The Daily Bruin

A new art exhibition, titled “Turnabout”, is coming to Minthorne Gallery! This exhibition, featuring work from Iranian artist Soheila Azadi, will begin with an artist talk at the Chehalem Art Center on Monday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m., followed by a reception in the Minthorne Gallery at 7 p.m.

The exhibition will be available for viewing until Thursday, Dec. 5.

“Turnabout”, inspired by the artist’s experience growing up Muslim in Iran, aims to blur gender binaries. Azadi uses different media to challenge ways in which gender and religion intersect.

Azadi is an interdisciplinary visual artist, writer, educator, and a mother based in Portland and Iran. Her use of fabric in her works is deployed critically and sensually to amplify customs that serve to classify, separate, oppress, and potentially / unknowingly liberates those obfuscated by such a tradition.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Salzman at jsalzman@georgefox.edu.

Come to “HAWlloween” trick-or-treat in Houses and Apartments West tonight (Thursday) between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.! There will be candy at the houses and apartments marked with glowing balloons for trick-or-treating students and community members.

Questions? Contact Cara Vincent at cvincent16@georgefox.edu.

The IDEA Center offers LinkedIn headshots every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. All the photos are free, and you can take as many photos as you need.

Employees are invited to take advantage of this service as well.

Questions? Contact Michael Mercado-Smith at mmercadosmith16@georgefox.edu.

The Photography Club is meeting next Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in Lemmons 4. Come learn what the club is about and what we hope to accomplish! There will be pizza for everyone to enjoy.

Questions? Contact Xylia Rehling at xrehling17@georgefox.edu.

Students in an entrepreneurship class are trying to develop a parking monitoring system that commuters could view before coming to campus. This system would utilize Google Nest cameras to enable students to have a view of the parking lot before they arrive.

The goal of this service is to minimize the amount of time students spend looking for spots and minimize parking offenses. We would love for commuters to fill out this quick survey so that we can best meet your needs and make it as useful as we can for you.

Questions? Contact Kylie Smith at smithk17@georgefox.edu.

Disclaimer: These surveys are student generated and are not to be associated with any official research conducted by faculty and staff at George Fox University. Any views or opinions presented in these surveys are solely those of the students and do not represent those of George Fox University. The distribution of these surveys is a service provided to George Fox University students as they prepare their research required by the curriculum. Students are required to have department approval. Any questions about these surveys should be directed to the students associated with the survey in question.

Following is information on Thanksgiving deadlines for Accounts Payable. For check requests received by the finance department by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, the check will be ready on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

For check requests received between Monday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 27, the check will be ready on Friday, Dec. 6.

Questions? Contact Accounts Payable at accountspayable@georgefox.edu.

In order to promote a fun and positive environment around the Halloween and harvest party season, Student Life has a few tips on avoiding cultural appropriation in your costume choice:

• Avoid clothing that belongs to the traditions of a people group other than your own.
• Avoid anything that involves blackface, Native/Indigenous representation, etc.
• Ask yourself: Why do I want to wear this costume? Could my costume be misunderstood if I don’t understand its origin or cultural context? 
• Not sure what cultural appropriation is? Stop by the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) and ask Bryce or Jenny about it.

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Life office or the Intercultural Resource Center.

For check requests received by the finance department by Friday, Nov. 22, by 5 p.m., the check will be ready on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

For check requests received between Monday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 27, the check will be ready on Friday, Dec. 6.

Questions? Contact Melodee Powers at mpowers@georgefox.edu.

Seniors graduating this December are invited to celebrate at the Exodus Grad Fair in Canyon Commons 101-102 on Wednesday, Nov. 6, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Pick up your cap and gown and get checked out with university offices before you graduate. Plus, enjoy free snacks and raffle prizes! Learn more here.

Questions? Contact Audrey Lichten at alichten@georgefox.edu.

Want help with a paper? Looking for support on how to stay organized and study for tests?

Book an appointment with the Academic Resource Center (ARC) and finish the semester strong. Be sure to schedule early, because appointments fill up fast this time of year.

For some study tips before your ARC appointment, see this resource: 10 Rules of Good (and Bad) Studying.

Questions? Contact Julia James at jjames@georgefox.edu.

Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day to turn in your Bingo card for the Hadlock Wellness Bingo Challenge. We are giving away some great prizes, including gift cards to local businesses and free rental coupons.

Questions? Contact Rob Simpson at simpsonr@georgefox.edu.

At the bi-annual meeting of Yamhill Community Action Partnership, Jere Witherspoon learned why the food bank was unable to purchase needed items: tariffs and the good economy.

Very little hope was given that this would change soon. This is a call to action for everyone who has a yellow grocery bag!

The Bruin Community Pantry needs donations like:

• Pasta – other than spaghetti
• Tomato sauces
• One can meals – stews
• Boxed meals
• Alternative milk products
• Cereal – not individual oatmeal packets
• Grains
• Hearty soups
• Vegetables
• Beans – kidney, black, refried, white beans
• Gluten-free products – pasta

You can drop off your donations at the following locations:

• Bruin Store
• Stevens Center – Student Life office or Barbi Doran’s desk
• Roberts Center – during food bank’s open hours

We are also running low on the 100 bags that were initially put into play. If you have a bag, please fill it up and deliver it to one of the locations.

Contact Jere (jwithers@georgefox.edu) for more information.

A group of students is excited to announce the start of the George Fox Ping Pong Club! If you are interested in joining or learning more, fill out this Google sheet to let them know you are interested and to help them figure out what day works best for people to meet.

Questions? Contact Noah Fitzsimmons at nfitzsimmons17@georgefox.edu.

Why do Catholics place such an emphasis on the Virgin Mary? Come learn and discuss what Catholics think of Christ’s mother in Stevens 101 at 8 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 1. Snacks will be provided.

Questions? Contact Claire Pierce at cpierce16@georgefox.edu.

This Christmas break, Jan. 4-11, join a SpiL trip headed to Yosemite to work with World Renew on fire recovery from the 2015 fires. We will serve by doing creation care alongside the Forest Service, learn from those affected by the fires, and connect with God through his beautiful creation!

Applications will close this Friday, Nov. 1. For more information on SpIL trips and to sign up, click here. Questions? Contact spirituallife@georgefox.edu.

If you joined the National Society of Leadership and Success, here are some important dates for this semester!

The next speaker broadcast is Monday, Nov. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Stevens 207. If you aren’t able to attend that one, we have a make-up speaker broadcast on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Stevens 207. Both speaker broadcasts will be the same. You only need to attend one. 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach Kristi Welker, chapter advisor, by emailing NSLS@GeorgeFox.edu.

To celebrate the new season and the fast-approaching Halloween holiday, the student accounts office has a spooky special for you: Pay off your remaining fall balance in full by tomorrow (Oct. 31) and we’ll enter your name into a drawing to win a $31 gift card to Coffee Cottage. It doesn’t matter how big or small the balance is! If your balance is already paid, come by for a caramel apple pop.

In order to have your name entered into the drawing, you must either come to the student accounts office or call us at 503-554-3301 to confirm that your account has been paid in full. There is no minimum balance requirement! It can be $1.50 for a library fine, $25 for a parking fine, $100 for that parking permit, or the rest of your tuition balance.

To check your balance and make a payment:

• Log in to my.georgefox.edu
• Click the “Financial Account” tile
• Click “Account Balance”
• Click “Make a Payment”

Remember, if you choose the electronic check method you will avoid the service fee. This is a first-come, first-served event, so do it now before you forget.

Questions? Contact Jordan Moody at jmoody@georgefox.edu or Heidi Thomason at hthomaso@georgefox.edu.

Check out this week’s George Fox athletics home games:

• Women’s volleyball vs. Lewis and Clark College – Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Wheeler Sports Center
• Swimming vs. Whitworth – Friday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., Chehalem Parks and Recreation Aquatics Center
• Men’s soccer vs. University of Puget Sound – Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Austin Sports Complex
• Swimming vs. Whitman – Saturday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m., Chehalem Parks and Recreation Aquatics Center
• Men’s soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran University – Sunday, Nov. 3, noon, Austin Sports Complex

Questions? Visit the athletics website.

In order to promote a fun and positive environment around the Halloween and harvest party season, the student life office has a few tips on avoiding cultural appropriation in your costume choice:

• Avoid clothing that belongs to the traditions of a people group other than your own.
• Avoid anything that involves blackface, Native/Indigenous representation, etc.
• Ask yourself: Why do I want to wear this costume? Could my costume be misunderstood if I don’t understand its origin or cultural context? 
• Not sure what cultural appropriation is? Stop by the Intercultural Resource Center (IRC) and ask Bryce or Jenny about it.

If you have any questions, please contact the student life office or the Intercultural Resource Center.

All are invited to a special presentation, “Reflections on Dr. King and the Beloved Community,” this Thursday, Oct. 31, at 4:15 p.m. in Canyon Commons. This lecture on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be given by Scott Finnie, a professor at Eastern Washington University.

Finnie has been a faculty member in EWU’s Africana Education Program and history department since 1992 and currently serves as director of Africana studies and as director of race and cultural studies.

For more information, contact Missy Terry at 503-554-2101.