The Daily Bruin

Join us tonight (Monday) for the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues lecture featuring alumna Suhila Haidary, who will speak on the topic “Trapped in the Crossfire: Women and Children Under the Taliban.” The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Hoover 105.

Haidary was a child of 6 when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. She will share on the experience of women and children during and after Taliban rule, highlighting the artificial divisions and injustices created by radical Islamist rule.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Come join us for an evening of bilingual theatre as George Fox’s Spanish department presents “El Gran Teatro del Mundo” (“The Great Theatre of the World”) by Calderón de la Barca. Join us at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Wood-Mar Auditorium. Entry is free!

Questions? Contact Brenna Brutscher at bbrutscher11@georgefox.edu.

A panel of three professionals will share how their Christian faith intersects with and impacts their work at a “Faith and Work” session, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, this Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for students.

Questions? Contact Noah Ramsey Smith at smithn13@georgefox.edu.

“A Motion of Love” is the theme for the university’s annual Quaker Focus Week, Nov. 3-6, on the Newberg campus. Quaker Focus allows the campus community an opportunity to explore its Quaker roots and heritage. Events for students, faculty and the community this year include:

Monday, Nov. 3
9 a.m. – “Quakers in Business, Science, and Industry”
An open invitation to visit Paul Anderson’s History & Doctrine of Friends Class (Hoover 210)

Tuesday, Nov. 4
10:50 a.m. – “Doors, Judgment, Love”
University Chapel with Gregg Koskela, lead pastor, Newberg Friends Church (Bauman Auditorium)
9 p.m. – “Listening Together Within the Motion of Love”
Shalom with Mark Almquist (Cap and Gown Room)

Wednesday, Nov. 5
9 a.m. – “Quakers, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Underground Railroad,” a Skype interview with Max Carter of Guilford College
in Paul Anderson’s History & Doctrine of Friends Class (Hoover 210)
7 p.m. – “Point Me Home”
University Chapel with a dramatic performance by the University Players (Bauman Auditorium)

Thursday, Nov. 6
10:40 a.m. – Contemplative worship (Prayer Chapel)

“I have often felt a motion of love to leave some hints in writing of my experience of the Goodness of God …”
– John Woolman

Need to learn MLA style for your papers? Join us for a workshop, “An Introduction to MLA Style,” this Thursday, Nov. 6, from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

In this session, Kathy Heininge, associate professor of English, will present key elements of the Modern Language Association style for essays and other written works. MLA is commonly used in humanities courses such as English, literature and modern languages. The workshop is sponsored by the Academic Resource Center.

Do you enjoy rock music? The music department is offering the class for you: The History of Rock and Roll (MUSI 285-B Special Topics #3747)! It will be offered during Spring 2015 and meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Ross 208.

This course will be a survey of the origins of rock and roll to the popular music of today. For more information about the class, contact Sophia Tegart at stegart@georgefox.edu.

Arrangements have been made with the Yamhill County Elections Office for Mail Services to serve as a drop site for all Oregon ballots. We accept any Oregon ballot (any county), and there is no postage necessary.

The deadline for this drop-off site is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. All out-of-state ballots must be mailed with postage. If you have questions, email Linda Sartwell at lsartwel@georgefox.edu.

Thanks,
University Mail Services

During Cultural Celebration Week (Nov. 10-14), we would like to invite students of different cultural backgrounds/ethnicity to share some of your stories or games!

Monday evening, Nov. 10, will be storytelling and Thursday evening, Nov. 13, will be a showcase of games. Contact Louis Liu at lliu11@georgefox.edu if you’d like to show what your culture is about!

Come experience a new way of dancing on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 8:30 p.m. in the library. Instead of dancing with a regular sound system, everyone listens on wireless headphones. “The Loudest Dance You’ve Never Heard” is powered by Silent Storm and sponsored by Nerds and Geeks United. Wireless headphones will be provided for use at the dance.

Buy your ticket for $1 today (Friday) between 11:30 and 2 p.m. in the Bruin Den to be entered in a raffle for a pair of Beats Headphones! Only 400 tickets are available, so make sure to get your ticket early.

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

A panel of three professionals will share how their Christian faith intersects with and impacts their work at a “Faith and Work” session, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, next Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Hoover 105. Chapel credit is available for students.

Questions? Contact Noah Ramsey Smith at smithn13@georgefox.edu.

The BlueZone Store will be finalizing its midyear inventory on Friday, Oct. 31, and will close at 2 p.m. The store will reopen on Monday, Nov. 3, with regular hours.

Urban Outreach is tonight (Thursday)! We invite you to come and serve alongside us in Portland and Salem, where we will share a meal and develop relationships with those that live outside.

We will meet outside the ASC offices at 5:30 p.m. and go from there. Hope to see you there!

Please contact Mikayla Greenwell (mgreenwell12@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

The Portland Youth Philharmonic will perform a preview concert opening their 91st season in Bauman Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge and seating is general.

Th program includes Richard Wagner’s Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Gotterdamerung; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances; and Norman Leyden’s Serenade for Strings.

Join us for Greenroom tonight (Thursday)! We’ll be having a special Greenroom in the Foxhole at 9:45 p.m.! Thereafter, all remaining Greenroom events will be held in the Cap and Gown Room.

Please join us for worship in song!

The campus community is invited to the next installment of the “Islam and the West” Liberal Arts and Critical Issues series this Monday, Nov. 3, in Hoover 105. The session runs from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and features alumna Suhila Haidary, who will speak on the topic “Trapped in the Crossfire: Women and Children Under the Taliban.”

Haidary was a child of 6 when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. She will share on the experience of women and children during and after Taliban rule, highlighting the artificial divisions and injustices created by radical Islamist rule. The same session is presented from 5 to 6 p.m.; however, it is recommended that the general public attend the evening session, if possible.

Questions? Contact Paul Otto at ext. 2676 or potto@georgefox.edu.

Interested in being involved with the George Fox Spring Fashion Show? If your answer is yes, we are looking for enthusiastic, accountable and capable students. We need to fill leadership positions on our production team. The show will be on Friday, March 13, in the Edwards-Holman Science Center’s Atrium.

Please enroll in Fashion Show Production (ARTD 485 A). We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m.

Interested? Please contact Rachel Wittreich at rwittreich12@georgefox.edu or Eileen Celentano at ecelentano@georgefox.edu.

The Latino Heritage Club welcomes you to join us tonight (Thursday) from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center for our monthly Spoken Word Night. In honor of El Dia de los Muertos, performers will be sharing pieces centered on the topics of “Life and Death.”

You won’t want to miss it! Questions? Contact Sandra Lopez at slopez11@georgefox.edu.

Join the Department of World Languages for a free, bilingual presentation on the “Golden Age of Mexican Cinema” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. this Monday, Nov. 3, in Stevens 208. The event will include a film screening of Ahi Esta El Detalle starring Cantinflas.

Questions? Contact Julio Bautista at jbautista11@georgefox.edu.

Stressed out because you don’t know APA style for citations? A workshop today (Thursday) is for you. Sue O’Donnell, associate professor of psychology, will cover American Psychological Association citation and reference formatting, along with several guidelines for writing in APA style.

Join us from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Several departments offer formal tutoring, assistance from teacher’s assistants (TAs), or other forms of academic help. Below are several labs and help sessions available this fall.

• Math Lab: Sunday through Thursday, 7-10 p.m., Lemmons 15
• General Biology Open Review Lab: Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., EHS 202
• General Biology Help Session: Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., EHS 217
• Anatomy and Physiology (A&P): Mondays and Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., EHS 203
• Chemistry sessions (for all chemistry classes): Monday through Thursday, 7-9 p.m., EHS 325
• GOB (General-Organic-Biochemistry)/Nursing Help Session: Mondays, 7-9 p.m., EHS 217
• Chemistry (General and Organic) Help Sessions: Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., EHS 217
• Bible Lab for Bible Survey/Old Testament: Call the Christian studies office at 503-554-2650 to set up an appointment
• Business Lab: Mondays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., Lemmons 12. Check with the department for special review sessions.

If tutoring is not available from a lab, TA or professor, contact the ARC (the_arc@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2327) to see if one of the ARC consultants has relevant experience with the course or discipline. If so, an appointment can be made with the appropriate consultant.

Faculty, please let your students know about these resources.