The Daily Bruin

On-campus students: If you are flying home for Christmas break, and not driving, you will need to leave your car keys with security so we can move your car in case of emergency, or for any work done on the parking lots. We will tell you where to park, and will keep your keys in our safe.

If it is after office hours, please call ext. 2090 to arrange a time with the officer on duty to leave your car keys.

Please remove ALL valuables from your vehicle, but also remember that GFU is NOT responsible for any items left in your vehicle, or for your vehicle.

Students: Please come to the security office to check for your missing items before you leave for Christmas break! Any items not reunited with their owners will be donated to charitable causes before the spring semester starts!

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

The Telephone Outreach Team is looking for three new team members to join us starting in February. Telephone Outreach 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).

We are located in Coyote Place, which is one mile off campus, and reliable transportation rain or shine is required!

Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position ID #457: Telephone Outreach Team member. EXTENDED deadline to apply is Jan. 9.

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

Staff and students: Here is a list of helpful links to check road conditions before you start out on that trip home or to visit friends and relatives for Christmas:

• California: dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
• Washington: wsdot.com/traffic/
• Oregon: tripcheck.com/Pages/RCmap.asp?curRegion=0&mainNav=RoadConditions
• Idaho: 511.idaho.gov/default.asp?display=cams

Security Services wishes you a safe trip and a wonderful Christmas break!

Just a reminder … The Bruin Bookstore’s web address has changed. You can find us online at gfubookstore.com.

Still need a ride to the PDX airport, bus or train station?

Last call for students looking for a ride to/from GFU over Christmas break.  The transportation connect will close at the end of the day today, Thursday December 15.

For info about getting a ride, please go here:  For more info go here.

Friday is the last chance to submit your best photos for our contest. Enter our senior business capstone photo contest and help support a great cause!

Cards of Hope is being organized to create photo greeting cards to support The Garden of Hope, which works to protect vulnerable and at-risk children and teenage women from abuse and exploitation in Thailand. You can help Cards of Hope by sending in your best picture of places, nature and local landmarks.

The best submission will receive a grand prize of $30 cash!

How to Enter
Each entry consists of a single image and the required information: your name, telephone number, e-mail address and photo location. There is a limit of six entries per person. Photographs must be in digital JPEG or JPG format. E-mail your entry to cardsofhopegfu@gmail.com.

All rights to use of the photo are waived with submission for the contest and a chance at the prize. See terms and details in the information section of our Facebook page.

Questions? Contact Hilary Sarjent at cardsofhopegfu@gmail.com.

A group of students are collaborating with the university’s Center for Peace and Justice and Center for Global Studies to run a book drive in partnership with Better World Books to raise money for Invisible Children, an organization dedicated to bettering the lives of children in Central Africa through advocacy and education.

The book drive has begun and ends this Friday, Dec. 16. Books can be dropped in one of four donation bins on campus: in the Stevens Center lobby, Bruin Den, EHS Atrium and outside the bookstore.

The Rationale
Through this book drive, unwanted books become the means to rebuild
 schools and provide scholarships to students in northern Uganda.

On college campuses,
 many
 thousands of
 amazing
 books are
 thrown out every year at the end of the semester. Because books
 change edition
s so frequently, there are always many books that the bookstore buys
 back for pennies, or
 not at all. These are the books we want you to donate. Some
 of you will
 even
 donate books
 you can sell back because
 you want to support the
 cause.

Which Books to Donate
Textbooks are
 the
 best
, but
 any book
 coming from our campus will
 do, including everything from classical
 fiction to a
 book on microwave
 cooking.

Students, staff, faculty and administrators: Don’t hesitate to donate as many books as you can. If they can’t be sold by Better World Books, at least they will be recycled instead of filling landfills.

If you have specific questions about which books qualify, please e-mail Melanie Newell at mnewell@georgefox.edu or visit this link.

Don’t forget to turn in your December time sheets to your supervisor  before you leave for winter break.  Be sure your name is typed or printed legibly at the top, it is complete and accurate, and you have signed it.

If you will be working over the winter break, make sure you sign and turn in your time sheet when you are done working for the month. The last day of the month is Friday, Dec. 30. Pay day is on Friday, Jan. 13. Have a wonderful Christmas!

– Human Resources

Is there someone at George Fox who has made a difference in your academic career? Someone who ignited a spark to make you want to learn or attend class or who has acted as a role model? Take a moment to write an e-mail, e-card, or traditional “thank you” card to that professor (or other person). Try to be specific as you describe how this person has contributed to your life.

Newberg students can stop by the student life office’s front desk (third floor of Stevens Center) or the Academic Resource Center (the ARC in the second floor of  library) to pick up a blank card. Of course, one can make or buy one’s own card.

It is that time again. What has donuts, tired students, eggs, pajamas, carved ham, and waffles in common?

LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST!

Late Night Breakfast is happening on Dead Day (Monday, December 12) from 10-11 p.m. in the Bon. There is no charge for students, regardless of your meal plan. Come hang out and take a study break as you enjoy this meal, on ASC.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Elizabeth Tolon at etolon06@georgefox.edu

Students and employees will be able to get information on class cancellations and/or school closings in any of the following ways:

1. By listening to their local radio or television station – kgw.com, koin.com, kptv.com, katu.com, columbian.com, oregonlive.com
2. By checking e-mail
3. By calling Newsline, the university’s recorded source of information, at 503-554-EVNT (3868)
4. By calling the George Fox switchboard (503-538-8383)
5. By visiting the websites for Portland-area media
6. By visiting georgefox.edu

Purchase tickets in the Bruins Den during lunch and dinner!

Winter Formal Swing Dance!
Evergreen Aviation Museum
Sunday, December 11
8 p.m.-10 p.m.

Tired of your clothes? Make room for the new…
Recycle your clothes and get a free drink too!

The Fitted Fox is hosting a launch party of their clothing business here at George Fox University.

Where: The Foxhole
When: 8:30-10 p.m. Dead Day, December 12
What to Bring: 3-5 pieces of qualifying clothes
to get a free drink on us!

What qualifies?
Clean, fashionable clothing that is winter/spring appropriate and in good condition. Right now we’re taking…
Men’s: shirts, jackets, sweaters, pants, hats and scarves
Women’s: shirts, jackets, sweaters, pants, hats and scarves plus dresses and skirts

~Questions…find us on facebook: The Fitted Fox

Come down and hang out before the midnight breakfast hosted by ASC at 10 p.m.  in the Bon!

Please remember to water your Christmas trees and, in the case of students and those leaving over the holidays, remove them before you leave for break. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

– Plant Services

All textbooks rented from the Bruin Bookstore need to be returned no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. Please take your books to the Textbook Annex.

Portland students may send their rental books through campus mail, but will need to make sure we receive them by the deadline. Please package and address them to Bruin Bookstore #6229 – include name/phone – and take them to the Portland Center by 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec 16.

Thanks and Merry Christmas from your friends at the Bruin Bookstore.

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 Telephone Outreach Team is looking for three new team members to join us starting in February. Telephone Outreach Team Members serve as an ambassador of George Fox by establishing and maintaining a connection to the university with its constituents (alumni, parents and friends of George Fox). We are located in Coyote Place, which is one mile off campus. Reliable transportation, rain or shine, is required.

Apply through Bruin Careers and look for position ID#457: Telephone Outreach Team member. Application deadline is Monday, Dec. 19.

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

Join the psychology department and Psychology Club as they host their annual Christmas cookie decorating event today (Thursday) from noon to 1:10 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Questions? Contact Kris Kays at kkays@georgefox.edu.

Following are Fitness Center hours over Christmas break:

• Friday, Dec. 16: Closes at 5 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 17-18: Closed
• Monday-Thursday, Dec. 19-22: Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday-Tuesday, Dec. 23-27: Closed
• Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 28-30: Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Saturday-Monday, Dec. 31-Jan. 2: Closed
• Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 3-6: Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 7-8: Closed
• Monday, Jan. 9: Open at 6 a.m.

Questions? Contact Patty Findley at ext. 2910 or pfindley@georgefox.edu.

Join us for an evening of slam poetry in the Foxhole on Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m.! Students will be performing original work and the proceeds will go to Alpha Psi Omega, the theatre honor society, and help send students to compete at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Fort Collins, Colo., in February. We look forward to seeing you there!

$1 from every drink will be donated to Alpha Psi Omega, and donations will be gratefully accepted.

Questions? Contact Hannah Irish at hannahelizabeth89@gmail.com.