The Daily Bruin

RA applications for the 2009-10 school year are available online today at http://reslife.georgefox.edu.

Also check out the “I want to be a RA at George Fox 2009-2010” Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98384925721#/group.php?gid=98384925721 for the latest RA application information, videos and other materials.

Applications are due to the Student Life Office by Thursday, January 29, 2009.

Questions?  Email reslife@georgefox.edu.

Not returning next semester?  Graduating, withdrawing, or studying abroad?

1. Email lsartwel@georgefox.edu with your forwarding address.  Or fill out a Forwarding Address card, available in Beebe, the SUB or at University Mail Services.  Return the address card to Mail Services.
2. Return your mail box key to Mail Services before you leave campus.

Returning Next Semester?

1. Keep your mail box key over the Christmas break.
2. Your mail will be waiting for you when you return.

Have you ever wanted to be a DJ or work with the staff of a radio station?

For the Spring ’09 semester you can earn credits, based upon the number of hours you work, by working with KFOX.  You can just be a DJ, be in sports broadcasting, a music director’s assistant, or work with promotions and public relations.

If you’re interested, contact Angie Leder at aleder06@georgefox.edu for more information.

A significant number of our international students will be staying on campus during Christmas break, Dec. 20 through Jan. 11. We are looking for people who would like to invite some international students into their home for a meal or activity during this time.

As always, one of our goals is to help international students learn more about American families and to develop relationships. Christmas break is a great time for this to happen. If you are interested in sharing a meal, activity, or Christmas tradition with an international student, please contact Alex Pia (International Student Services) at ext. 2643 or apia@georgefox.edu or Dianna McIntyre (International  Student Services) at ext. 2649 or dmcintyre@georgefox.edu.

Great way to make some money over the Christmas Break!

The Undergraduate Admissions Department is looking for a proficient website designer to take on a fairly simple web creation project. Lots of creative freedom will be given – great for someone building a portfolio. This is a stipend position.

Please contact Lindsay Peterson at lpeterson@georgefox.edu for details.

Those wishing to learn more about Chinese culture and language may enroll in a spring semester course titled Chinese Language and Culture. It is three credits and meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. A visiting professor from Wuhan University of Technology, Professor Wang Haiyeen, will teach the class. She teaches English and is working on her doctorate in American literature.

ATTENTION: Due to forcasted weather conditions, The Snowflake Swing Dance will NOW be held on-campus in the Miller Gymnasium of Wheeler Sports Center at 8pm on Sunday December 14th, instead of the Acadian Ballroom. The attire will still be semi-formal and the band will still be coming to campus.

We encourage you to stay on campus this Sunday and join us for “Snowed In!” Along with the Snowflake Swing Dance we will have a DJ’d Dance, Warm beverages, desserts, games, and other activities taking place in Wheeler Sports Center. Admission will be $5 at the door. All who previously purchased Swing Dance tickets will receive a $5 refund at the door.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact ASC Activities Director Amber Shore at ashore06@georgefox.edu or ext. 3005. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

We will see you this Sunday at 8pm in Wheeler and please be safe this weekend!

It’s time again for the library’s annual wassail party! Please take a break on “Dead Day” and join us.

The Murdock Learning Resource Center is hosting the wassail party for students and employees from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, in the multi-purpose room in the library. Christmas goodies, wassail and coffee will be served.

For those not familiar, wassail is a warm spiced-cider drink.

Bon Appetit will change its hours of service on Monday, Dec. 15, due to “Dead Day.” Klages will not open for breakfast until 8 a.m., so feel free to sleep in. The Bruin Den will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the Villa Cafe will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Bruin Brawl last Saturday was great!  Santa Claus and some elves made their way to the Quad and delivered one spectacular Christmas present!

Women from each class showed up, so this Brawl was good to go.  After some fierce force, the Sophomores got Bruin Jr. off campus by crossing Meridian Street.  Way to go April Thompson, and good support from Stacie Laughlin!

The Class Pride points went to the Junior Class.  A number of Junior women showed up sportin’ red and green and adorned with elf ears and hats.  Way to show your Christmas spirit!

Stayed tuned for more information about Bruin Jr. and what next semester is going to look like.  Don’t forget to check out Bruin Brawl Jr. at: http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/asc/brawl/bruinbrawl.html.

Last chance to support the THEA 370 Directing for Theatre class at Ten! Ten! Ten! December 12 and 13 at 10:10 p.m. in Wood-Mar Auditorium.  Four different ten minute plays will be performed each night:

Friday, December 12
Scheherazade – directed by Katie Woods
Un-Australia Day – directed by Destiny Saunders
The Sin Eater – directed by Kaitlin Barber
Sure Thing – directed by Jana Henslee

Saturday, December 13
Hope Chest – directed by Emily Harmon-Watilo
The River of Madness – directed by Dana Sullivan
The First Fireworks – directed by Sam Dooley
If Men Played Cards as Women Do – directed by Megan Marsh

Cost of admission is $1.00 at the door.  Come support GFU theatre!

Tickets are still available for the university’s Christmas concert, “O Holy Night,” scheduled Friday through Sunday, Dec. 12-14. The concert features more than 175 musicians from five ensembles in the main-stage performance, and preconcert music featuring six of the university’s chamber ensembles.

Three presentations are scheduled:

Two on-campus performances in Bauman Auditorium
Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. (preconcert music begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. (preconcert music begins at 6:30 p.m.)

Off-campus performance at Village Baptist Church in Beaverton
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m. (preconcert music begins at 2 p.m.)

Additional information about the concert program or the performing arts department is available by contacting Debbie Hawblitzel (Performing Arts) at ext. 2620.

Ticket information
All faculty, staff and students receive one free ticket that can be picked up at the box office in the University Store. Additional tickets may be purchased in person at the box office or by calling the office at ext. 3844. Tickets also are available at music.georgefox.edu. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and George Fox alumni; and $6 for students and children. The concert features reserve seating, so if you have a favorite seat, make sure you save it now.

You are invited to the English Language Institute’s production of A Christmas Carol at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Lemmons 8. Enjoy singing carols and a classic story to get you in the Christmas spirit. Admission is free.

Come, sing along to your favorite Christmas carols and listen to the Christmas story, both in Spanish, Friday, December 12 at 10:40 a.m. in Lemmons 8.  This is a great opportunity to improve your Spanish singing, listening, and comprehension skills in a creative style. 

All students who come can receive chapel credit, and this can also fulfill a cultural activity for Spanish students.

Questions?  Email cediger05@gerogefox.edu or emeneley07@georgefox.edu.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to come to the History Club (Phi Alpha Theta) Christmas party at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Hoover 105. We will be watching Joyeux Noel, a movie about the Christmas truce during WWI, and eating pizza and goodies. All are welcome. Come and enjoy the fellowship and free food!

This is to remind you that you and your family are invited to the Baker family’s annual Christmas open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Edwards House at 402 S. College St., in Newberg.

We look forward to you joining us for light appetizers and holiday sweets as we celebrate the Christmas season together!

Due to the PeopleSoft implementation, Security Services needs to be sure vehicle registration database information is as accurate as possible. Please log on to Bruindata, click on the vehicle registration link (under the “My Data” tab), and check to see that your vehicle information is correct. If you need to update/add more information about your vehicles, click the box that says “replace this vehicle” and enter the requested information.

When finished, click submit and we will see it on our side and change the information for you. If your white staff hangtag has broken, please bring it to the security office, and we will replace it gratis. If you have lost your white hangtag, please bring $5 cash to the security office, and we will issue you a replacement permit.

Adjuncts: If you will be on contract any part of 2009, you will need an updated parking permit. Please update your info on Bruindata, and either mail (Box 6095) or bring your soon-to-expire permit to the security office, and we will update it to a new one for 2009.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in keeping our records as current as possible.

IT reports that FoxTALE will be upgraded to version 1.9 from 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30. FoxTALE will be unavailable during this time. (All times are Pacific Standard Time).

‘Tis the season to Christmas shop at your Bruin Bookstore. Starting Monday, Dec. 15 (“dead day”),  save 25 percent on all George Fox clothing and 30 percent on all gift items (except diploma frames). Sale ends Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Friday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Northwest (Wash.), Wheeler Sports Center

Saturday, Dec. 13, 5 p.m. – Women’s basketball vs. Chapman, Wheeler Sports Center

Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. – Men’s basketball vs. Northwest (Wash.), Wheeler Sports Center

In addition to KFOX radio webcasts and LiveStats via the Internet, George Fox will begin live video streaming of Bruin home basketball games this weekend. KFOX will provide simultaneous audio for the live feed. Links to the LiveStats, KFOX webcast, and live video are provided on the schedule portions of the George Fox athletics home page and both the men’s and women’s basketball home pages. Direct links are below.

For live video streaming:
media.georgefox.edu/bruinsports.html

For KFOX radio webcasts:
georgefox.edu/offices/asc/kfoxradio

For TAS LiveStats:
academic.georgefox.edu/~sports/xlive.htm

For more information, contact the sports information office at ext. 2926.