The Daily Bruin

Hello everyone! The Coast to Coast Swing Club will host a Halloween costume swing dance tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in Roberts Center 117. Our special guest instructor Jesse will be teaching blues and will also be the deejay for the evening with a themed play list.

Candy, apple cider and hot chocolate will be provided at the event. Please invite your friends and wear a costume; it will be a scream of a time!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michael Rooney (mrooney14@georgefox.edu).

George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice invites you to the Fall Justice Conference on Monday, Oct. 31, and Tuesday, Nov. 1. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.” Please join us as we hear from author and chief church engagement officer of Sojourners, Lisa Sharon Harper.

Lisa will share from her book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Shalom is what God declared. It is what the kingdom of God looks like. It is when all people have enough, and families are healed. Come hear about what we can do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities and our souls!

A university- and community-wide event will be held Monday, Oct. 31, in EHS 102 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Treats provided! Lisa will also speak in chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Her book will be available for purchase at both events.

Contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

If you are a veteran graduating in the fall of 2016 and would be interested in wearing a red, white and blue honor cord at commencement, please contact Sherri Moore at veterans@georgefox.edu. Please reply by Dec. 2.

Join us for a prayer meeting in the Prayer Chapel today (Friday) at 2 p.m.! We’ll be praying over our campus, our world and each other.

In addition, in the Prayer Chapel, there is a prayer request board. This Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., we will be meeting at the fire pit pavilion to pray over each prayer that has been pinned to the board. All are welcome to join us!

Join us for the next Liberal Arts and Critical Issues presentation of the semester this Monday, Oct. 31, when “Religious Pluralism in Indonesia” will be discussed in Hoover 105. The same presentation will be made from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Dwight Burton, a political science instructor at George Fox, and Monik Kadarmanto, a LACI instructor, will explore the history and context of religious pluralism in Indonesia and emphasize the value personal relationship and experience bring to building bridges across culture and religion.

The theme for this semester’s LACI series is “Islam and the West.” For more information, contact Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu.

Are you a student interested in being a part of tough conversations revolving around race, faith, and diversity? Do you enjoy discussions about intercultural communication and relationships? If this is you, then consider applying to be a Cultural Ambassador through the Intercultural Life office.

This unique student leadership opportunity is open only for six to 10 students who are seeking to be culturally engaged and who have a desire to see change take place on their own campus. The skills acquired through this intensive training are recognized as being indispensable in the workplace (of all fields). In addition to training with your peers on a weekly basis, students involved in Cultural Ambassadors will be attending the SCORR (Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation Conference) in the month of February, held at Biola University.

This is an enriching opportunity for all students, so do you want to be known as a Cultural Ambassador?

Applications will be open from Oct. 31 through Nov. 11.

For more information about becoming a Cultural Ambassador, please email Grace Packer at gpacker15@georgefox.edu.

Looking for some good deals and discounts on cool stuff? You’re in luck: Students and employees on the Newberg campus are eligible to receive the Bruin Card, a discount card you can use at 15 local businesses.

If you’ve received your Bruin Card, be sure to use the card as many times as you’d like until it expires on Aug. 31, 2017! Not only will you be getting great savings on your purchases, you’ll be supporting local businesses. Just show your card when you make your purchases.

Don’t have a Bruin Card yet? Pick up a card at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Stevens Center.

Paul Anderson will conduct a turning of the page session today (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.

You’re invited to audition for Ten! Ten! Ten!, a one-act play festival. Auditions for student-directed, 10-minute plays will be held the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sign up for a time slot on the theatre callboard in Lemmons! Theatre majors/minors should prepare a 90-second monologue. Monologues will be provided for non-majors to read from.

Callbacks will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 6:30 to 11 p.m.

We’d love to see you there! Contact Aliya Whitehill (awhitehill14@georgefox.edu) with questions.

Greetings Summoners! The university’s League of Legends Club is hosting a viewing party for the 2016 World Championship Finals tomorrow (Saturday) at 3:30 p.m.!

Don’t watch Worlds alone! Come join us as SKTelecom and Samsung Galaxy face off for the title of world champions! We will be in Hoover 211 and will have snacks, as well as three prizes which we will be giving away! We cannot wait to see you there!

Contact Skyler Rieke (srieke14@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Do you want to share a part of your cultural or ethnic heritage with the George Fox community? Then sign up for this year’s annual World’s Got Talent show!

We’re looking for students, employees and alumni who want to showcase their talents. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19, so please sign up by this Monday, Oct. 31. Click here to sign up for a time slot!

If you have any questions or want more information, contact Mikaela Smith (smithm16@georgefox.edu).

The Latinx Heritage Community (LHC) is looking for performers for the first Spoken Word event of the year. Submissions should be in by Sunday, Nov. 6. The theme is “Where I am from, and where I am going.”

The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, in Hoover 105. Contact Fatima Chacon (fchacon13@georgefox.edu) for more information.

All transfer students are invited to the Foxhole at 8 p.m. tomorrow night (Friday) for the Transfer Club’s first event. There will be hot cocoa, dessert and games!

Questions? Contact Sarah Tuemmler at stuemmler14@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in attending a professional health program after George Fox? Are you pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary, pre-physical therapy, pre-optometry or pre-pharmacy? Get informed on what it takes to get into a professional health program. The topics covered at a meeting today (Thursday) will include admission requirements, the application process and resources available to you at George Fox.

The meeting will take place in EHS 102 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu. If you are unable to attend but consider yourself a pre-professional health student, contact Vetta so that you can be added to the pre-professional health student contact group.

Faculty, please tell your pre-professional health students about this meeting.

In order to promote a safe and positive environment around the Halloween and harvest party season, the university wants to remind students of a couple important guidelines:

• Please do not wear masks that conceal your face on campus or at any campus events.
• Please be mindful to not dress in a manner that promotes cultural appropriation or could be offensive to other cultures, religions or people groups.

If you have any questions, please contact the student life office.

George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice invites you to the Fall Justice Conference on Monday, Oct. 31, and Tuesday, Nov. 1. Our theme this year is “Peace: Personal and Global.” Please join us as we hear from author and chief church engagement officer of Sojourners, Lisa Sharon Harper.

Lisa will share from her book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Shalom is what God declared. It is what the kingdom of God looks like. It is when all people have enough, and families are healed. Come hear about what we can do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities and our souls!

A university- and community-wide event will be held Monday, Oct. 31, in EHS 102 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Treats provided! Lisa will also speak in chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium. Her book will be available for purchase at both events.

Contact Rebecca Hernandez (rhernandez@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Scare away your cravings with ghoulish goodies available in the Bruin Den, Bruin Bites and Bridge Cafe starting on Halloween (Oct. 31)! Then join us for a grisly feast in the Canyon Commons at dinner!

Join us for a prayer meeting in the Prayer Chapel tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m.! We’ll be praying over our campus, our world and each other.

In addition, in the Prayer Chapel, there is a prayer request board. This Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., we will be meeting at the fire pit pavilion to pray over each prayer that has been pinned to the board. All are welcome to join us!

What could be better than eating a warm, delicious crêpe on a chilly fall evening? Come on down to the Bruin Den tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. for a yummy treat!

In addition to the crêpes is a wonderful chance to support the Haiti serve trip! A jar will be at the event specifically for donations to the trip, and every penny counts. I hope to see you all there!

– Thao Anh Gailey (avu13@georgefox.edu)

Paul Anderson will conduct a turning of the page session tomorrow (Friday) on Volume 1 of The Saint John’s Bible (Pentateuch). Come and “see the Word” as the biblical message comes to life in this historic illuminated Bible.

The session runs from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the MLRC.