The Daily Bruin

Homecoming basketball games are scheduled this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, in the Wheeler Sports Center. On Friday, Willamette University visits to play the George Fox women (23-0) at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. The 2009 Sports Hall of Fame recipients will be introduced at halftime of the men’s game.

On Saturday, Pacific Lutheran comes to Newberg to play the women at 6 p.m. and the men at 8 p.m. Homecoming festivities will take place during halftime of the men’s game.

Join the Department of Performing Arts for a presentation of the Chehalem Symphony Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

Come wrap up homecoming week with the Department of Performing Arts as the department presents its Homecoming Concert featuring the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorale. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Bauman Auditorium. Admission is free.

A Faculty Research Forum, “Why Faith is a Virtue,” based on the work of Robert Adams and Alasdair MacIntyre, will be presented by Phil Smith (Religious Studies) at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in Hoover 105.

Here are the members of the 2009 Homecoming Court:

Freshmen Prince and Princess
Josh Couch
Mary Strutz

Sophomore Prince and Princess
Jacob Lowen
Elizabeth Tolon

Junior Prince and Princess
Alex Palm
Rachel Knower

Senior Princes and Princesses
Jon Archer
Kristine Cody
Gabe Cortez
Abby Courson
Mat Hollen
Emily Jackson

Homecoming King & Queen
Ethan Rhodes
Anna Moreshead

The Office of Spiritual Life would like to invite all members of our community to take part in a survey regarding the 2008-2009 chapel. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LfB0JdJmQfZvqYdUKMG_2fUw_3d_3d

Questions regarding chapel or the survey can be sent to spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Spiritual Life would like to invite all members of our community to take part in a survey regarding the 2008-2009 chapel. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LfB0JdJmQfZvqYdUKMG_2fUw_3d_3d

Questions regarding chapel or the survey can be sent to spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

Congratulations to the members of  the Eye Candy band, Tyler Bowers, Jack Hartmann, Michael Wolber, and Nathan Widdicombe.  They were the winners of “Battle of the Rock Bands” Thursday night.

Attention: Graduating Seniors!

Commencement information is available on the GFU website at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/academic_affairs/commencement/index.html.  In addition, Commencement brochures will be mailed the week of February 16.

If you have additional questions after reviewing the web page and brochure, please contact Karlyn Fleming at kfleming@georgefox.edu.  Thank you.

Attention: Juniors & Seniors!

Please help a few fellow nursing students out and evaluate your own eating habits by taking this quick 10-question survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8MDAV5g3DaSjeXPlN70dug_3d_3d

Contact Alison Bennett at abennett05@georgefox.edu for more information.

A limited number of George Fox “Think Pink” T-shirts that the women’s basketball team and cheerleaders wore at the Feb. 6 “Pink Zone” game are available for $10. Money goes toward breast cancer research. E-mail MaryJo McCloskey or Patty Findley (Athletics) if interested. Only smalls and mediums are available.

The Associated Student Community will discuss the idea of giving money to help remodel the Bruin Den at a meeting between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in the Bruin Den. If you would like to hear more about this proposal, please join ASC members for this time of prayer and fasting. If you have questions, e-mail Matthew Getsinger at mgetsinger07@georgefox.edu.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Mail Services! Just a reminder, if you are ordering flowers/balloons for someone on campus, they must delivered Friday, Feb. 13, preferably early in the day.

For security reasons, flowers can’t be delivered to student housing. Mail Services is closed on the weekend.

Help new students through Orientation and in First Year Seminar by applying to be an Orientation Leader/Peer Advisor (the role is combined.

There is a $400 stipend for this position.

Check out a job description and get an application here: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/orientation/index.html.

Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty (mdougher@georgefox.edu).

Be a part of welcoming new students to campus in the fall! Apply to be a part of the Orientation Committee at http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/orientation/index.html. Committee members receive a $100 stipend.

Questions? Contact Meredith Dougherty at mdougher@georgefox.edu.

The university’s Associated Student Community is teaming with the AARP, IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue to sponsor a free tax consultation service, Tax-Aide, between 2 and 5 p.m. Feb. 13, Feb. 27, and April 3 in the computer lab on the second floor of the Hoover Academic Building.

Sessions also will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 14, Feb. 18, March 7, and April 4.

Bring the necessary information (for a list, see fliers posted in Hoover and sent in the mail). For more information, visit the AARP site.

Please be aware that we are unable to prepare certain types of complicated returns, including those that involve inventory, depreciation, or rental income.

The university’s library website has been upgraded. You can now search all of the library’s Web pages from a convenient search box on the library’s homepage.

The Liberal Arts and Critical Issues Program will continue its exploration of issues around the future of the American Dream on Monday, Feb. 16. Speaker Shoshon Toma-Sweet will speak about his experience as a legislative assistant in Oregon and as a board member of the Oregon Center for Christian Values.

Also speaking will be Kathleen Gathercoal (Graduate Psychology), who will discuss the role of the church and advocacy on national issues.

The program, entitled “Constructing the Dream: Civil Society and the Role of Government,” runs from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 7:50 p.m. in Hoover 105. The university community is invited to attend.

Alumna and author Dawn Herzog Jewell will be on the Newberg campus on Monday, Feb. 16, to talk about her work helping victims of sex trafficking. She will be speaking in chapel at 10:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium and host a book signing at 11:45 a.m. in the University Bookstore. She is the author of Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom.

Herzog Jewell’s chapel talk will weave the stories of individual victims of sexual exploitation with an examination of the realities that got them there in North America and overseas. She also will highlight ministries that are reaching one life at a time through prayerful visits to strip-clubs, bars and seedy streets.

George Fox student designers will showcase their fashion creations on a runway in the west end of the Student Union Building dining hall at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Dress is business casual, and there is no admission fee (donations welcome).