While the 2016 election was all about red “Make America Great Again” hats and blue Hillary Clinton buttons, this year, a new venue to express political affiliation has emerged: the mask.

On Sept. 8, smoke descended onto Newberg as the sky took on a buised color. In the following hours and far into the night, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVF&R) issued Level Three fire warnings to Chehalem Mountain and Bald Peak residents, forcing them to evacuate as wildfires began to overtake hundreds of acres of forest.

On the George Fox University (GFU) The semester began with the removal of the elms outside of Edwards-Holman Science Center (EHS) which had contracted Dutch Elm Disease. Dutch Elm Disease is “highly contagious” and causes them to go “fairly quickly which is typical of that disease,” according to Plant Services’ superintendent of building repair and campus arborist Carl Anderson. “It’s contagious enough that it’s good practice to remove them as quick as you can.”

George Fox University (GFU) has had parking issues for years. Students think parking regulations are too strong and often feel as if there are not nearly enough parking spaces on campus. Students and staff alike have strong opinions on how parking should or should not be dealt with, especially Campus Public Safety (CPS) officers.

On July 3, students in the history, international studies, and politics programs received an email from Dr. Caitlyn Corning, the new Chair of the Department of History and Politics at George Fox University (GFU), announcing the end of the international studies (IS) program.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and students’ quick departure from the George Fox University (GFU) campus last spring, big questions loomed in the minds of the student population. Would they be able to return to campus in the fall?

The leaders and coaches in the George Fox University (GFU) athletic program have invested time and effort to ensure student athletes have the opportunity to participate in sports despite the pandemic. Adjustments have had to be made, of course, in order to conduct practice in a safe manner.

Is the football team abiding by the Bruin Pledge? Read to find out!

On the first of April, George Fox University launched the “George Fox Gives” campaign to support students in financial crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the closure of the George Fox campus, more than 400 students lost federal work-study jobs. Many students lost off-campus jobs when the state of Oregon commissioned the shutdown of nonessential businesses, and others struggled with remote learning, housing, and transportation expenses.

So much has changed. So much is still changing--perhaps forever. The world-wide effort to stop the spread of Covid-19 through social distancing and self-isolation has emptied school campuses, cancelled sport events, shut down businesses, and the Class of 2020 was not going to experience a graduation ceremony.