The Daily Bruin

The university invites the campus community to “One Million Bones,” a large-scale national social arts project organized to raise awareness of genocides and mass atrocities going on in the world, this Thursday, Jan. 24, in the Ron Gregory (EHS) Atrium.

The event, scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., calls for participants to create bones of clay that will be part of a collaborative installation of 1 million bones on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., June 8-10. The installation will serve as a symbol of solidarity with the millions of victims and survivors of ongoing conflict in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia – and as a visible petition to raise awareness of the issue and call upon the government to take much-needed and long overdue action.

For every bone created, the Bezos Family Foundation is donating $1, up to $500,000, to the humanitarian group CARE International for relief support and for rebuilding programs that benefit young people in hard-hit areas.

George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice and art department are teaming up to host the event on campus. There is no charge to participate, and clay will be provided.

The national effort is being organized by Students Rebuild, an organization dedicated to mobilizing young people worldwide to connect, learn and take action on critical global issues. CARE International is a leading relief and development non-governmental organization fighting global poverty.

To learn more about Thursday’s event on the George Fox campus, contact Clint Baldwin at ext. 2685. For more on the national One Million Bones effort, visit onemillionbones.org.

University Mail Services will be open from 10 a.m. to noon today (Saturday, Jan. 19) for students to pick up their packages. Because of this late notice, please spread the word.

Thanks,
Mail Services

The 2012-13 SCORR team will be doing a fundraiser after MLK chapel on Wednesday, Jan. 23! We will wait outside as chapel is being released and take donations for our trip to the Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation Conference at Biola University in March.

Please bring your leftover change and support us in bringing diversity and reconciliation to the George Fox campus!

For more information, please contact Leslie Hunt at lhunt10@georgefox.edu.

In an effort to be more “green,” the custodial department has installed new roll towel dispensers in restrooms across campus in an effort to save money by reducing the amount of time spent restocking multi-fold towels (many dispensers will no longer have both types of towels).

This change eliminates the need to replace batteries yearly in the old units and allows for the purchase of a more natural brown towel that is made from 100 percent recycled material.

There are a couple things you need to keep in mind when using these new machines.

• The name of these units is called “SofPull” by GP. And like the name states, you do not need to pull very hard to get the towels to come out. It is, however, important to grab each side of the towel between your fingers and pull down softly. If you do, you will receive one perfectly cut towel every time.

• For the most part, these units are a touch-free system with some towel hanging from the unit at all times. If there is not, they are equipped with a dial on the right side that, when turned, will advance the next towel for you.

Feel free to contact Dwayne Astleford at 503-554-2030 with any questions.

Friday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Puget Sound (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Puget Sound (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Pacific (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

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

Are you looking for student employment? Want a fun, resume-building job? Are you an outgoing person who loves talking with others? Look no further! We have a job for you!

The Phonathon Team is looking for new team members to join us starting in early February. Phonathon Team Members serve as ambassadors of George Fox by establishing and maintaining a connection to the university with its constituents (alumni, parents and friends of George Fox). Comprehensive training is provided.

Build your resume by learning negotiation skills, customer service skills, relationship building, and working in a team environment. We are located in Coyote Place, one mile off campus, and reliable transportation – rain or shine – is required!

Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position ID #457: Phonathon Team Member.
Deadline to apply: January 31.

If you have any questions, please contact Mandria Montplaisir, director of annual giving, at mmontplaisir@georgefox.edu.

Save the date! The university’s third annual Dalton Lecture will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Due to the popularity of this lecture series, the event is moving to Bauman Auditorium.

The lecture title is “The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking and God” and will be presented by Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III, the director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at University of Georgia, a world-renowned chemist, and a Christian. Chapel credit will be given.

Dr. Schaefer will provide a second lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. This scientific, but lighthearted, lecture is entitled, “Third Age of Quantum Chemistry.”

The Dalton Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Biology and Chemistry. More information can be found on this page or by e-mailing Jane Sweet at jsweet@georgefox.edu.

Fox Express will be bringing Slick’s Big Time BBQ again to the home basketball games this weekend (Jan. 18 & 19)! There will be a variety of food items, including pulled-pork sliders smothered in Slick’s signature barbecue sauce, smoked beef sliders with gluten-free whiskey barbecue sauce, and so much more.

Come support the team while enjoying great food for only $3 to $6! If you have any questions, please contact Meng Dong (mdong11@georgefox.edu).

Several books rented for fall semester have not yet been returned to the BlueZone Store. Please note that rentals are only for one term, not for the entire year!

If you have a rental book from fall semester, please return it as soon as possible to the BlueZone Store. Any non-returned rentals will be charged beginning Jan. 28. Please return them ASAP.

Questions? Contact Sandy Gidding at sgidding@georgefox.edu.

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed that day. They will resume their normal hours on Tuesday.

The hours of service in Klages for students on meal plans will also change slightly this weekend. Please note the following changes:

• Saturday and Sunday: breakfast 8-10 a.m., brunch 10 a.m.-1 p.m., dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Monday: breakfast 8-10 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Normal hours of operation resume with dinner on Monday.

Students:

Whether or not you have a vehicle, you MUST either register your vehicle, or indicate you do NOT have a vehicle on MyGFU before the Add/Drop date of Friday, Jan. 25, to avoid a $25 non-refundable fee for a parking permit.

Please log on to MyGFU and click on “Self Service.” Next click on “University Forms,” and the “Student Vehicle Registration” link will pop up in the middle of the page. Click on that and either input your vehicle information, or check the box “not bringing a vehicle to campus.”

If you registered a vehicle, a permit will be issued and sent to Mail Services where you will sign for it. If you do NOTHING, the fee will be assessed after the Add/Drop date. Parking permits are only $25 per semester, so please don’t delay in getting your vehicle registered!

Questions? Call Security Services during office hours at 503-554-2090 or e-mail Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

We’re looking for 53 extras for a student film. The film, Timothy TrueLove’s Date With Destiny, is in the style of Wes Anderson films such as Moonrise Kingdom and The Royal Tannenbaums, as well as the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Needed:

• 15 extras 30 years and older to play a hard, cynical crowd at a comedy club
• 15 extras to look like hipster college students
• Six girls to swoon over a body builder
• Five to six people dressed up for a fancy restaurant
• Five to six people dressed in vintage 1950s-looking attire
• Two girls to be friends with one of the lead characters
• Three extras for a scene at the park
• We are also looking for a scrawny, pre-teen to play a cop (this will be a minor speaking role)

There will be an open casting call this Monday,  Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Media Communications Center (across the street from Lemmons).

If you would like to be an extra for this film, or if you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Bartolome at sbartolome11@georgefox.edu.

Need tennis balls? Come and get them for free in the upper lobby of the Wheeler Sports Center. We have boxes of used tennis balls that have used up their competitive life and are ready for the next phase.

Take a whole box or bring a sack and load up. Your dog will love you for it and so will we.

Many thanks to those of you who have already given your consent to receive your W-2s online. If you haven’t, please consider doing so to enable us to make it available to you sooner, and to make it accessible to you in MyGFU (self service) when you are ready to print it.

This will save the university the time and expense of purchasing and stuffing paper W-2 forms and envelopes (over 2,000 last January). And, of course, it is also friendlier to our environment. In the future, there will be a $5 charge for replacement W-2s issued and mailed in hard copy.

In order to receive a W-2 in online form only (instead of receiving a paper form), the law requires that you give your consent. This should take you only about 30 seconds to do, so I encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible — perhaps right now.

• Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
• From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
• Select “Payroll and Compensation”
• Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
• Read the statement and check the box to give consent
• Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
• Click “OK”

You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once — not every year.

Thank you,
Melodee Powers (HR)

Starting to think about summer employment? Be an agent of change through camp ministry!

Attend the Christian Camp Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 24, in EHS. There are 21 camps from around the Pacific Northwest interested in hiring George Fox students for various positions, including youth counseling, adventure camping, horse camping, challenge course facilitating, kitchen staff, life-guarding, housekeeping and more!

Stop by Career Services for the full list of camps attending.

The Health & Counseling Center has a limited number of flu shots available for employees and students. It is an especially bad flu season this year, so get one while it’s still available!

Please call the Health Center at 503-554-2340 to schedule an appointment ($15).

A beginning guitar class and private guitar lessons are being offered this spring at George Fox. Get credit while learning to play the guitar!

Here are the details:

• The Beginning Guitar Class is offered for those new to the guitar who want to learn in a fun group setting (Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:40-10:30 a.m.). Learn to play popular folk, rock and worship songs while learning to jam with others and read music. This class is designed to be fun! MUSI 250-A
• Private Lessons/Applied Guitar is offered to bring your playing to the next level. Whether you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned player, all levels are welcome. Learn in a relaxed one-on-one setting with an experienced teacher. All styles are covered, including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Lessons are taught by George Fox guitar professor Dave Iula (daveiula.com). E-mail Dave with questions or for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com.

FoxTALE will be unavailable from 6 to 8 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, Jan. 29, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Desk.

Many thanks to those of you who have already given your consent to receive your W-2s online. If you haven’t, please consider doing so to enable us to make it available to you sooner, and to make it accessible to you in MyGFU (self service) when you are ready to print it.

This will save the university the time and expense of purchasing and stuffing paper W-2 forms and envelopes (over 2,000 last January). And, of course, it is also friendlier to our environment. In the future, there will be a $5 charge for replacement W-2s issued and mailed in hard copy.

In order to receive a W-2 in online form only (instead of receiving a paper form), the law requires that you give your consent. This should take you only about 30 seconds to do, so I encourage you to take care of it as soon as possible — perhaps right now.

• Log in to mygfu.georgefox.edu
• From the menu at left, select “Self Service”
• Select “Payroll and Compensation”
• Select “W-2/W-2c Consent”
• Read the statement and check the box to give consent
• Enter your GFU password as a confirmation of your identity and click “Continue”
• Click “OK”

You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail of your decision shortly after completing this process. And just to be clear, you will only have to do this once — not every year.

Thank you,
Melodee Powers (HR)

Today (Wednesday) is the last day to register to serve on Monday, Jan. 21, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, dream, and the change he sparked in our nation.

We will meet in the Stevens Center parking lot at 6:30 a.m. and bus to Concordia together for the rally and service. We’ll arrive back on campus around 4 p.m.

You can register at this link.

Contact Shelley Yonemura (syonemura@georgefox.edu) or Amber Nelson (nelsona@georgefox.edu) with questions.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.