The Daily Bruin

APPLY FOR 2008-2009 SCHOLARSHIPS NOW!

Who: All undergraduate students that are planning to return to GFU in the Fall 2008.
What: Scholarship Application is online through your BruinData account.
When: Apply between now and 8:00 am, Wednesday, February 1st!
Where: Go to Bruindata. Click on the “My Data” tab, then on the “Scholarship Application” link.

Don’t forget to write and submit your essay with your application!

The Fitness Center will be closed Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5-6. It will reopen Monday, Jan. 7, at 6 a.m.

Friday., Jan. 4 – Women’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, 6 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. Pacific Lutheran, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 5 – Women’s basketball vs. Puget Sound, 6 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. Puget Sound, 8 p.m.

All games will be played in Miller Gym in the Wheeler Sports Center.

Welcome back, Students!

If your housing has changed from one side of the campus to another, or off-campus, you will need to change your parking permit.

Please scrape off your old permit with a single-edge razor blade and bring it to the Security office between 7am and 3pm M-F to exchange it for the correct permit for your new housing status.

Likewise, if you changed cars over break, bring in your previous permit in person. We will exchange it for a new one for your new vehicle and update your registration.

If you are bringing a car to campus for the first time, and were previously registered as NO CAR, please enter the pertinent data on the vehicle registration link on Bruindata.

A parking permit will be charged to your account and sent to you via campus mail. You will need to sign for it like a package at the main Post Office by the track once it has been issued.

Please don’t hesitate to call us at ext. 2090 between 7am and 3pm M-F if you have any questions.

The city of Newberg is planning another Community Emergency Response Team training program. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in taking this series of training classes, beginning in February and ending in April, please plan on attending an introductory one-hour orientation/discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Newberg Fire Department – Springbrook Station (3100 Middlebrook).

The meeting will introduce the CERT program, confirm that at least 10 students are interested, and decide on what days/evenings the 10-class sessions will be conducted. For more information, contact City of Newberg Emergency Manager Roger Gano at 503-554-7706.

Students who qualify for exemption from the ‘Spiritual Formation Program’ must apply for this exemption each semester.

The Spiritual Formation Exemption Form must be submitted to the Student Life Office within the first two weeks of the semester. Please submit all the documents required at one time.

Please refer to the Student Handbook for more information about the Spiritual Formation program.

Questions can be directed to Jere Witherspoon in the Student Life Office.

Undergraduate students have until Friday, January 18 to finalize any changes to meal plans.

This deadline coincides with the ‘add/drop’ deadline.

Students will not be allowed to make any changes to their meal plans after this day.

Please go to the Student Life Website for more information about meal plans.

IMPORTANT:

If you are a dependent student planning to marry in 2008 and have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree, please make an appointment with your Financial Aid Counselor before you file your FAFSA. She will help you determine when it is best for you to file.

Please be aware that you cannot change your dependency status due to getting married so it is important to take a few minutes in Student Financial Services to be able to make an informed decision.

Following is your Financial Aid Counselor contact information:

Chris Schlarbaum
Last name beginning with A-G
cschlarbaum@georgefox.edu
503-554-2234

Susan Hampton
Last name beginning H-O
shampton@georgefox.edu
503-554-2294

Terri Crawford
Last name beginning with P-Z
tcrawford@georgefox.edu
503-554-2231

All undergraduate students are required to confirm enrollment before classes begin each semester. Returning students can confirm online via the My Data tab in Bruindata starting Jan.2, 2008, through 5 p.m., Jan. 6, 2008. Returning undergraduates who do not complete this process online must do so in person at the Stevens Center from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, January 6.New students will be required to confirm in person on January 6, 2008, as listed on the orientation schedule.Suggested times for in-person confirmation:

A-G: 2-3 p.m.

Ever wonder about racial issues?

Or how to deal with them as a part of God’s kingdom?

On our journey together to build the Kingdom of God, we encounter many challenges in understanding ourselves and our society. SCORR is the Student Congress On Racial Reconciliation held at Biola 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, please contact Burel Ford at bford@georgefox.edu by Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008.

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

Miller Gymnasium will be completely closed from Thursday, Dec. 20, through Wednesday, Dec. 26, for painting.

The University Bookstore will host a price-matching program during the first week of classes, Jan. 7-11. Price matching is held at the textbook annex in the basement of the library. Here are the details:

Price-Match Program Guidelines

• 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.

• The store only can 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

The University Store will be receiving large shipments of textbooks during the next three weeks. Please do not park in the library loading dock or along the service road (between the tennis courts and Edwards dorm), as trucks need the space to back into the dock. We are sometimes charged extra fees if trucks are not able to use the loading dock or are delayed by us having to find drivers to move their vehicles. Thanks for your help with this during our busy time.

– University Store

The Bruin Den will be open through Thursday, Dec. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The grill will close at 1 p.m. each day.

The Bruin Den will close on Friday, Dec. 21, and will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 9:30 a.m. Both the Bruin Den and Villa Cafe will resume regular schedules on Jan. 7.

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. St. Martin’s, Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.

A senior capstone business project, Clean Sweep, is available for employees and students. The cleaning service will arrive with two crew members and all supplies needed to clean your home. The rate for the two-person cleaning team is $30 an hour. Services will include but are not limited to dusting, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning showers, cleaning toilets, wiping counters, dusting cobwebs, emptying trash bins, cleaning appliances, and cleaning windows. Customize the cleaning you want for your home.

Half of proceeds will be contributed to the Patrick Kibler Memorial fund. Contact the service at georgefoxcleansweep@gmail.com or call Kelsey at 503-991-1292.

The Moran Family would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the administration, faculty, and student body of George Fox University for all the wonderful help and support that was so freely given in our time of great sorrow.

All of the kind words and deeds that were done on Cara’s behalf will be remembered for the rest of our lives.

Our best wishes and gratitude to a special group of people,
“Cara’s Loving Grandparents”
Butch & Darla Moran

Beginning Monday, Dec. 17, stop by the Pennington House to purchase the poinsettias used for the midyear graduation ceremony.

• Large (two stem): $6 each; pink and white available

• Small (one stem): $3 each; red and white available

Contact Vickie Timmons (University Relations) via e-mail or at ext. 2131 for more information. While supplies last.

IMPORTANT…

If you are a dependent student planning to marry in 2008 and have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree, please make an appointment with your Financial Aid Counselor before you file your FAFSA.  She will help you determine when it is best for you to file. 

Please be aware that you cannot change your dependency status due to getting married so it is important to take a few minutes in Student Financial Services to be able to make an informed decision.

Following is your Financial Aid Counselor contact information:

Chris Schlarbaum
Last name beginning with A-G
cschlarbaum@georgefox.edu
503-554-2234

Susan Hampton
Last name beginning H-O
shampton@georgefox.edu
503-554-2294

Terri Crawford
Last name beginning with P-Z
tcrawford@georgefox.edu
503-554-2231

Following are Fitness Center hours for the Christmas break:

Monday, Dec. 17: 9–11 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19: 9–11 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 21: 9–11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: 10 a.m. – noon
Sunday, Dec. 23: noon – 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24: 10 a.m. – noon
Christmas Day: Closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26: 10 a.m. – noon
Thursday, Dec. 27: 6–7 a.m. (work day)
Friday, Dec. 28: 6–7 a.m. (work day)
Saturday, Dec. 29: 10 a.m. – noon
Sunday, Dec. 30: noon – 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31: 10 a.m. – noon
Tuesday, Jan. 1: 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, Jan. 2: 6–7 a.m.; 9 – 11 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3: 6–7 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 4: 6–7 a.m.; 9–11 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5: 10 a.m. – noon
Sunday, Jan. 6: noon–2 p.m.