The Daily Bruin

Attention seniors planning on graduate school:

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation established to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. 

To fulfill its mission, the Foundation identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character who have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities. 

The Foundation awards scholarships that total as much as $50,000 per year, and receives approximately 1,000 nominations for each program, making them among the largest and most competitive scholarships in the country. 

To apply, contact Paul Otto, University Fellowship Advisor, 554-2676.  Deadline: Feb. 1

Need help with math homework?

Starting Monday, Jan. 14, the Math Lab will be open Sunday through Thursday 7:00-10:00pm in Lemmons 15. 

Come with questions and we will do our best to help!

Contact Kimberly Cullen at kcullen04@georgefox.edu for more information.

The spring Assassins game will include anyone from George Fox University.  It is open to the entire campus.

The game will begin Monday, Jan. 28.

Go to the facebook group “Assassins Spring 2008” to find out more and to join the game.  Everyone must join the facebook group by Friday, Jan. 25 to participate.

Contact Chadbourne Lovegren at clovegren06@georgefox.edu for more information.

Multicultural Services will host a trip to Portland State University to hear civil rights pioneer Marian Wright Edelman on Thursday, Jan. 17. A van will leave the Stevens Center parking lot in Newberg at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. lecture, held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans her entire professional life. She began her career in the mid-’60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss. In 1968, she was counsel for the Poor People’s Campaign that King began organizing before his death.

General admission is $10 per person; it is free for those with a valid student ID. For more information, contact Burel Ford (Multicultural Services) via e-mail or at ext. 2318.

Multicultural Services will host a Faith and Film event featuring the movie Amazing Grace, based on the inspiring true life story of British antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce.

The film will be shown 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in Hoover 105.

It’s the age of the Great British Empire and Wilberforce is a newcomer to the world of politics. He must learn to operate in a world of skillful deception and cunning one-upmanship in order to attain his goal: the abolition of the slave trade.

Do you use a portable electric heater in your dorm room or apartment? Please don’t be a fire hazard to yourself or your roommates. Be sure to follow all the directions included with the heater. Keep all combustible material three feet away from the heater and always turn it off when you leave.

– Plant Services

We want to know how we’re doing!  What do you think of your student newspaper so far this year?  What did you like or dislike?  What kind of things should we include in future issues? 

The Crescent is your newspaper, so let us know what you think.  Email us at crescent@georgefox.edu.

In addition, the Crescent is looking for people with something to say.  Whether or not you’re a Writing/Lit major, you can share your thoughts and opinion with the campus.  The Crescent accepts article submissions, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor at crescent@georgefox.edu from students, faculty, and staff.

If you’re looking for a way to be more involved with the paper, The Crescent is also seeking freelance writers who we can call upon to write on predetermined subjects throughout the semester.  This can be a great opportunity to add to a portfolio or work on your craft.

Missions Week is scheduled Jan. 14-16. Dr. Samuel Kamaleson, vice-president-at-large of World Vision and co-founder of Friends Prayer Band of India, will be speaking in chapel Monday and Wednesday. He also will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hoover 105 and host a talkback lunch at noon Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Cap and Gown Room.

Chris Lahr from Mission Year will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Hoover 105. Also, join Chris for lunch Tuesday at noon in the Bruin Den.

This is a reminder that Friday, Jan. 11, is the last day to return books at the University Store’s textbook annex, unless you are dropping a class. You must have a receipt for proof of purchase. It’s also the last day to use the price-matching program.

Bookstore hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, this week and next. The next Saturday opening will be Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Interested in performing in the Chamber Singers or Vocal Jazz Ensemble?

Please attend an informational meeting this Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 2:40-3:30 p.m. We’ll be meeting in Ross 208.

Questions? Please contact Chelsea Walker at cwalker04@georgefox.edu.

The Health and Counseling Center still has flu vaccine available. Call ext. 2340 and make an appointment if you would like a flu shot. Flu shots are free with Pioneer Insurance, $1.50 for students with university health insurance, and $15 with any other type of insurance.

You are invited to an opening reception for “Legacy: Ceramic works from prominent Northwest artists and their collections” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, in Minthorne Gallery (Hoover). The collection of ceramic artwork includes priceless historical artifacts as well as works from internationally prominent contemporary artists. The exhibit runs through Feb. 1.

Did one of your parents or grandparents attend George Fox?
 
If so, and you will be a traditional undergraduate student for the entire 2008-09 academic year, you may be qualified to apply for the George Fox Alumni Association Scholarship Program.  Each year, the George Fox Alumni Association awards 16 scholarships to current students who are direct descendants (children or grandchildren) of George Fox alumni.  In total, the GFU Alumni Association will award $17,000 to students for the 2008-09 academic year.
 
To learn more about the program and to get an application click on the following link: http://www.georgefox.edu/alumni/programs/UpperclassmenScholarshipApplication2008.pdf

Applications are due in Alumni Relations by 5:00pm, Friday, February 1.
 
Please contact Robby Larson, director of alumni relations, at rlarson@georgefox.edu with any questions. 

Are you interested in singing in one of George Fox University’s chorale ensembles?

We are currently seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our Men’s Chorale, Women’s Chorale, and Concert Choir. Students at all skill levels are welcomed and encouraged to participate.

Please contact Debbie Hawblitzel, performing arts secretary, for further information at extension 2620.

Interested in being a Resident Assistant (RA) or Assistant Area Coordinator (AAC) next year? 

Come to an informational meeting Wednesday, January 9 at 8:30pm in Hoover 105.

All application materials are due to the Student Life Office by Friday, January 18. 

Application materials can be found online at
http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/student_life/residence/leadership/

Please note the following important dates as some of them have been changed:

AAC applicants will receive an email informing them of their status on Friday, January 18.
RA applicants will receive an email informing them of their status on Tuesday, January 22.

AAC Individual Interviews – Tuesday, January 22 and Wednesday, January 23
RA Individual Interviews – Thursday, January 24 through Friday, February 8
Group Interviews – Sunday, February 10 and Monday, February 11 from 6:00-9:00pm

SCORR is the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation held at Bioloa University from Feb. 8 to 10.

During this enlightening conference,we will be able to dive in to honest discussion with other Christian College students, tackling the race issue, while also having some “unrelated” fun with them as well!

The cost is $350.

If this interests you, you must contact Burel Ford at bford@georgefox.edu no later than Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Check out studentlife.biola.edu/diversity/scorr/ for more details.

Spring theatre general auditions for “As it is in Heaven” will be held Saturday, January 12 from noon-4:00pm in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Bring a 90 second dramatic monologue to your audition. One can be provided at the audition if you don’t bring one with you.

Cast consists of 9 women

Sign up on the door to the arts office located on the first floor of Ross.

Scoop up the savings at the University Bookstore during its New Year Sale!

Save 10% on all general supplies and art product. (Does not include computer products.) Sale ends Friday, January 18.

Elvis has returned and Bon Appetit will be celebrating his birthday in its very own Heartbreak Hotel – Klages Dining Room – from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8. If you’ve never had a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich – an Elvis favorite – this is your chance. Non-board students, staff, and faculty pay $7.75 at the door.

This is a reminder about the price-matching program the University Store offers on textbooks during the first week of classes each semester. Take your printed information to the textbook annex in the basement of the library between Jan. 7-11. The guidelines:

• The price-matching program runs during the first week of each semester only.
• The online price must include shipping cost.
• Book must be in stock and state they are available for shipment.
• ISBN’s must match (we can only match a price on identical items).
• Pricing can only be compared new to new and used to used. Used online prices cannot be compared with new bookstore prices.
• We can only match pricing with online stores, not clubs like Books-a-Million or auction sites like eBay or half.com.
• Only United States-based online stores