The Daily Bruin

Tonight (Monday) at the Chehalem Cultural Center, Chicago-based designer Brandon Waybright will speak about his work at this week’s Art Talk event. Brandon is a designer, artist, educator and founder of CAPE design, a cross-disciplinary design studio with offices in both Los Angeles and Chicago. His practice employs design as a tool for exploration and community intervention.

Come listen to Brandon at 6 p.m. tonight in the ballroom of the Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St.

Questions? Contact Annie Lunt at alunt13@georgefox.edu.

• Saturday, Oct. 31, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s soccer vs. Puget Sound, Austin Sports Complex
• Saturday, Oct. 31, 1:30 p.m. – Football vs. Linfield, Stoffer Family Stadium
• Sunday, Nov. 1, 1:30 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Pacific Lutheran, Austin Sports Complex

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926 or visit the George Fox sports website at gfubruins.com.

Come learn how easy and delicious it is to cook healthy meals. Emily Forbes, a George Fox alumna, will demonstrate simple recipes while offering tips and tricks to empower you in your own kitchen. She will also give ideas on how to optimize your choices in “The Bon” for those on a meal plan. Free samples are provided each session, along with recipes.

Sessions take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Events are sponsored by the “Nutrition Matters” program.

Scheduled sessions:

• Wednesday, Oct. 28: Go to breakfast
• Wednesday, Nov. 4: “Soul bowl” basics (brown rice, black beans, etc.)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Super simple soup

Questions? Contact Marcella Loprinzi-Hatfield at mloprinzihatfield@georgefox.edu.

Lip Sync Battle Auditions are now open! Lip Sync Battle is happening on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium. 

Click here to register your team. Only 15 teams can audition, so please come prepared with your song choice and a general idea of your routine.

First, second, and third place groups will win $500, $200, and $100 dollars respectively.

ASC is looking for student musicians who would be willing to perform as a part of our student concerts event on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m.

This is a part of Bruin Preview weekend and will be a great time to showcase skills and reach out to potential students and their families.

Questions or interested? Please email Michael Peterson at mpeterson11@georgefox.edu!

Come join us tonight (Friday), at 8 p.m. in the Murdock Learning Resource Library for Bluetooth headphones, the library, and an awesome DJ. Only 300 people will receive headphones, and the first 100 will get a fanny pack!

Join the Latino Heritage Club (LHC) at the Latin Dance tonight (Friday) from 8:30 to 11 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center. The admission cost is $5 per person, but LHC is offering free admittance to the first 20 people who RSVP. Hope to see you there!

To RSVP or ask questions, please email gfulhc@gmail.com.

Do not miss Square1 this week! The team will lead us in worship, then Abe Menshenfriend will lead our Bible study tonight (Friday) at 6 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.

Abe is a husband and father of six, a high school pastor, and a corporate member/franchisee of Dutch Bros.

After Abe shares, we’ll wrap up with an insanely fun game involving duct tape, straws and Q-tips. We plan to finish with more than enough time to make it to the dance! Bring a friend, and as always, you can receive elective chapel credit.

Questions? Join the Square1 Facebook page or email Daniel McCleskey at dmccleskey13@georgefox.edu.

Today (Friday) at 4 p.m. Paul Anderson will conduct the final “Turning of the Page” of The Saint John’s Bible in the Murdock Learning Resource Center on the Newberg campus. This marks the final event in George Fox University’s “Year with The Saint John’s Bible.”

The hope is to procure all seven volumes of the historic Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible, which would be on display on several sites around the university. For inquiries along those lines, contact Paul at ext. 2651.

Paul’s Huffington Post essays on The Saint John’s Bible are accessible at this link.

Sigma Zeta, the student science club, invites you to join us today (Friday) for “Mole Day”! The annual celebration recognizes the work of Avegadro, the chemist responsible for the mole (6.022×10^23)! In accordance with tradition, Sigma Zeta will be hosting a table in the Ron Gregory Atrium in EHS all day.

Come by, guess an element and enjoy a cookie. Between class periods at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. we will also be exploding hydrogen balloons. Come by and say hi!

Due to an overwhelming number of complaints about students parking in the neighborhood from residents who live on Villa Street and streets east of Villa, we will now be issuing tickets as per the Good Neighbor Policy found in the university’s parking brochure.

Any non-registered students parking in the neighborhoods need to go on MyGFU and register their vehicles and begin parking in the George Fox lots on the east side of campus.

Questions? Contact Nadine Kincaid at nkincaid@georgefox.edu.

Have you been wondering what happens to the prayer requests in the Prayer Chapel? Come to Burnt Offerings in the Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. as we gather around a fire, worship, and pray over each anonymous request, giving it as an offering to God.

This is a great way to gather in community and pray, worship around a campfire, and enter into the presence of God on behalf of our friends and community here. If the thought of prayer intimidates you, we would encourage you to come and be present in a community of prayer to witness the work God is doing.

We hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.

Join us tomorrow (Saturday) in Bauman Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. for World’s Got Talent! Watch your fellow students and colleagues perform on stage, with talents varying from a cappella singing to spoken word, classical songs to tribal and contemporary songs.

All are welcome to come and join the amazing mix of students we have represented in the George Fox community with a night of performance, food and learning. We all resonate with culture in different ways, so be a part of the celebration by engaging in the cultural heritage and the diverse backgrounds we bring to George Fox!

Questions? Contact Sierra Brambila at sbrambila13@georgefox.edu.

All students and staff are welcome to join the dance team in performing Michael Jackson’s Thriller during halftime of the football game against Linfield on Halloween, Oct. 31.

To prepare, the dance team will host a workshop tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to noon on the football field. This is for anyone wanting to perform the routine. An instructional video will be provided as well. Bring your floor, your professors, your students – bring everyone!

Questions? Send them to Sarah Brewer at sbrewer12@georgefox.edu or Elizabeth Davis at edavis13@georgefox.edu.

The Nursing Club’s fall blood drive is today (Friday) from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Roberts Center’s Room 117.

There are many appointment slots open to donate blood. Our goal for this drive is to fill up all 98 slots. Please come donate if you are able to!

To sign up, go to redcrossblood.org and find the George Fox blood drives through our ZIP code (97132) or sponsor code (GeorgeFox). Sign into your Red Cross account or create one, then choose an appointment time and confirm. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Thanks everyone! Questions? Contact Janet Dan at jdan12@georgefox.edu.

The Game Night Club is throwing our first Dominion Tournament this year in the Foxhole! The event is open to anyone who would like to come: students, employees, or your best friend from high school. We will start play at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, with a series of seeding games. Saturday’s bracket starts at 10 a.m. Prizes will go to the first- and second-place finishers.

Don’t know how to play Dominion but want to? Come to our Wednesday night meeting at 8:15 p.m. in the Foxhole and we will teach you the basics.

Sign up by filling in your information on this Google form. Questions? Contact Gabriel Louthan at glouthan12@georgefox.edu.

The next intramural taking place is 3-on-3 basketball. You can sign up in the Bruin Den this week. When you sign up, you can choose to play on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are the team captain, please leave your name, phone number and email.

Games start on Monday, Oct. 26, in the Wheeler Gymnasium.

Questions? Please contact Justine Benner at jbenner12@georgefox.edu.

Midterm grades are important indicators of how you are doing in your classes. While they are not a part of your permanent record they are important to pay attention to.

In some cases, midterm grades represent about half your grade in the course. If you have questions, you should check with your professors. It is vital to know where you stand in each of your classes.

Midterm grades are meant to encourage you to get in touch with others: your professor, your advisor, your CAP Coach (Career & Academic Planning Coach), the Academic Resource Center.

The WORST thing to do about midterm grades is to ignore them or to assume you can improve them on your own.

Professors DO want to meet with you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment with each of them.

Midterm grades are due by Friday, Oct. 23. You should plan to check your midterm grades after this date.

To check your mid-term grades in MyGFU:

CLICK ON SELF-SERVICE
CLICK ON ENROLLMENT
CLICK ON VIEW MY GRADES
CLICK ON THE CORRECT TERM
CLICK ON THE MID-TERM GRADES TAB

Now you need to determine what to do next:
 Contact your professors. Faculty are not required to enter midterm grades. You are advised to check with each of your professors about your status in their classes.

Consider whether to withdraw from one or more courses if it looks likely that you’ll get an F (or maybe even a D).

The last date to withdraw is Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015.

You can usually go below being enrolled in 12 credit hours (at this point in the semester) without impacting your financial aid or housing. However, you should contact representatives in these departments to be certain:

• Residence Life: Dave Johnstone – djohnstone@georgefox.edu
• Student Financial Services: sfs@georgefox.edu

Withdrawal results in a “W” on your transcript but does not factor into GPA.
 If you were to get an F, it would impact GPA. Confirm any thoughts of withdrawing from classes with your advisor.

Meet with each professor, especially those teaching courses you’re struggling in. Even if your professor doesn’t post midterm grades, find out from the professor what your grade is.

Meet with your advisor to discuss options.

Use labs, help sessions, and the ARC.

If you think you might have a learning disability, have some assessment done. Contact the Health and Counseling Center at 503-554-2340 or stop by their office on South River Street.

Plan well for spring semester. Contact your CAP Coach (Career & Academic Planning Coach) to get advice about spring semester.

Not sure how to take the next step? Email studentlife@georgefox.edu.

Sophia Tegart, instructor of flute, will join Jennifer Garrett, instructor of piano, and Valdine Mishkin, instructor of cello, to perform works by J.S. Bach, Cécile Chaminade, Chen Yi, and Carl Maria Von Weber at a faculty recital tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium.

The program will highlight German, Italian and Chinese folk songs, as well as works by women composers. All are welcome, and admission is free.

Questions? Contact Sophia at stegart@georgefox.edu.

Be sure to come to the Prayer Chapel today (Thursday) during the chapel block (10:50-11:40 a.m.) for contemplative worship as we go through traditions of contemplative prayer. Then, at 2 p.m., join us for Lifted Hands intercessory prayer!

This is a great way to get involved with prayer on campus and get some refreshing time of quiet and peace in the midst of the semester.

Questions? Contact Amanda Kitz at akitz13@georgefox.edu.