The Daily Bruin

Due to the high demand for Sadie Hawkins tickets, ASC has rented a second boat, which means 400 more spots will now be available, while they last.

Fox students with ID: $5
Non-Fox students: $20

Tickets will be on sale through Friday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the ASC offices in the SUB.

Want to exchange your Portland Spirit ticket for The Sternwheeler? Coordinate with your friends and bring your Portland Spirit ticket next week to exchange it for The Sternwheeler.

Once again, space is limited!

Do you love helping others uncover their potential? Do you like showing others ways to be a more effective and efficient student? Do your friends always come to you to look over their papers before they turn them in? Do you have a GPA above 3.0? If you answered yes to these questions, you might have a future as a consultant in the Academic Resource Center (ARC).

Application material for the 2014-15 academic year is available at this link. Completed materials are due by Friday, March 7. Contact Rick Muthiah (rmuthiah@georgefox.edu, 503-554-2314) if you have questions.

Spring Retreat is coming in 2 weeks! It will be held at Tilikum Retreat Center this March 7-9.

Our speakers will be Dan and Sarah Taylor, they are Area Coordinators for houses and apartments east.

Sign ups are in the Bruin Den from 10am-2pm. Price is $10.

Spots are limited so sign up quick!

Questions please email Chris Miller at cmiller11@georgefox.edu

If you are graduating this May, stop by the Exodus Grad Fair on March 5 and 6 from 10am to 4pm in the Stevens Center Atrium.

You can pick up your cap and gown, order graduation announcements, enjoy some free food, and much more!

Your degree is almost done, graduation is right around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate! We hope to see you there.

For more information contact Rebecca Williams in the Registrar’s Office – rwilliams@georgefox.edu.

Sometime this past weekend a cylindrical can (painted flat gray) containing a temperature sensor was removed from the shrubbery behind the Weesner apartments. This apparatus was part of a student project. The temperature sensor (which was inside the can) is a small plastic box with the word “Hobo” on the outside.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of this sensor, we would very much like to have it back. These sensors are irreplaceable and the data they contain is important to the students. If you have any information, please contact Don Powers (dpowers@georgefox.edu) or the biology department.

Thank you.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. – Women’s lacrosse vs. Alma (Austin Sports Complex)
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Whitworth in Northwest Conference Tournament (Wheeler Sports Center/Miller Gym
Friday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitworth (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m. – Women’s tennis vs. Whitman (GFU campus courts)
Saturday, March 1, noon – Softball vs. Linfield, 2 (Morse Field)
Saturday, March 1, TBA – Women’s golf in GFU Kickoff Classic (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)
Sunday, March 2, TBA – Women’s golf in GFU Kickoff Classic (OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.)

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

Sing the night away with Friendsview residents on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. Karaoke will take place at Friendsview Retirement Center. Come to sing or to simply listen alongside the elderly!

Meet in the Bruin Den at 6:45 p.m. Bring your friends and sing as a duet, trio or musical group!

Questions? Contact Rebekah Harding at rharding12@georgefox.edu

We need to hire more peer advisors than ever this year! If you know of anyone who is looking for a way to get involved and who might be a great fit for this role, please encourage them to apply!

We are looking for a diverse group and by no means a certain type of person. We need people to share their experience with new students so they can have an excellent beginning.

Applications are due Monday, March 3. More information can be found at georgefox.edu/fye.

Come support the women’s lacrosse team as the Bruins host their first official game in program history tonight (Tuesday) at the Austin Sports Complex.

The game starts at 6 p.m. against Alma College of Michigan.

Are you interested in being a part of ASC Central Committee next year? Go to asc.georgefox.edu to apply or visit the ASC offices for more information.

If you are you a missionary kid, third-culture kid, or are interested in learning more about these diverse people come to the Macy Basement after night chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 9 p.m. to enjoy snacks, play games and converse.

If you have questions, please contact any of the following:
Bree Thomas (bthomas13@georgefox.edu)
Carrie Gradin (cgradin12@georgefox.edu)
Jamie Whisler (jwhisler12@georgefox.edu)

Do you enjoy mac and cheese? This week in the Bruin Den, Team V.C.R. from the Entrepreneurship 300 class is serving up a twist on this dish with macaroni au gratin, also known as Haitian Mac and Cheese. Drop in the Den on Thursday, Feb. 27, between noon and 1 p.m. and Friday between 1 and 2 p.m. for $4.99 per serving.

We will also provide some free samples on Thursday for people to try while our supplies last. If you already know that you would like to buy some macaroni au gratin, we are accepting pre-orders through the following email: kampmannc13@georgefox.edu.

This is some of the best mac and cheese you will have. All sales will go toward supporting Team V.C.R. See you there!

Every year, the last week of February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Schools, churches and communities plan events to raise awareness about the stark realities of eating disorders. There is a theme every year, and this year’s theme is, “I Had No Idea That Eating Disorders Can Destroy Lives.” Oftentimes, it is the misconceptions that surround eating disorders that hold people back from receiving proper treatment.

This week at George Fox, two events are planned as a way to educate our community about eating disorders and best learn how to walk alongside those who are struggling. The hope is also that even if someone hasn’t struggled with an eating disorder, everyone has some kind of relationship with food and the body. Everyone, on some level, can relate to nutrition, exercise, body image and self-esteem.

At 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in EHS 102 we will show Someday Melissa, a film that chronicles one young woman’s struggle with an eating disorder and how this affects her and her loved ones. Chapel credit is available.

On Thursday, Feb. 27, during Shalom time (9 p.m. in Cap and Gown Room), we will have a discussion panel, featuring panelists from the Columbia River Eating Disorders Network. Come and be educated about eating disorders and learn how to walk alongside others who are struggling.

Questions? Contact Annie Stewart at estewart11@georgefox.edu.

Please join the College of Engineering for a research seminar, entitled “Renewable Energy: What’s the Big Deal?” presented by our engineering faculty candidate, Dr. Chad Stillinger. It will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in EHS 102.

This presentation will discuss the main reasons why renewable energy is such an important topic in the world today and review the latest research from Stillinger in the areas of ocean wave energy and micro-hydro turbines for developing countries.

Stillinger received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from George Fox in 2004 and his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Oregon State University in 2011. He worked in industry as a professional controls engineer for three years designing, testing and implementing custom control systems for companies such as Boeing, Weyerhaeuser and ADASA.

He then joined the Wallace Energy Systems and Renewables Facility (WESRF) wave energy team in 2007 and has helped design, build and test more than five different wave energy converters in collaboration with Columbia Power Technologies. Stillinger is currently an assistant professor at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), and his research interests are in the field of renewable energy, controls, power electronics, embedded systems, electro-mechanical conversion and industrial automation.

Contact Kristin Bontrager (kbontrager@georgefox.edu) to learn more about his visit.

Join the Students for Life GFU group tonight (Monday) for a prayer vigil to lift up the needs of the voiceless unborn in prayer. We will also cover in prayer the concerns of the pregnant and post-abortive woman. We’ll meet in the Prayer Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m.

Questions? Write Elise at StudentsForLifeGFU@gmail.com.

The physical therapy department is conducting an online auction to fundraise for our upcoming summer trip to Uganda. The aims of our trip are to advocate for and serve disabled Ugandan children and to conduct research on barefoot running. To browse the auction items and for more details on the auction itself, visit this link.

Please email Lene at lmackenzie12@georgefox.edu with any questions. Thanks for supporting our program and our fundraising efforts!

Ambex, the Germany study abroad program, will be in the Bruin Den on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to give information about their program.

If you can’t stop by, or have further interest in their programs, join them that evening (Wednesday) from 6 to 7 p.m. in Hoover 102.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

Are you interested in traveling the world? Did you know that George Fox sponsors trips abroad each May? If you are going to be a junior or senior next year and have any interest, or questions, join us for an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Hoover 105.

Questions? Contact Lynn Scott at lscott@georgefox.edu.

All employees and students are invited to this week’s “Table Talk” session from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Cap and Gown Room B/C.

“Table Talk” is a lunchtime gathering in which George Fox staff, faculty and students can dialogue about issues related to cultural diversity. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss February’s topic on “Overcoming.” Student guest speakers will be sharing personal challenges they have overcame.

Come to the Cap and Gown Room to join in the discussion. Bring your lunch and a friend, too. Questions? Contact Aby Cordova at acordova10@georgefox.edu.

The university’s Center for Peace and Justice invites all to the 29th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum, featuring pastor and advocate Alexia Salvatierra, on the Newberg and Portland campuses March 3-5. The theme of the event is “People of Peace: Effective Faith-Rooted Advocacy.”

Here is the schedule of events:

Monday, March 3
Missional Ecclessiology
Portland Center Room 265, 7-10 p.m.

Alexia will be speaking in this course, held at George Fox Evangelical Seminary at the Portland Center. Attendance is free and no RSVP is required.

Tuesday, March 4
Faith-rooted advocacy training session with George Fox University praxis class, 9 a.m to 3 p.m.

Held at the Tilikum Retreat Center. Alexia will lead this training session. As attendees must commit to the entire session, those interested must RSVP by email to cbaldwin@georgefox.edu to attend.

Woolman Peacemaking Forum, Main Evening Session, 7-9 p.m., Hoover 105
“Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World”

This evening session featuring Alexia will be on the Newberg campus. Attendance is free and no RSVP is required.

Wednesday, March 5
Woolman Peacemaking Forum, Main Morning Session, 10:40-11:30 a.m. at Wednesday main chapel in Bauman Auditorium
“Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World”

Attendance is free and no RSVP is required.

For more information on Alexia’s visit or the forum itself, visit the Center for Peace and Justice website or contact Clint Baldwin at 503-554-2685.