The Daily Bruin

Come out and enjoy the sun while running for a good cause! Run for Reading is a charity run to support the local elementary schools and raise money for Spanish children’s books. Come to Renne Park in Newberg next to Edwards Elementary this Saturday, April 18, between 10 a.m. and noon.

The cost is $5 for entry, and all proceeds benefit the SMART reading program and elementary schools in Newberg. Hope to see you all there!

Questions? Contact Emily Becker at ebecker13@georgefox.edu.

Please join the Latino Heritage Club for a Spoken Word night tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

We have a roster of talented performers, and we anticipate it will be our best show yet. Please arrive a few minutes early, as we plan on starting right at 8:30 p.m.

See you there!

Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@georgefox.edu.

Join us at the 17th Annual Fox Film Festival, a two-day screening event showcasing films and projects created by cinema and media communication students!

The Cameo screening event takes place at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg. Tickets for the Cameo screening are one ticket for $4 and two for $6. The Bauman screening event takes place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! Different films will be screening each night, so join us on both nights!

Additionally, guests are welcome to the awards ceremony that will take place after the Bauman screening at 8:30 p.m. in the Greenroom.

Questions? Contact Quincy Woo at qwoo11@georgefox.edu.

All George Fox students and employees are welcome to attend the third and final installment of the spring Student Life discussion series, “Symposium: A Forum for Uncommon Conversations.” Our topic for this week is “Unexpected Expectations: Responding to Unplanned Pregnancy.”

Join us today (Thursday) from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in EHS 102 to hear a panel of George Fox community members share the ways the topic of unplanned pregnancy has affected their lives. Panelists will include Allison Henckel, Kris Kays, Joe Thouvenel and Jere Witherspoon.

Elective chapel credit is available.

Questions? Please contact Lizzy Riese at eriese11@georgefox.edu.

Mail services has begun to distribute tickets to graduates participating in the Class of 2015 commencement ceremony. Graduates are receiving a package notification, and must show ID and sign for their ticket packet.

Important information on the commencement event is included with the tickets and has also been mailed to home addresses. The undergraduate commencement will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, in Stoffer Family Stadium. Additional information can be found at commencement.georgefox.edu.

Questions? Contact Janelle Freitag at jfreitag@georgefox.edu.

The BlueZone Store is having a storewide sale! All product, with the exception of textbooks, is now 30 percent off! The sale runs through Sunday, April 26.

Please fill out this student survey collecting data about how textbooks are accessed and used versus the technological age and the rise of e-books on a university campus setting.

Questions? Please contact McKenzie Schaffer at mschaffer14@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.

Join us at the 17th Annual Fox Film Festival, a two-day screening event showcasing films and projects created by cinema and media communication students!

The Cameo screening event takes place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at the Cameo Theatre in downtown Newberg. Tickets for the Cameo screening are one ticket for $4 and two for $6. The Bauman screening event takes place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, in Bauman Auditorium, and admission is free! Different films will be screening each night, so join us on both nights!

Additionally, guests are welcome to the awards ceremony that will take place after the Bauman screening at 8:30 p.m. in the Greenroom.

Questions? Contact Quincy Woo at qwoo11@georgefox.edu.

Tax day is here and it is a frantic time for all of us. Therefore, let mail services help you with calculating the correct amount of postage for sending out your taxes. All postage must be paid in full (cash or check) when sending out. And while you are here, ask a clerk to weigh your envelope to make sure the weight is correct.

All taxes must be to mail services no later than 3 p.m. in order to meet the USPS pick-up. Anything after 3 p.m. must be delivered to the post office on your own.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Silver at rsilver@georgefox.edu.

Thank you,
– Mail and Print Services

Are you feeling the weight of the end of the year? Tons of work to do? Long nights? With a SAVE card, you can feel supported by many of our local businesses here in Newberg.

For only $2, you can receive a card that could get you half off any espresso at Chapters, a free shave ice at Taste of 808 with a purchase, half off of your first purchase at Newberg Bakery, a free scoop of custard at Jac’s, and many more things!

There are only 200 cards available, so grab yours while you still have a chance. Contact Jaynani Cababat (jcababat12@georgefox.edu) or come by the Bruin Den from noon to 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) and get your SAVE card!

Spiritual life is looking for volunteers to run a booth during the Crater Elementary School Carnival in one-hour time slots. The carnival will be on Saturday, April 18, starting at 10 a.m. at Crater Elementary School.

Interested? Please email Katlyn Kronschnabl at kkronschnabl13@george.edu and she will send you the link to sign up.

Love to work with kids? We are looking for volunteers to be buddies to kids with special needs for a couple hours while their parents can have a break. Kids Day Out will be at Joan Austin Elementary on Saturday, April 18, at 12:15 p.m.

Have questions? Email Katlyn Kronschnabl at kkronschnabl13@georgefox.edu

It’s time to start finding a date for Spring Formal! The dance is right around the corner, on Sunday, April 26. It will be at Montgomery Park Atrium, from 8 to 11 p.m. Make sure you don’t get left behind, and ask that cutie you’ve had your eye on!

Questions? Please contact Michael Wegener at mwegener13@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s Hawai’i Club presents our annual Lu’au, “Journey to Ancient Hawai’i,” today (Wednesday) in the Bon! Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and performances start at 5:30 p.m., so come out and watch your friends while they dance and share the culture of Hawai’i.

If you are on the meal plan, entrance is free, and if you are not, it’s $10 for the meal and show. So come and enjoy the Hawaiian food, the performances, and the spirit of Aloha!

Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Leila Seamster at lseamster14@georgefox.edu.

We know how stressed you are with finals just around the corner and all of those projects that are due, along with job interviews and important life decisions to be made.

The Staff Development Committee would just like you to know that we prayed for ALL of you today – to finish strong, to take care of yourselves, to stay healthy, and to feel less stressed.

We hope that you feel supported and loved and cared for!

The Summer Serve teams going to Kenya, Nicaragua, Haiti and Romania are looking for donations for a garage sale fundraiser happening this Saturday, April 18.

If you have items you are looking to get rid of and want to support our teams, please drop them off at the Spil Annex by Friday, April 17, or contact Lene Ferrari at lferrari11@georgefox.edu.

Thank you!

The MLRC will be staying open until midnight Monday through Thursday nights for the last two weeks of the spring semester (April 20-23 and April 27-30).

Questions? Contact Susan Richie at srichie@georgefox.edu.

George Fox’s Hawai’i Club presents our annual Lu’au, “Journey to Ancient Hawai’i,” tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Bon! Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and performances start at 5:30 p.m., so come out and watch your friends while they dance and share the culture of Hawai’i.

If you are on the meal plan, entrance is free, and if you are not, it’s $10 for the meal and show. So come and enjoy the Hawaiian food, the performances, and the spirit of Aloha!

Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Leila Seamster at lseamster14@georgefox.edu.

Please come support our English majors and see what they’ve been working so hard on during their last semester …

English Major Senior Experience Showcase
When: Monday, April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Hoover 102

Snacks and beverages will be provided. Questions? Contact Abby Rine at arine@georgefox.edu.

Tonight (Tuesday) there will be spanish chapel in the Greenroom at 7 p.m. Come worship and listen to a devotional from Padre Beto, pastor at the local San Miguel Church. The chapel will be in Spanish, but all are welcome! Chapel credit is available.

Questions? Please contact Sami Nero at snero14@georgefox.edu.