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NO, NOT MEL GIB C R O S S C O U N T R Y URBAN SERVICES SON, BUT CLOSE - COMES TO A Food and companion Theatre veteran Mel C L O S E - T h e B r u i n ship offered to the Schroder shares his pas i, V : ^ I men and women fin homelessby selfless sion for drama — V ish strong — students — A&E, page 8 Sports, page 10 News, page 2 Crescent George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon Friday, November 2, 2001 Issue 5, Vol. CXVIII Hatfield Health fair: stop the spread of sickness LISA DELZER chicken soup to cure the flu she expense - especially on a campus spiritual health, to nutritional presents like ours, where sickness spreads advice from the family and con Staff Writer already knows is coming, join the George Fox community at the rapidly. sumer sciences, it promises to be view on h e a l t h f a i r i n t h e E H S a t r i u m Many departments will be a great way to learn how to stay "Hi, Mom. Yes, Mom. Yes, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. represented healthy this winter. Mom. No, Mom, of course not. 6. Open to George Fox stu and found The health and human per fit-- terrorism Have I been to the doctor? No, dents and employees, this offering formance department is planning Mom. Yes, Mom, I don't have year's fair features booths, Nov.^ N great vision checks, blood pressure time. Yes, I love you, too. Yes, ERIN NEWBERRY presentations, and the elu insights into checks, and flexibility checks, as my grades are fine. No, 1 haven't sive flu shot. H p;ro., health - well as trainers to field questions Opinion Editor been to any good parties lately. The flu clinic will be physical, EHS Ajtrium regarding sports injuries. The Gotta go - tell Dad 1 love him. held during the entire fair. mental, and Portland Running Company is "You can never build a sta Yes, Mom. Yes, Mom. Bye, Free for students on George spiritual. making an appearance with ath- ble democratic system on the Mom." Fox student insurance and F r o m t h e backs of sick people," said Mark If you've had one too many for employees covered by Blue biology department's presenta Hatfield, former Oregon senator. of these conversations, and your Cross, there is a $15 fee for tion on infection control, to cam Hatfield addressed the issue mother begins sending 7-Up and everyone else. It is well worth the pus ministries' information on See Health Fair, page 2 of peace in the midst of terrorism to a group of students, faculty, .iLNNnTK and community members Wed. Ben Weinert and Oct 24 in Caider Lecture Hall of Nathan Dunkin as Sancho Lemmons at the undergraduate and Don Quixote, per campus. T\\e former senator empha forming a puppet show sized the need to fulfill the stom with Thad Tsohantaridis, achs of the poverty stricken, treat Lyndsay Kirkman, Tim the sick, and teach the illiterate Lafolette, and Heather rather than constricting America's focus on peace to hos Lilley, in a scene from the tile treaties. A better definition university's fall play, Man for peace stems from "shalom" in of La Mancha. Hebrew. According to "shalom," Tickets are sold out; peace is not only the absence of however, there is a wait war. but the fulfillment of needs. T h e d e m o g r a p h i c s o f ing list for those who still today's world lead to a strong want tickets. Check with recipe for war, said Hatfield. t h e t h e a t e r o n e h o u r According to Hatfield, in some before curtain. countries only one in 25 women expect their children to reach maturity. Of the children today, up to 500,000 12 to 14 year olds George Fox a great bargain, says US News are in military action to defend P R E S S R E L E A S E the top tier rankings. in U.S. News ranking categories ranking for each school. The their country, while 900 million "It is gratifying, once again, as a result of the changes made in rankings consider seven weight children are without any opportu to be recognized by U.S. News & the Carnegie classification of ed factors: academic reputation, nity for education. George Fox University has World Report as an institu _ institutions of higher educa academic reputation, graduation Enrolling children in the made a leap from the best of the tion of high quality in ^ tion. and retention rates, faculty military and teaching them to small guys to among the top in its the West region," The Carnegie resources, student selectivity, shoot guns while denying them new category in the newest rank said George Fox f ^28 colleges Foundation for the financial resources and alumni decent food and proper education ing of America's Best colleges by President David / and universities in the Advancement of giving. will forever keep countries in U.S. News & World Report. Brandt. "The West category, George Tcaching in late The Best Values listing by ignorance and hatred, he said. The highly publicized rankings are par Fox is listed 17th overall, 2000 issued an the magazine relates a school's "We are friends of the rulers national rankings put George Fox ticularly signifi- updated version academic quality, as indicated by that keep their people in igno in the top tier in the new catego cam7y7his'year m\ Just 33 ranked in /77^t7;ia7ifica- its overall ranking, with the net rance." ry of Best Universities—Master's light of the realign-\. the top tier. /tion, a grouping cost of attendance for a student His solution? The former West Region. George Fox is also ment of institutional system that U.S. who receives the average level of senator said that America needs listed eighth in the category of categories. George Fox^*>..^ ^.-^News uses as the basis financial aid. to stop selling arms to other "Great Schools at Great Prices" is now being compared with for its ranking categories. "The higher the quality of countries and instead focus on in the west. other universities that provide a George Fox now is in the the school's academic program stopping the repression of Of 128 colleges and univer full range of undergraduate and category that includes several and the lower the cost to the stu humanity. sities in the West category, master's level programs. Wc other Oregon schools: dent, the better the deal," said the Hatfield, a Republican, was George Fox is listed 17lh overall, believe this reflects our continu University of Portland (7th), magazine in its rankings. a United States Senator for with just 33 ranked in the top tier. ing growth in both number and Pacific University (16th), and George Fox, at eighth, is one Of the 155 colleges and universi quality of our academic pro Marylhurst (27th). of three Oregon schools in he Oregon from 1967-1996. He cur West category, with Pacific sec rently teaches "Herbert Hoover ties moved into the new "mas grams." U.S. News surveys all col and His Times," an upper divi ter's universities" category, just The university is one of 200 leges, with a 94 percent response ond and the University of Portland eleventh. sion history course, with Lee 19— or 12 percent- made it into in the nation that were switched rate, in order to determine the Nash. Issue 5 Vol. CXVIII THE CRESCENT - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2001 PAGE 2 FEATURE Urban Services blesses participants, ministers to homeless overcome by the students before Freshman John Davis met people as they come in contact ABBY RINE long term commitment. A student can show up every Friday, or Robert on the first Friday of with them, striking up simple they can truly reach out to the Stajf Writer Urban Services and offered to let conversations that many times people from the streets. simply go once the entire year. Ben Vickery, a freshman, One of the groups heads to Robert play his guitar, which he develop into intense discussions. Kim Bendeck, a freshman was one of the students who went For many Fox students, Burnside, where a table of food did for two hours. "It was an amazing who ministered Friday night is a iong-anticipated is set up for the homeless. break from school, set aside for As the people filter in experience to see both at Burnside Urban and at the dates, movies, or parties. But a from the streets, the the true joy small group of people look for students sit with them Services Robert Waterfront, talked ward to Fridays for a different to share food, talk, 6:00 p.m.