The Daily Bruin

Mark Terry (Visual Arts) will display his work in an exhibit titled “Alchemy: Born of Fire,” an MFA thesis exhibition of ceramic sculpture. The exhibit opens Tuesday, Jan. 19, and runs through Feb. 18 in the Minthorne Gallery.

An opening reception is scheduled Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. There will also be an artist talk before the reception at 4 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. The show includes figurative works featuring spontaneous and organic surfaces derived from primitive firing methodologies.

For more information, call ext. 2619 or e-mail Doug Campbell at dcampbell@georgefox.edu.

Friday, January 15

Saturday, January 16

This Friday and Saturday, BlueZone takes over Miller gymnasium.  

The Bruin Basketball teams will be playing Willamette on Friday evening and Linfield on Saturday evening.  

Tip off both nights will be 6pm and 8pm.

Wear your BlueZone shirt and bring your friends. 

 

(Note: after this weekend, there are only four more home games!)

Tuesday, January 19^th, 4:30-5:30pm 

Klages Cafeteria. 

Don’t miss dinner on Tuesday!  Please remember to bring an extra warm weather clothing item to donate to the homeless community.

SAAC is collecting warm clothing to donate to YCAP, who will in turn give them out to the homeless in Yamhill County.

Also, watch five of your friends SCARF IT  in a competitive eating contest!  

 sponsoring organization: SAAC

Come to the first Greenroom of the semester! Bauman Auditorium 10:40am to 11:30am (Chapel time). Join other students to give praise and glory to God the Creator and not ourselves. See you there and maybe invite a floormate.

Mail Services is serving as an unofficial collection site of Oregon ballots for this month’s election. Ballots are taken by a staff person to an official drop site at the Newberg Police Department. No postage necessary for any Oregon county.

Deadline for our collection: Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 4:30 p.m.

Friday,, Jan. 15, 6 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Friday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Jan. 16, 8 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Linfield, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

Please note the switch of games this weekend, with the men playing first and the women second. All four games will have KFOX radio webcasts, live video streaming, and live stats via the Internet.

Special halftime shows at this weekend’s games feature the St. Francis School Jump Rope Team on Jan. 15 and Chehalem Valley Dance Academy on Jan. 16.

For more information, call the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the Bruins’ official website at gfubruins.com.

 

 

Be sure to check out the brand new Crescent website at georgefox.edu/crescent. It’s also on Twitter: gfucrescent. Thank you for reading!

Due to the campus being closed on Monday, Jan. 18, both the Bruin Den and the Villa Cafe will not be open and will resume normal hours of service on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Bon Appetit will also be changing meal hours in Klages for meal-plan students to the following:

Saturday & Sunday:
Continental 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.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30 – 7 p.m.

 

 

Contact Hannah Wilcox at hwilcox06@georgefox.edu with questions.

 

The Fitness Center, gym, racquetball courts, etc. will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

More than 120 George Fox students and employees have signed up to attend the MLK Day of Service scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18. The participant list for the event is full.

If you have signed up already, you should be getting an e-mail by Thursday evening, Jan 14. Please contact Shelley Yonemura at ext. 2318 or at  syonemur@georgefox.edu if you don’t receive an e-mail.

This is a historical event, with 11 universities and four nonprofits coming together in unity for the first time to serve with the vision Martin Luther King had for a “beloved community”.

George Fox University libraries now provide access to thousands of electronic books through Foxtrax, the library’s online catalog. Our most recent acquisition is a collection of 45,000 leased titles from e-brary, a company that has partnered with 350 publishers to provide access to published books in electronic format.

For additional information about ebrary and other available e-books, please go to the library’s ebook site.

Want to learn more about making healthy food choices?

Beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, the university invites the community to Food Meet 2010 in the Hoover Academic Building, where attendees can learn about sustainable food, meet local farmers and taste healthy, delicious food from community businesses committed to sustainable, local products. In addition, segments of the recent film Food, Inc. will be shown. The film takes a startling look at what’s happening to our food before it lands on our plate.

Great local food – everything from cupcakes and chocolate to fresh goat cheese – will be available to sample. There will also be many booths where guest vendors and organizations will be demonstrating ways to grow, buy and prepare healthy food.

A $2 admission will go to organizations seeking to promote local, ethical, healthy and delicious ways of eating. More information and the R.S.V.P. are available at georgefox.edu/green/food-meet-2010. Questions? Contact Corey Beals at ext. 2661 or cbeals@georgefox.edu.

Group Classes are offered for beginners (Tues/Thurs. 9:40-10:30am). Learn to strum and pick on popular worship songs while learning to read music. MUSI 250-A

Private Lessons are offered to bring your playing to the next level. All styles are covered including jazz, blues, rock, worship, folk, etc. MUSA 105/305 GT

Email Dave Iula for more info: daveiula1@gmail.com

 

Come to the George Fox’s Missions Fair and talk to representatives of mission organizations from all around the globe! This is the perfect event if you want to plug yourself into a short- or long-term ministry opportunity overseas or in the United States.

The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Have you always wanted to be a leading voice within your academic community? Here’s your opportunity.

The Princeton Review invites you to speak out about daily academic and social life at your school by being a part of this year’s student survey. Spread your insights on what life on your campus is all about: favorite classes, extracurricular activities, sports and clubs, school traditions, professor/student interaction, residence life, food, etc.

The survey is online and takes only a few minutes to fill out. All undergraduates who complete it will be entered to win the “$5,000 for Your Thoughts” Sweepstakes.  To complete the survey and enter the sweepstakes, please use your school-issued e-mail address to log into the Princeton Review site at survey.review.com. The deadline is Feb. 1.

Our pledge is simple: your voice will be heard. The “Students Say” portion of your school’s profile is based directly on quotes submitted by students. It provides prospective undergraduates with a candid, accurate, and engaging picture of life at your college, helping them to decide if it’s the right fit.

Please note: When you log in to our online survey with your school-issued e-mail address, you will be given the option to receive additional information and offers from The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review takes your privacy seriously. We will not share your personal information with any third party unless you give us permission to do so.

 One credit courses are offered online for you to manage your professional career plans:
GEED 214-Want to be decided about a major that fits your calling?
GEED 216-Want to locate and be successful in an internship?
GEED 218-Want to be more prepared and confident to do a job search that gets results?

Go to General Education in the course listings and sign up.  Contact us in Career Services www.careers.georgefox.edu at x. 2330 with questions.  We take your future very seriously.