The Daily Bruin

Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test. What else can you do? This Friday, Feb. 7, the Academic Resource Center will host a session, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test-Taker),” from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in EHS 125.

Rick Muthiah, associate director of learning support services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests.

Questions? Contact Muthiah at rmuthiah@georgefox.edu or ext. 2314.

Please join us tonight (Monday) for the Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring Amanda Marshall, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. Marshall will speak on the topic “Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in America.”

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

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

The Crescent, George Fox’s student newspaper is hiring this spring! We are now accepting applications for:

– reporting interns
– a copy editor
– social media/PR guru

To apply, please email co-editors Heather DeRosa at hderosa10@georgefox.edu or Sarah Brase at sbrase10@georgefox.edu.

Currently in a serious relationship or engaged?

SpIL is sponsoring a pre-marital class put on by Living Whole Heartedly! We’ll be talking about family-of-origin, marital expectations, intimacy (sexual, emotional, spiritual), finances, and more. $20 a couple for a 4-week class!

Dates and time:
Tuesday, Feb. 18 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 25 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11 – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Sign-up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GhUK1AUUjm25iRqjs8_gU42oHejQC897Q4CrJUh0Ib8/viewform
#dontmissit #sogoodforya

For more information email: spirituallife@georgefox.edu

Got jeans? The university’s Lip Sync winners, The Campbells, are hosting a “Jeans for Teens” charity event now through Feb. 15!

We are collecting jeans of any condition – blue, black, ripped, new, etc. – for a youth-oriented, nonprofit organization called DoSomething. We’ll be in the Bruin Den on weekdays from noon to 2 p.m., but there will also be bins located in the dorms and in the Bruin Den for donations. Spread the word before it ends!

Thank you!

Minimum wage went up to $9.10 in January, so you got a raise! Pay day is on Friday, Feb. 14. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Today is the last day of the month, so make sure you have your time sheets ready to go for your supervisor by end of day.

Did you know that you can view your pay statements in MyGFU’s “Self Service”? You always have access to these, even after you leave school. Instructions are on this web page.

Have questions? Contact Human Resources at hr@georgefox.edu.

Come watch the Super Bowl in the Bruin Grounds this Sunday, Feb. 2! It will be a game you won’t want to miss.

Some snacks and drinks will be provided!

Game starts at 3:30 p.m.

The nomination box for Mr. Bruin is outside of the ASC offices this week.

Friday (Jan. 31) is the last day for nominations for Mr. Bruin.

The box will be outside of the ASC offices, so drop a name in the box to nominate who you think should be the next Mr. Bruin.

Come get your swing on in the Bruin Grounds tonight (Friday) at 10 p.m!

There will be a lesson first, so even if you’re a beginner, by the end you will be a master of swing. Bring a friend and dance the night away.

This is a reminder that students need to pay a $150 non-refundable housing deposit to participate in housing selection (info available at this link) for the 2014-15 academic year. After housing assignments have been made this deposit will be held and applied toward future charges.

Housing deposits can be paid in Student Financial Services (SFS) on the first floor of the Stevens Center through March 20. Before you pay you should be aware of the following:

1. Your student account must be paid in full. If on a payment plan, your February payment (or March payment if after March 1) must be received and any amount not covered by your payment plan must be paid.

2. Regardless of who pays the deposit, each student must stop by SFS. If the deposit is accepted you will receive a Housing Deposit Confirmation slip. This slip is needed as a record of payment.

3. A payment received in any other way won’t be processed as a deposit, but instead will overpay the account or be applied toward the next monthly payment. SFS routinely refunds over-payments, so if you get a refund check you are not expecting please stop by to confirm the status of your deposit.

Continue to watch for more information about housing selection in the next several weeks.

For additional details about the selection process or the housing deposit, please visit the Housing and Residence Life website here.

Email housing@georgefox.edu with questions.

All are invited to the second installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture series this Monday, Feb. 3, when Amanda Marshall, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, speaks from 7 to 8 p.m. in Hoover 105. The presentation ties into our theme “State of the World.”

Marshall will speak on the topic “Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in America,” in which she will discuss the plague of human trafficking from an international, national and local perspective. As part of her presentation, she will include recent research and responses to child sex trafficking in Oregon.

The same session is presented from 4:40 to 5:40 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

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

Saturday, Feb. 1, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

‘Pink Zone’ Date: The “Pink Zone” National Girls and Women in Sports Day will be Saturday, Feb. 8, when the Bruin men and women take on Lewis & Clark. A story in Thursday’s The Daily Bruin incorrectly reported “Pink Zone” was tomorrow; please note this date change!

On Feb. 8, come decked out in pink as the Bruins play their “breast cancer awareness” games. There will be T-shirt giveaways and a prize for the person wearing the “most pink.” More on “Pink Zone” can be found here.

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

All are invited to join us for International Chapel today (Friday) from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. in the International Center/Cultural House. This week, Maria Tang will share what it means to know God in her life. Maria has been a friend of George Fox international students for many years. She understands what it means to be an international student and how that influences relationship with God.

You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions and be encouraged. International Chapel, designed to help us better understand what it means to be a Christian, is eligible for chapel elective credit.

Contact Dianna McIntyre (dmcintyre@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.

James Project, our student-led community service outreach ministry, is going out to serve 5 Rock Ranch this Saturday, Feb. 1.

Who: 5 Rock Ranch is a James Project favorite. Located outside of Yamhill, 5 Rock is a beautiful ranch and ministry dedicated to “restoring faith, hope and love to the fatherless and the floundering through Jesus Christ.” (Check out more about their ministry here: 5rockranch.com).

What: They need our help splitting wood, possibly building something for some little chicks that were donated, and other chores around the ranch.

Time: It’s going to be a bit of a longer day, serving from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. It takes about 40 minutes to drive out to the ranch, so meet in the OMC office at 7:50 a.m. SHARP!

*Lunch, tools, gloves, etc will all be provided!

Please, RSVP to mdagostini11@georgefox.edu if you’re interested in joining us this Saturday! It’s going to be awesome.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Monday, Feb. 3, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

– IT

Urban Outreach provides the opportunity to meet and serve some of Oregon’s most needy. We go every Friday evening. If you’d like to participate, please email Steven Ching (sching10@georgefox.edu) or David Ween (dween12@georgefox.edu).

We need people to both go with us and to drive. If you can do either, contact us!

The university community is invited to a free presentation by Robert P. George, PhD, from Princeton University next week on the Newberg campus. George will present a lecture entitled “Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in Bauman Auditorium.

George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in Ideals and Institutions at Princeton. He is the author of numerous books in the fields of constitutional law, ethics and legal and political theory. His visit is being sponsored by the William Penn Honors Program. More information on George and his presentation is available here.

For those interested in learning more about the Honors Program, please join Professor George and Honors Program Director Joseph Clair for a reception prior to the lecture, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lindgren Gallery. Please RSVP for the reception via email at honors@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2152.

Note to students: This event is eligible for chapel credit.

Come decked out in pink as the Bruins play their “Breast Cancer Awareness Game” against PLU on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Wheeler Sports Center
Women’s game: 6 p.m.
Men’s game: 8 p.m.

For more information on Pink Zone, contact Shanna at scoulston11@georgefox.edu.

Come get your swing on in the Bruin Grounds Friday, Jan. 31, at 10 p.m!

There will be a lesson first, so even if you’re a beginner, by the end you will be a master of swing. Bring a friend and dance the night away.

For more information, please contact Shanna at scoulston11@georgefox.edu

The nomination box for Mr. Bruin is outside of the ASC offices this week.

The box will be out through Friday, Jan. 31, so drop a name in the box to nominate who you think should be the next Mr. Bruin.

For more information, please email mtarpley11@georgefox.edu