The Daily Bruin

Almost 50% of Americans have high blood pressure. The DASH diet is a science-supported diet that can help to reduce one’s blood pressure. In addition, people who follow a DASH diet experience improvements in weight and lipid levels, and have a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.

On Monday, May 15, the School of Physical Therapy will host an educational session at which participants can sample four DASH dishes and be entered to win one of three DASH cookbooks. The free 6 p.m. session in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd.) is limited to 30 participants and is open to the public.

To participate, email Jason Brumitt at jbrumitt@georgefox.edu.

Have any plates or silverware in your dorm kitchens, dorm rooms or offices? Please return them to Canyon Commons before the end of the school year. This helps keep costs down; we want purchasing to go toward your food, not plates!

Contact Katie Anderson at andersonk@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

The American Academy of Religion (Pacific Northwest Region) will host its meetings on the George Fox campus the weekend of Friday, May 19, to Sunday, May 21. Several of our faculty are presenting; all are welcome to attend. If interested in joining us, please register here.

Contact Paul Anderson at panderso@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

All Bon Appetit locations have updated hours during finals week. Canyon Commons and the Bridge Café will have normal hours Monday through Thursday. On Friday, April 28, the Bridge Café will close at 2 p.m.

Canyon Commons will have the following hours:

• Friday, April 28
  • Breakfast: 7 to 10 a.m.
  • Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Dinner: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 29
  • Brunch: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The Maker’s Market will be open while supplies last. Once our stock dwindles we will close. Please see georgefox.cafebonappetit.com for the most up-to-date information on our hours.

Please consider donating any usable kitchenware or unopened food items to the Bruin Community Pantry as you prepare to move for the summer.

Also, if you have flex points left over from your meal plan, you can work with Bon Appetit to purchase food items from the Maker’s Market or the Bridge Café and donate them to the food bank’s Grab & Go section.

Your donations can be dropped off at the food bank (Roberts 109) during the hours of operation through Friday, April 28.

• Monday: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 1 to 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 8 to 10 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3:30 to 6 p.m.
• Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m., 5 to 6 p.m.
• Friday: Noon to 5 p.m.

Please contact Jere Witherspoon at jwitherspoon@georgefox.edu if you have any questions.

We are privileged to welcome guitarist Doyle Dykes in concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in Wood-Mar Auditorium.

Dykes is arguably the most gifted fingerstyle guitarist alive today, and he has dedicated himself and his gifts to the Lord, blending Scripture and inspirational stories into his playing. You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with him.

In addition to his evening performance, Dykes will be hosting a guitar clinic Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. in Ross 208. To reserve a spot, contact Emma Rieth at erieth@georgefox.edu.

These events are both free and open to the public.

At the end of every school year, many students have good, reusable items that they don’t want to take home. These items often include clothing, blankets, kitchen supplies, small appliances, room decorations, small furniture, etc.

In an effort to keep the dumpsters from overflowing and to be better stewards of resources, Phase 2 was initiated. We are happy to receive reusable items that students do not want to take home, starting today and going through Sunday, April 30. The gathered items will be donated to different organizations in the local area.

Collection barrels will only be placed in dorm lobbies across campus. There will also be a drop-off location at Plant Services (#59 on the campus map) during normal business hours, in or near the receiving bay located to the left of the main entrance. Look for and use these barrels as you prepare to leave the campus. Please place donated items in bags inside the barrels.

We do not accept:

• Trash
• Damaged, broken, or dirty items
• Undergarments or socks
• Items bigger than the barrel
• Liquids
• Chemicals (may be placed in a box or bag next to the barrels)
• Food: Take sealed, unexpired food to the Bruin Community Pantry in Roberts

There will also be a few extra-large dumpsters for trash located on campus. By law, computers, monitors, and TVs cannot go into the trash. They can be placed beside the barrels; please note if they are broken.

Contact Rob Leslie at rleslie@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Interested in teaching a GroupX class with University Recreation in the 2023-24 academic year? Fill out this application.

University Recreation (UREC) GroupX instructors are responsible for teaching group fitness classes that benefit the George Fox community by giving participants skills and experiences that further them toward their overall health goals, facilitating community-building among participants, and providing safe and welcoming classes for all participants. Prior certification and experience is not required, though it is preferred.

Questions? Email Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu.

Do you like to be entertained and support your friends? The Fox Film Festival is your event!

Come join us for a night of friends, fun and films. There are two nights of the festival, and the same films will be shown at each. Tomorrow (Saturday), we’ll host an awards ceremony following the viewings.

Here is the schedule:

• Friday, April 21, 4 p.m.
  Cameo Theatre
  $5/one ticket
  $8/two tickets
• Saturday, April 22, 7 p.m.
  Bauman Auditorium
  Free admission
  Awards ceremony to follow

Our cinematic arts students have been hard at work all year creating short films through a variety of courses. There are several categories the films fall under, including Live Action Film, Animated Film, Fresh Film (from first-year students), Narrative, and Documentary/Non-Fiction.

Come out on one or both of the nights to support your fellow Bruins on our last weekend of the semester. If you have any questions, please reach out to Alex Chung (achung@georgefox.edu) or Amber Abrams (aabrams20@georgefox.edu). Can’t wait to see you all there!

Please join us for a research poster presentation and interact with sociology students this Tuesday, April 25, from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. in the EHS atrium. You can join at any time during that period. Enjoy light refreshments while browsing research posters that interest you.

Following is the list of presentations:

• Grace Anderson: “Go or Not to Go: Church Attendance Among George Fox Undergraduate Students”
• Chandler Camba and Gabriel Lachenmeier: “Identity Transformation During Recovery: The Case of Addicts in Newberg, Oregon”
• Melissa Galan and Citlalli Lopez-Bramasco: “Experiencing ‘Ring by Spring’ between White and Non-White Couples at George Fox University”
• Ruth Muñoz: “Intersectional Identity Reconstruction: The Case of Afghan Refugee Women in Beaverton, Oregon”
• Andrea Vazquez: “The Educational Experience of Students of Color at George Fox University”

Contact Young-IL Kim at ykim@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Join us for the Spring EXPO featuring capstone projects for engineering and computer science students in the Klages Maker Hub today (Friday) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Talk with student designers and see the cool projects they’ve been working on all year!

Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Looking for your next good book to read, but trying to save money? We’ve got just the thing for you! After our full shelves were cleared out in December, they’ve filled back up with new donations!

Make your way over to Minthorn, follow the fabulous carpet up to the third-floor hallway, and take your pick from our shelves of free books and journals. Your next favorite might be waiting for you!

Books have been lovingly donated by the esteemed faculty of the Department of Language & Literature and other thought leaders in our Minthorn midst. Happy finals, happy summer, and happy reading!

Contact Sarah Taylor at taylors@georgefox.edu with any questions.

If you haven’t been able to make it out to the galleries to view the senior exhibitions, tonight is a great opportunity to enjoy and celebrate the work of these students!

The closing reception, including snacks and drinks, is happening across all three exhibiting galleries from 5 to 7 p.m. Students will be available at their spaces for further conversation and questions.

The Chehalem Cultural Center is also opening a few other exhibitions in their other galleries and will be having short introductions by all the artists at 6 p.m. So, take a stroll from campus over to the center to continue the party and see the new work on display in the community!

Contact Chandler Brutscher at cbrutscher@georgefox.edu or Seth Van Der Eems at svandereems@georgefox.edu with any questions.

Unfortunately, there was an error with the Intramural Sports Survey, and most of the emails of those who have taken the survey so far were not collected.

Please edit your survey submission with this link and add your email to be entered to collect your rental center voucher and potentially win a $50 Amazon gift card. Edits must be completed by tonight (Friday) at midnight to be eligible for a prize.

Rental center vouchers can be picked up at the front desk anytime during Hadlock’s hours of operation, starting Monday and throughout finals week. The winner of the $50 Amazon gift card will be announced on Monday, April 24!

Questions? Contact Angel Glockling at aglockling@georgefox.edu.

Dylan Irons, PhD, of Vanderbilt University will present his research on “Political Economy of Forced Migration” this Monday, April 24, at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 104, as part of his candidacy for the politics professorship.

On Tuesday, April 25, Aaron Stuvland, PhD, of George Mason University, Fairfax, will present his research in “Exploring Populism in Western Democracies” at 1 p.m. in Ross 140, as part of his candidacy for the politics professorship.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Contact Phyllis Hartle at hartlep@georgefox.edu if you have questions.

The Maker Hub’s Router Table is not a table full of Wi-Fi routers. Rather than managing internet connection, the SawStop Router Table in the Maker Hub’s wood shop can be used to make custom moldings and slots in workpieces.

Router tables are extremely versatile in the types of cuts they can perform. Holes and channels of varying depths and nearly limitless shapes can be cut. The router table can also use special bits to cut bevels and chamfers along the edges of a workpiece. Check out this video to see how it works, and visit the Maker Hub’s wiki page for more information.

The Maker Hub exists as a resource and creative outlet for the entire George Fox community (yes, including non-engineers!). We are looking for student aces. A student ace is simply an expert on a piece of equipment who helps train other students on the usage of that equipment and gains extra privileges within the Maker Hub.

Please email makerhub@georgefox.edu if you would like to get connected or have any questions.

Join the Swing Dance Club and the Jazz Ensemble tomorrow night (Saturday) for our Live Jazz Dance! No prior experience is necessary. We’ll teach you everything you need to know to have a fun time.

The basic lesson will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m., which will cover the fundamentals of East Coast swing dancing. The Jazz Ensemble will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m., so you can dance the night away!

This event is for George Fox students, but you may also bring family/friends along with you. Employees are welcome if they bring their own partner.

Questions? Reach out to the club’s co-president, Mark Berglin, at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

Join us for the Fencing Club’s end-of-year saber tournament!

We will be meeting in Hadlock’s large fitness studio from 5 to 6 p.m. today (Friday). Swing by for some fast-paced action and the thrill of competition! We will not be teaching any fencing lessons today in order to leave room for the tournament. If you wish to participate, some amount of prior fencing experience is required.

Questions? Reach out to the club’s president, Mark Berglin, at mberglin19@georgefox.edu.

There are just a few spots left! Come by to get a massage from a Doctor of Physical Therapy student today (Friday).

Our mission is to improve our community’s health by offering discounted massages to students and employees ($20) and community members ($25). We are offering 25-minute massages today from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building (448 Werth Blvd.).

Your contribution will help fund our medical service trip to Uganda in May. Donations and tips are also welcome; there will be a tip jar on site. You can register for your massage using this Google Form.

Questions? Please email Taylor at tkopecky21@georgefox.edu.

Hello! It has been a great semester for the Chess Club, but as finals near and the year draws to an end so too must the first year of club meetings. There will be no more Chess Club meetings for the rest of the year.

We look forward to great things next year!

If you are interested in joining the club next year, reach out to Kiernen McTaggart at kmctaggart22@georgefox.edu.