The Daily Bruin

The nursing serve trip team going to Kenya in June of 2018 is hosting fundraisers during six home basketball games! During the women’s and men’s games we will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts and raffle tickets, announcing at least one winner for the raffle during each game! The winners do not have to be present to win; we just need their contact info.

The prizes are as follows:

• Three pairs of premium movie tickets to Cinetopia
• One $25 gift card to Regal Cinemas
• Two $25 gift cards to American Eagle
• One $50 gift card to Dutch Bros
• Two Dutch Bros gift baskets (valued at $25 each)

That’s nine chances to win! Tickets will be sold at $5 for 10 tickets. That’s only 50 cents per ticket! The tickets will be kept in the prize pool until the very last prize is given away.

Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Interested in learning more about political science and foreign affairs? WorldOregon and Portland State University invite you to attend the Great Decisions 2018 lecture series, beginning this Friday, Jan. 19, at noon. Ambassador Kenneth J. Fairfax, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan and former director of nuclear materials security at the U.S. National Security Council, will be discussing Russia’s foreign policy.

The lecture will take place in Portland State University’s Academic and Student Rec. Center, Room 001, at 1800 S.W. 6th Ave., in Portland. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, contact Tim DuRoche at timd@worldoregon.org.

If you are looking for a break this Saturday, come join us for some swing dancing in the FoxHole! The Coast to Coast swing dance club is hosting dancing from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Bring your friends and your dancing shoes. All levels of dancers are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Contact Justin Chang (jchang15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

The George Fox theatre department opens Ellen McLaughlin’s drama Tongue of a Bird next week. Come join us for this thought-provoking show (note: the production does have mature themes).

Student tickets are free both Thursdays, Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. Bring your student ID to the door. Employees are provided with one complimentary ticket for any of the shows.

The show runs in Wood-Mar Auditorium Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 1-3 at 7:30 p.m., and will also include a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Feb. 4. Reserve your seat online and bring your George Fox ID with you to show at the door. You may also purchase additional tickets online. Tickets are also available for pick-up at the box office in the Bruin Store (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

For more information, visit this page. See you at the show!

Come join us for our annual “Kingdom Come Week” as we host the university’s Ministry Expo tomorrow (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the EHS Atrium. You can enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

We’ll be hosting individuals who are doing incredible work for God’s kingdom, both around the world and right here at home. They are involved in countless professions, ranging from aviation to education, and are eager to meet with our students! This will be a fantastic opportunity to network with people in the field and to land an internship or service opportunity for the summer (or even just to ask questions and hear some cool stories).

Feel free to stop by any time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. and bring your friends. A raffle will be held for those who attend. You won’t want to miss it!

Organizations that will be in attendance include (but are not limited to):

• Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
• Frontiers USA
• Mission Year
• Show Mercy International
• Open Arms International
• ISI Campus Ministries
• InterAct Ministries
• One Challenge International
• Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Josiah Venture
• Lahash International
• Every Child
• Love Inc, Newberg
• Home PDX

Questions? Contact Shea Krevi (skrevi15@georgefox.edu).

Are you a guy who loves to sing? Come and audition for George Fox’s a cappella group, Quakers and Notes (QAN for short)!

Auditions are in Ross 221 tomorrow (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 19, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., so choose whichever day works best. Come prepared with a 30-second “demo” of a song of your choice to sing for us. We can’t wait to see you there!

To sign up for either Thursday or Friday, claim a time slot on this Google spreadsheet. If you have any questions, contact Alexa Aldridge at aaldridge15@georgefox.edu or Brent Townley at btownley15@georgefox.edu.

Fellow film geeks! Want to help put on the annual Fox Film Festival? Come to the meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 9 p.m. in Lemmons 4. Anyone interested in helping out is welcome!

Contact Julia Sutter (jsutter16@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Looking for a job in Newberg this summer? The financial aid office is currently hiring for a part-time work-study position that will transition to full time in the summer. Apply on Handshake today!

Questions? Contact Jordan Nelson at jnelson@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2297.

Night to Shine is less than a month away (Friday, Feb. 9)! Night to Shine is a prom for those with special needs. The night is complete with a red carpet entrance, limo rides, karaoke, dinner, hair and makeup, shoe shinning, and lots of dancing!

We are still in need of buddies to help our special guests have the ultimate prom experience. If you would like to sign up or have questions, visit this link or email Katlyn Kronschnabl at katlyn@newbergcc.org.

Do you want to make a positive difference in the world? Many times it is difficult to know how. Learn from and serve alongside organizations and communities who are working toward positive change.

It’s not too late to sign up for a Service & Immersion Trip over spring break (March 24-31). Opportunities include:

• Urban Impact – Seattle
• Flying H Ranch – Yakima, Washington
• Camp Attitude – Foster, Oregon
• Mending Wings – Yakama Indian Reservation, Washington
• World Relief & Global Immersion Project,- California and Mexico
• Home PDX – Portland, Oregon

For more information, go to georgefox.edu/spiltrips. Note: All deadlines have been extended through the month of January.

We excited to be diving back into Daniel tonight (Wednesday) in Vespers. We will be talking about the first chapter of Daniel; get ready to be enlightened.

We hope to see you at 7 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium for a wonderful time of worship and teaching. Come rest in God’s presence.

There is something about music that creates community! If you would like to perform in a spring student concert, please fill out this Google Form! All forms are due today (Wednesday) by noon.

Tryouts are set from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Klages 232. Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

We are looking for individuals who are willing to share their experience with battling depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or have lost a loved one to suicide. We, as George Fox film students, are producing a music video for an upcoming project to help communicate a cause that we care deeply about.

The goal of the film is to show others that we are not alone in our struggles, so we are looking for as many stories as possible that we can share. Filming will take place the weekends of Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 23-25, with exact times TBD.

For more information, please contact Gina Dodds at gdodds15@georgefox.edu.

Join us in chapel this morning (Tuesday) as we start our new series studying “Vocation & the New Testament” with special guests the Canales Brothers. You will not want to miss it!

See you at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman for a time of worship and teaching!

Library study rooms are now available for instant booking! Forget to book a room before the day you need it? Not a problem! Look for an open time slot on the online booking calendar, book the room instantly from your mobile device, and walk right in!

If you are in the library and find an open room, be sure to book it before going in to make sure you can keep it!

Book a study room in three simple steps:

1. Visit the booking calendar to see today’s confirmed bookings and open time slots. Book Murdock Learning Resource Center rooms here and Portland Center library rooms at this link.
2. Click the boxes for the room and time slots you want (up to four hours).
3. Scroll, fill out the form and click “Submit my Booking.”

Room Use Policy and FAQs can be viewed on this page. Questions? Email library@georgefox.edu.

The Veterans United Association will be meeting for our first bimonthly prayer gathering at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday). We will be meeting in the side room of the ASC office in the Bruin Den. Please join us as we gather to pray for one another and for our community.

Contact Spencer Caraballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Don’t forget to join the Fencing Club tonight (Tuesday) as we host our first duels of the semester. Everyone is welcome to come out on Tuesday nights to the Wheeler Dance Studio between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Remember, all equipment is provided and no experience needed!

Contact MaKenna Hickey (mhickey14@georgefox.edu) for more information.

“Trigger” is a hot-button word these days. How should we address a difficult topic when it is a source of pain for some? Or are we being too sensitive? The temptation is to avoid the subject matter or to forge ahead regardless of how others feel, but is there a better way?

Join us at Matheteis tonight (Tuesday) as we discuss the implications of trauma-informed discussions and its challenges. The title of our session is “Survivors or Snowflakes: Critical Conversations in an Age of Trauma.” We’ll be meeting at 8:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons 201. All are welcome!

Contact Brianna Martin-Ortega (bmartinortega16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The nursing serve trip team going to Kenya in June of 2018 is hosting fundraisers during six home basketball games! During the women’s and men’s games we will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts and raffle tickets, announcing at least one winner for the raffle during each game! The winners do not have to be present to win; we just need their contact info.

The prizes are as follows:

• Three pairs of premium movie tickets to Cinetopia
• One $25 gift card to Regal Cinemas
• Two $25 gift cards to American Eagle
• One $50 gift card to Dutch Bros
• Two Dutch Bros gift baskets (valued at $25 each)

That’s nine chances to win! Tickets will be sold at $5 for 10 tickets. That’s only 50 cents per ticket! The tickets will be kept in the prize pool until the very last prize is given away.

Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

There is something about music that creates community! If you would like to perform in a spring student concert, please fill out this Google Form! All forms are due by noon on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Tryouts are set from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in Klages 232. Contact Alaina Hill (asc@georgefox.edu) with any questions.