The Daily Bruin

Nominees for class Prince and Princess:

Freshmen:
Josh Couch
Chris Martin
Jacob Winslow
Pilar Beier
Pilar Mullins
Mary Strutz

Sophomores:
Scott Barnett
Jacob Lowen
Nathan Widdicombe
Kacey Parks
Jaynie Post
Elizabeth Tolon

Juniors:
Tyler Bowers
Joey Bianco
Alex Palm
Sarah Bise
Caitlin Davis
Rachel Knower

Senior Class Princes and Princesses, who are up for King and Queen:
Jon Archer
Gabe Cortez
Mat Hollen
Ethan Rhodes
Kristine Cody
Abby Courson
Emily Jackson
Anna Moreshead

Voting will occur online next week.  The King and Queen will be announced at the new Homecoming Coronation Ceremony on Sunday, February 15.

Don’t forget to register for Kaleo 2009, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 7, in Bauman Auditorium. We desire our youth not to simply be believers in Christ, but followers of Christ — ordinary people living radically in the love of Jesus Christ, called to bring forth another world among us.

Come and enjoy worship and teaching with guest speaker Shane Claiborne and worship leader Aaron Strumpel. The event also features workshops covering more than a dozen topics.

Ticket prices for faculty, staff, and graduate students are $37. Traditional undergraduate students are free. Online registration ends on Friday, Feb. 6.

If you have any questions, contact Amy Lorenz (University Relations) at 503-554-2134 or alorenz@georgefox.edu.

Come help plant trees in the Hess Creek Canyon this Saturday, Feb. 7, as part of the campus forest restoration project. We have more than 100 trees and shrubs native to the Willamette Valley to plant. A couple hours of light work this Saturday will make the canyon a better place for decades to come. We will be meeting in the lower Wheeler/Le Shana parking lot beginning at 9 a.m.

Thanks,
Plant Services

Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution and guest speaker for the Kaleo youth ministry conference Saturday and the Monday, Feb. 9, chapel, will host a talk-back session after chapel from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bruin Den Annex. Students and employees are invited to attend.

Coming Soon… “Connections and Confections” a Networking Event!

Hosted by the Bruin Heritage Society, “Connections and Confections” is an opportunity for students to network with GFU Alumni in their major or interested career field while enjoying free dessert! 

Come to the EHS Atrium Wednesday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m.  

More information to follow.

Aaron Strumpel will perform a free concert for the university community at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Foxhole.

Strumpel, based out of Louisville, Colo., has spent five years touring 40 states, playing more than 400 shows on college campuses and in communities across the United States with a group called The Restoration Project. Drop by to hear his unique performance as he presents pieces from his album Chair and Microphone, Vol. 2. For more information on Strumpel, visit his website.

Dr. David Kinzie, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health and Science University, will speak at the Newberg campus at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the  Villa Academic Complex’s Room 117.

Kinzie founded the Intercultural Psychiatric Program and the Torture Treatment Center of Oregon. Founded in 1977, the center was the nation’s first psychiatric center for immigrants who escaped war and genocide. The clinic, formerly housed at OHSU and now located in southeast Portland, is one of the largest of its kind in the country, treating 1,200 people from around the world.

Lon Fendall (Center for Peace Studies/Center for Peace and Justice) invites anyone who has a interest in hearing how Kinzie helps people deal with their psychological trauma and how he has made a difference in the lives of so many.

The Center for Peace Studies and Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology are co-hosting Kinzie’s visit. The event begins with lunch at 12:30 p.m., followed by Kinzie’s presentation. There is no fee to attend.

Questions? Contact Fendall at lfendall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2685.

Don’t forget to register for Kaleo, Ordinary Radicals!  You won’t want to miss Shane Claiborne and Aaron Strumpel Saturday, February 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.  This event is free for all traditional undergraduate students.

If you plan on attending, please register online at kaleo.georgefox.edu or call Amy Lorenz at 503-554-2134.

This is a reminder to pick up your free ticket for the play “Portraits of Courage: African Americans You Wish You Had Known,” scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in Bauman Auditorium.

The presentation portrays six African Americans — Ida B. Wells, Lewis Latimer, Colonel Young, C.J. Walker, Bass Reeves and Fannie Lou Hamer — who were influential to the development of America but are typically overlooked in the history books. There will be a discussion afterwards.

Students and employees may pick up their complimentary ticket at the University Store. Outside community members may purchase tickets at a rate of $8 for adults, $6 for seniors/alumni, and $5 for students with ID. Tickets may be purchased in person at the bookstore or by calling 503-554-3844. The play features reserved seating starting at 6:30 p.m.

More information about the play is available at willandcompany.com/poc/index.shtml.

The university’s basketball squads are teaming up to raise breast cancer awareness through the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “Pink Zone” campaign this Friday, Feb. 6, in Wheeler Gymnasium. The evening also will recognize National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Tip-off for the women’s game is at 6 p.m. against Lewis & Clark College, followed by the men’s game against the Pioneers at 8 p.m. The Bruin women will be looking to improve upon their 19-0 record — a mark that has them ranked sixth in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

Fans also are encouraged to wear pink to show their support of the event. Anyone wearing pink will get in free with a $2 donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer fund. All young women under the age of 18 and any breast cancer survivors will be admitted free of charge. “Pink Zone” T-shirts will be available for purchase, and all proceeds will go to breast cancer research.

In addition, George Fox athletics will be celebrating the 23rd annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day by honoring all senior women student-athletes and athletic training students at halftime of the men’s basketball game. Awards will be presented to 20 outstanding women student-athletes.

The university community is invited to come and get a drink from the Foxhole while enjoying live music from Aaron Strumpel at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.

Spring Retreat is right around the corner so don’t forget to mark March 6-8 on your calenders and clear the weekend!  The retreat will be held at Twin Rocks.

For more information, contact Courtney Sell at csell05@georgefox.edu.

An Orientation information meeting will be held Wednesday, February 4 at 6 p.m. in Hoover 102.  Hear a bit more about being a part of Orientation and have your questions answered! 

Contact Joel Perez at jperez@georgefox.edu or Meredith Dougherty at mdougher@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

Instrumentalists are needed for the new Homecoming Coronation Ceremony Sunday, February 15! 

You will be among the first to know the Homecoming King and Queen, and will be able to attend the ceremony (which includes complimentary dessert).

Please contact Jon Archer at jarcher05@georgefox.edu.

This year’s May Serve Team will be selling Singing Telegram packages for you to send to your friends, significant others, and secret valentines as a fundraiser for the members of the team and to make this year’s Valentine’s Day extra special.

You can choose your song, send a box of sweethearts, roses, and/or balloons all for only $8.00 or less depending on what package you buy. We will have a group of singers deliver the package to one of your valentine’s classes or in the Bon.

This is a creative, wonderful, and less expensive way to do something fantastic for your Valentine this year!

Meet us in the Bruin Den between noon and 2 p.m.

The Center for Global Studies is hosting a display on Bolivia from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Bruin Den. The event will feature food and music, so drop by to explore the heart of South America.

The Performing Arts Department will host the return of world-renowned Italian pianist Gianluca Luisi for the third annual Bösendorfer Concert Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in Bauman Auditorium.

Luisi, who first performed on the Bauman stage in 2007, will play works by Chopin and Liszt. The afternoon will feature a set of Six Paganini Grand Etudes.

Kenn Willson (Performing Arts) first invited Luisi to perform at the university after meeting the pianist at the Bösendorfer Mozart Celebration in Vienna, Austria, in May 2006. Luisi has played at master classes held by internationally known musicians such as Lazar Berman, Jorge Demus, Alexander Longuquich, Paul Badura Skoda, Antonio Ballista, and Rosalyn Tureck.

Luisi will perform on the Bösendorfer “Imperial” grand, one of the finest pianos made today and the only concert grand piano in the world with 97 keys.

Employees and students each receive one complimentary ticket that may be picked up at the University Store. Additional tickets ($10 for adults, $8 for seniors and alumni, and $6 for students and children under 12) are available by calling the box office at ext. 3844 or visiting music.georgefox.edu.

“Thy Kingdom Come” missions week continues Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 3-4. Leroy Barber, president of Mission Year, will speak, and the theme of the week is “Where is the Love?”

Schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 3

Evening session with Leroy Barber,
9 p.m., Hoover 105

Wednesday Feb. 4
Chapel with Leroy Barber, 10:35-11:30 a.m.

Missions Faith: Learn how you can get involved,  9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cap and Gown Room

The university will host an art exhibit, High School Art Northwest 2009, beginning with an opening reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Lindgren Gallery.

The exhibit features 46 artworks by high school students who were chosen from submitted entries by juror Jennifer Varner. Among the schools represented are South Salem High School, Saint George High School, Molalla High School, Wilsonville High School, St. Mary’s Academy, Oregon Episcopal School, and West Linn High School. Prize winners will be announced at the opening.

The exhibit runs through Tuesday, Feb. 24. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A new, state-of-the-art rock wall is being proposed to the Associated Student Community to be built. It would be located next to Wheeler, where the third racquetball court was to be constructed, overlooking the amphitheatre. We are trying to get feedback on what you think about the proposal to build this rock wall. Please take less than five minutes to fill out this survey at surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KCBKykf1utPQmg7pRasoUA_3d_3d