It’s not often one gets to meet a Nobel prize winner. But here’s our very own recent salutatorian, Phillip Fitzgerald ’11, biochemistry and molecular biology, rubbing elbows with Ei-ichi Negishi, who won the chemistry prize last year.

As you might imagine, this meeting was not a complete coincidence. Phillip, who plans to pursue an M.D./Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine this fall, is the second UMBC student in as many years to attend the annual meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany. (Read the full story here.) Perhaps someday he’ll be the first UMBC Nobel winner!

Are you hungry for hot dogs? These people certainly are!

The Casey Anthony trial falls into the hands of the jury.

Chinese toddler survives 100 ft. drop.  Find out how.

Feeling stressed today? Well head on over to the tickle spa!

Scientists say that those who attend July 4th parades are more likely to become Republican.

Google+ is making waves in the social network circle.

Is clapping considered a form of protest? In Belarus, it is!

Move over BP. It’s Exxon’s turn to have an oil spill.

Early Monday morning FoxNews sent out a series of Twitter posts stating that President Obama was dead.

Apparently, the Twitter account had been hacked by an unknown source. The Hacker sent out six messages describing the assassination of Obama by two fatal gunshots.

Although the posts weren’t available for long, many Twitter followers were distressed by the abrupt news.

FoxNews apologized profusely for the false information explaining

Hackers sent out several malicious and false Tweets claiming that President Obama had been assassinated. Those reports are incorrect, of course, and the president is spending the July 4 holiday with his family. The hacking is being investigated, and FoxNews.com regrets any distress the false Tweets may have created

Should this hack-attack be treated as a high spirited prank or should this be cause for alarm?

John 21:15-19 (NIV)

¹⁵When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
¹⁶Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
¹⁷The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. ¹⁸Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” ¹⁹Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

Reflection

Many of us may have experiences serving at a homeless shelter or nursing home, tutoring children or babysitting, or helping out neighbors. In a short time, we realize that people have many needs and it takes a great deal of love to care for them completely. Jesus called Peter to be a fisher of men, and yet at Jesus’ death, Peter denies Jesus three times. What makes it possible for Peter to serve men, if he retreats from serving Jesus? In this transforming encounter with Jesus, Peter is humbled and undone by Christ’s love and forgiveness. Peter is not known as the denier, but his reference point is now one who serves. He is called to feed Jesus’ sheep.

Responding to the Transmission

How do we become servants? It is as Christ served us first and then calls us to serve others. May He be reference point in loving others. Let’s be undone once again by Christ’s love and forgiveness. Let’s pray that the campuses and missional groups would be a blessing to others by serving others in every opportunity.

1. Zipcars: Starting on Thursday, June 22nd, UMBC will have zipcars available on campus!

• This new website provides a central location for access to information on all transportation alternatives inclusive of transit, carpooling, parking, and zipcars. The link is http://www.umbc.edu/tag.We look forward to the campus community experiencing these valuable new resources!