The Daily Bruin

Do you enjoy baking and want to help support the Swaziland summer serve team? We are looking for anybody who is willing to make and donate any sort of yummy treats for a fundraiser we are doing.

We willing be selling the treats in the Bruin Grounds Friday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 8. Any donated treats can be brought to the Spiritual Life House by 5 p.m. on either Friday. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated!

Questions? Contact Kimmee Hoecker at hoeckerk10@georgefox.edu.

Please join us in chapel this morning (Monday) to hear Campus Pastor Sarah Baldwin at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

Housing selection for fall 2013 will occur March 18-22. Please refer to the following links for additional information as you prepare for this:

• General Housing Selection Information
• Housing options available through housing selection
• Advice on how to choose a roommate

Please note that in order to participate in housing selection each student must have a $150 housing deposit paid to Student Financial Services. After housing assignments are made, this deposit will be held and applied toward future housing charges.

Continue to watch for more information about housing selection and the housing deposit in the next several weeks. If you have questions, please contact the Student Life Office (ext. 2310) or via email at housing@georgefox.edu.

Come support the theatre department by attending our winter production, Mrs. Packard. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 7-10, and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday, Feb. 10, show, scheduled as a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets can be purchased online at theatre.georgefox.edu or by calling 503-554-3844.

All George Fox students may receive a complimentary ticket for Thursday evening performances. All faculty and staff are entitled to one complimentary ticket for any show of the run. Tickets are available for pick-up in the Box Office located in the Pennington House. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Online tickets can be purchased at any time.

Play Description: Illinois, 1861. Elizabeth Packard fights for her life and her dignity when her husband, Reverend Theopholis Packard, commits her to Jacksonville Insane Asylum without proof of insanity for challenging his religious fundamentalism. Based on historical events, Mrs. Packard is a penetrating story about one woman’s struggle to follow her convictions despite the enormous costs to her family, her friends and her personal dignity.

All are invited to the first installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series tonight (Monday) in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

The session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Rob Saxton, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon. Saxton will present “Education: The Future of Oregon Today,” in which he will share about the plan underway to reform education in the state and lead Oregon toward its most successful future.

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.

Lost: Racquetball racquet. Was taken from the lost and found roller bin located in the Wheeler equipment room.

Please return to the athletics office with attention to Steve Grant. He will return it to its owner.

The Crescent is now online! Check out George Fox’s latest headlines updated daily! Engage and respond through the website as fellow Bruins inform you of the weekly happenings.

Visit gfuCRESCENT.com

Bruin Directories are now available for pick-up or reservation! If you’d like one, please stop by the main ASC offices (located in the Bruin Den) and ask for one.

If you’d like to have one mailed to you, please send your name and box number to asccommunicationsdirector@georgefox.edu.

Slick’s Big Time BBQ will be at tonight’s (Jan. 25) home basketball games against Lewis & Clark! There will be a variety of food items, which include Championship Pulled Pork Sliders smothered in Slick’s signature barbecue sauce and smoked barbecue beef sliders with gluten-free whiskey barbecue sauce.

Come support the team while enjoying some great food! If you have any questions, please contact Meng Dong (mdong11@georgefox.edu).

Students-

TODAY is the last day to go on myGFU and indicate whether or not you have a car, and registering a car if you have one.

This is required, and failure to do so by end of day TODAY will result in a $25 non-refundable parking permit fee being charged to your account. If you have not either registered as “NOCAR” or registered your vehicle, today is the day!

Please contact Security Services at 503-554-2090 if you have questions!

Jessica Sokoloff will present her junior flute recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in Bauman Auditorium. The campus community is invited to attend free of charge.

Jessica will perform Sonata in C Major, BWV 1033 (J.S. Bach), Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, op. 26 (Albert Franz Doppler) and Zoom Tube (Ian Clarke). She is instructed by Sophia Tegart.

A reception will follow the recital.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 28, the U.S. Postal Service is changing some of its services and increasing postage rates. Here is a summary:

• One-ounce letters will increase to 46 cents
• “Parcel Post” is changing to “Standard Mail”
  • The average increase in postage for Standard Mail (Parcel Post) is 21 percent
  • In most cases, Priority Mail will be cheaper than Standard Mail (Parcel Post)
• U.S. Mail tracking will be available
  • Delivery Confirmation will be replaced by tracking service
  • FREE tracking on Priority and Standard Mail (Parcel Post)
  • Available for First Class, Media and Library Rate mail for a 90-cent fee per package

Questions? Contact Sherrie Frost at sfrost@georgefox.edu.

The first Spanish Chapel of 2013 will be at 10:40 a.m. today (Friday), in the newly renovated Bruin Grounds. Everyone is welcome to come.

If you have questions or would like to get involved with Spanish Chapel, feel free to contact Michelle Gonzalez at mgonzalezramos09@georgefox.edu.

Students: Stressed out because you don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop scheduled from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. today (Friday), in Hoover 105, is for you.

Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.

Faculty: Please let your students know about this opportunity.

Thinking about becoming a teacher? Please contact Beth Molzahn in grad admissions to learn your next step toward an Initial Teaching License via the Master of Arts in Teaching program right here at George Fox!

E-mail Beth at bmolzahn@georgefox.edu or call her at 503-554-2264.

Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)
Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Lewis & Clark (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym)

Friday’s special events will include a celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, with all senior student-athletes, student athletic trainers, dancers and cheerleaders being recognized. The evening also will include ceremonies honoring the women’s Northwest Conference championship teams from 2011-12 in basketball, track and field, and golf, as well as “Pink Zone” activities promoting breast cancer awareness and research. All fans are encouraging to wear something pink to the games.

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

The campus community is invited to the first installment of the spring Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Jan. 28, in Hoover 105. The theme of this spring’s lecture series is “State of the Union.”

Monday’s session runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and features Rob Saxton, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the state of Oregon. Saxton will present “Education: The Future of Oregon Today,” in which he will share about the plan underway to reform education in the state and lead Oregon toward its most successful future.

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.

Wanted: Four adventurous souls to form an awesome coed team to compete in the 2013 Winter Race to 2025.

Through the semester, teams partner with Wycliffe Bible Translators to raise money for a translation project in Cameroon, Africa. In March, teams will compete with others from around the country in a multi-challenge two-day adventure race in the Cascades (Washington).

If you are interested, contact Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu) for more information and details on registration and transportation. Ages 18 and older are welcome!

For students who are eligible to do so, the deadline for making any reductions in your meal plan is Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.

Information about meal plans can be found on the Meal Plan Options page.

Students who fail to confirm their meal plans, and if eligible, make any changes, will be charged for the meal plan applied to their account even if they did not use the meal plan.

Students select their meal plans on MyGFU. Log in to your account. Click on SELF SERVICE. Under GFU Resources, click on UNIVERSITY FORMS.

If you have any questions about meal plans, please contact Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office: jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu.

The campus community is invited to join Outreach Ministries for a prayer walk through Newberg as we lift up our community and the work that God is doing here in our town.

We will walk from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. this Friday, Jan. 25. We’ll meet in front of the Bruin Den by the quad.

If you have questions or would like to affirm that you are coming, please contact Mary Owen (mowen10@georgefox.edu).

P.S. We’re still experimenting with a time that works for a lot of people. Suggestions are appreciated.

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15-19