person.

Participants will receive two full days of hands-on instruction and gain confidence in their ability to provide aid to those in need. Sign up through IMLeagues.com and pay the course fee in the Hadlock Student Center.

Contact Keith Schneider at kschneid@georgefox.edu with questions.

The Wineskin is now accepting submissions! The theme for this semester will be IDENTITY. However, there is no need to be bound by the theme – just send us your best poems, stories, essays and artwork.

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.

Please submit all poetry, prose, photography, and artwork here. Our submission guidelines are as follows:

• Poetry and prose manuscripts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document in Times New Roman with a 12-point font. 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 with the title of your piece, followed by your name. Remove all watermarks from your work.

Submissions close on Saturday, Nov. 2. Questions? Contact Kiale Palpant at kpalpant16@georgefox.edu.

The George Fox music department will host its annual Christmas Concert in December. Tickets are available beginning today (Tuesday) on the music department website, and one ticket is free for every student for the Friday, Dec. 6, performance at 7:30 p.m.

Each student must reserve only their own ticket online and bring their George Fox ID with them to show at the door. Because each free ticket must be connected with a student’s name and ID, any group of free tickets in the same transaction and attached to the same student name and ID will be canceled.

You may purchase additional tickets online for any of the performances. 

Contact Debbie Hawblitzel (dhawblit@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Gather in Bauman Auditorium for the fifth annual Organ Hymn Festival at 6 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 20. 

Daniel Miller, a nationally known organist and adjunct professor of organ, will play the university’s recently upgraded Rodgers digital organ, featuring the 2,067 pipes displayed as the stage background. 

The 15-part program will feature well-known hymns and include audience participation. Several pieces will be preceded by stories explaining the origin and history of the song, presented by Brent Weaver, professor of music, theory and composition.

General admission tickets are $10. George Fox students and children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door, online, or through the university box office by calling 503-554-3844. 

Questions? Contact Sara Reamy at sreamy@georgefox.edu. 

Join the School of Social Work and fellow students, faculty and staff in wearing purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The goal of Purple Thursday is to raise awareness about domestic, spousal, teen dating, and intimate partner violence. Use your clothing to start conversations with others about domestic violence. Share photos online of you and fellow students, faculty and staff wearing purple, and use these hashtags: #WWV19, #DVAM, #endDV, #workAgainstViolence, and #PurpleThursday.

Questions? Contact Kim Rapp at rappk@georgefox.edu.

FoxTALE will be unavailable tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6 to 8 a.m. Pacific Time for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Questions? Contact servicedesk@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2569.

Some George Fox seniors have created a pilot study examining the comparative benefits of protein or creatine supplementation on exercise performance in resistance-trained college students. Please fill out this survey here.

By filling out this survey, you are giving consent to use the following information in a research study. All information will be confidential. 

Questions? Contact Madelynn Krotzer at mkrotzer16@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.

All are welcome to attend a lecture by Nicholas Buccola, titled “The Fire is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America.” It will be presented tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Buccola is a professor of political science at Linfield College and the founding director of the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice. He is also the author of The Political Thought of Frederick Douglass: In Pursuit of American Liberty.

Questions? Contact Mark Hall at mhall@georgefox.edu.

George Fox University students and staff are exclusively invited to access the Columbia Employee Store from now until this Sunday, Oct. 20! 

The employee store offers an employee discount (40 to 50 percent off regular retail pricing) and all of the latest products from SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, prAna, and Columbia Sportswear.

To access the store, bring this invite, your George Fox ID card, and a personal photo ID.

The invite is valid for you and four guests; you must be present. The invite grants store access only; the offer is not valid online. Find store location and hours here.

Questions? Contact Nichole Drew at ndrew@georgefox.edu.