The Daily Bruin

This Monday, Oct. 19, Elizabeth Grossman will discuss the connection between western habits and majority-world health at a Liberal Arts and Critical Issues event from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:55 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Elizabeth has contributed articles to The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and numerous other publications. Her two newest books, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health and Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Technology, have been widely praised. Please contact Caitlin Corning (History) for more information.

Sue O’Donnell (Psychology) is hosting a barbecue and Wii party for psychology majors and minors at her home this Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 5 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to come. For directions to Sue’s home and to R.S.V.P., contact Elisha Kampfe at ekampfe06@georgefox.edu.

For the first time, the students’ annual “Survivor” event will be posted live via the web. Just go to the Bruin Heritage’s Facebook page and click on the link, or type in rtsp://stream.georgefox.edu/live/survivor.sdp to view live footage of “Survivor” contestants trapped inside a van for up to 24 hours on Thursday, Oct. 15. Look for it also being played throughout campus, or just come and watch it in person outside of the Bruin Den.

Just a reminder that at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 15, a “Movie & Munchies” event in EHS 102 will feature As We Forgive, a documentary about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Clint Baldwin will facilitate a time of brief conversation following the movie. Popcorn and other goodies will be provided. Feel free to bring your own as well.

George Fox’s CMENC (Collegiate National Association for Music Education) presents its second meeting of the year this Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Ross 208. It will feature a panel of young music educators from the field discussing first-year experiences. Refreshments will be provided. Contact Aimee Smith (smitha06@georgefox.edu) or Nathan Casteel (ncasteel08@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The Department of Performing Arts presents, for the first time this year, the university’s Jazz Band in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.15, in Bauman Auditorium. Join us for lively music and lots of fun!

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m. – Women’s soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field
Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

The men’s and women’s golf teams will be participating in the Northwest Conference Fall Classics Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, at Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland. These tournaments count as one-quarter of the overall team score for conference standings for the 2009-10 season.

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

Unsure how to choose a major?  Have lots of interests but no clear direction about a career?  Career Services can help.

Come have lunch in Stevens 220 Thursday, October 15 from noon to 1 p.m., and we’ll chat about ways to find and pursue your best future.  Please let us know your coming by dropping an email to careers@georgefox.edu.

May Serve applications are available in the Office of Spiritual Life, located in the Sheridan Street House on the corner of Meridian and Sheridan Street.  Applications are due Wednesday, October 21. 

If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Crenshaw at acrensha@georgefox.edu or ext. 2323.

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will present a workshop on the basics of Modern Language Association (MLA) style for citations and references on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Stevens 207. Dates and times for future APA, MLA, and other workshops are listed at georgefox.edu/arc/Events.html.

Don’t miss the Fall Seminary Fair, meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Hoover lower lobby. In addition to George Fox Evangelical Seminary, we’re privileged to host representatives of Western Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School, Columbia Theological Seminary and Trinity Western University.

The university community is welcome to join Lisa McMinn’s social change class for “A Week Of Living Light” Oct. 19-24. In conjunction with 350.org, help us get the attention of political leaders by joining us throughout the week for our different environment-friendly events. The week will culminate with a  celebration on the quad on the international day of climate change, Saturday, Oct. 24. At 3:30 p.m. that day, we will gather to take a picture of a human “350” and march down Highway 99W to city hall.

An information booth will be open each day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den between Oct. 14 and Oct. 23. Sign up to participate and get a free T-shirt! We hope to see you there.

Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive, a documentary about Rosaria and Chantal, two Rwandan women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide.

Multicultural Services will host a free showing of the movie at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in EHS 102. The subjects of As We Forgive speak for a nation still wracked by the grief of a genocide that killed one in eight Rwandans in 1994. Overwhelmed by an enormous backlog of court cases, the government has returned more than 50,000 genocide perpetrators back to the very communities they helped to destroy. Without the hope of full justice, Rwanda has turned to a new solution: reconciliation.

But can it be done? Can survivors truly forgive the killers who destroyed their families? Can the government expect this from its people? And can the church, which failed at moral leadership during the genocide, fit into the process of reconciliation today?

Come join Clint Baldwin to view and discuss the film. Popcorn and other munchies will be provided. For accommodations or questions, contact Shelley Yonemura (Multicultural Services) at syonemur@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2318.

To learn more about the movie, visit asweforgivemovie.com.

In honor of Bruin Heritage Week 2009, be sure to stop by Wheeler Sports Center anytime this week to get a closer look at rarely seen historical artifacts from the university’s past, some dating back more than 100 years.

On Tuesday, Oct 13, a “Getting Into Grad School” prep-shop, led by Career Services graduate assistant and PsyD student Chloe Lee, is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in Hoover 210. Learn about using a timeline for admissions; taking the grad exams; selecting grad schools; preparing a curriculum vitae, cover letter and essay; obtaining recommendations; finding financial aid; and practicing for an admissions interview.

The event also will be available via webinar at the same time. Contact Career Services at careers@georgefox.edu to get on either list. The webinar has limited slots and is reserved for distance audiences first. A waiting list is available for the Newberg campus.

The Department of Performing Arts will present the Oregon Cello Society’s “All-Cello Concert: From Classical to Contemporary” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in Bauman Auditorium.

Tickets are $3 for students and children, $5 for adults, and a $15 maximum for families. For more information, see the Oregon Cello Society’s website at oregoncello.org.

Both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will be closed on Friday, Oct. 9, for the mid-semester holiday. They will reopen at their normal time on Monday.

Please note the changes in Bon Appetit’s hours of service for the dining room Oct. 9-11:

Friday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Friday Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Saturday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Saturday Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Saturday Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Sunday Breakfast: 9-10 a.m.
Sunday Lunch: noon-1 p.m.
Sunday Dinner: 5-7 p.m.

Ben Spotts from IDEAS will be speaking at the university’s Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Forum from 4:40 to 5:35 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Hoover 105.

The session is part of this fall’s lecture series concerning “The Majority World and the West.” Hear how U.S. tax dollars and faith-based offerings directed to the majority world impact people. Ben Spotts has worked in India as a communications consultant with a focus on human rights. People with IDEAS offer professional skills to meet the needs and transform the lives of forgotten people.

For more information, contact Caitlin Corning (History) at ext. 2673 or ccorning@georgefox.edu.

Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. – Volleyball vs. Willamette, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. – Women’s Golf in DT Women’s Monterey Invitational, Black Horse GC, Seaside, Calif. (GFU host)
Sunday, Oct. 11, noon – Women’s Golf in DT Women’s Monterey Invitational, Black Horse GC, Seaside, Calif. (GFU host)
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Linfield, Morse Field
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m. – Women’s Soccer vs. Pacific, Morse Field

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