1 Corinthians 2:1-5

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.² For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. ³ I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. ⁴ My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, ⁵ so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

Reflection

There is an entire industry devoted to aftermarket performance parts for cars. You might buy a big spoiler to make your car look faster and maybe a new exhaust to make it even sound faster. But in the end, no matter how persuasive it looks or sounds, your car isn’t really faster at all. Paul challenges us to consider what we depend on as we minister. We don’t need fancy words, convincing arguments or specific personalities, but we have access to real power. We can know our crucified and risen Lord. We can live each day full of purpose and free of distractions, seeking to respond to God’s great love by loving Him and loving others. And seeing faith springing forth in others as a result of His power in their lives. This is the real power that we depend on as we minister and love this generation.

Response

Let’s pray that our faith will not rest on human wisdom but on God’s power. Let’s come to the cross once again with all of our worldly notions and dependences and confess that its all about Christ alone. May we resolve to know and depend on nothing else but Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Let’s ask for the Spirit’s power as we minister to others and for hearts to be softened and turned to the Lord.

On Friday, October 13, Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American studies, discussed the vice presidential debate on WYPR’s Midday with Dan Rodricks.

Rodricks opened the discussion by asking if the vice presidential debate mattered.  Most viewers found the debate entertaining, but would anything that the vice presidential nominees said change voters’ minds?

“I do think this was a sideshow, but it was a pretty entertaining one for us all,” said Moffitt. “These are two individuals who do matter, but they aren’t the voices we want to hear most significantly in the election.  They made a difference in terms of reenergizing, for both camps, this interest in what’s happening.”

The full conversation can be heard here.

On-Campus Interviews offer students a chance to conveniently interview for professional positions on campus.  Employers travel to our campus for the specific purpose of interviewing preselected students for currently open positions.  This is a great opportunity to interview with employers specifically interested in UMBC students and offers the advantage of a smaller applicant pool.  Interviews take place during the fall and spring. The logistics (viewing positions, applying, signing up for interview time slots, etc.) are all handled via UMBCworks.

Don't miss out on employers coming to UMBC to recruit YOU this fall! The following is a list of employers coming to conduct on-campus interviews with application deadlines in the next month.

**BASYS, Inc.

Interviewing on 10/30/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/16/12)
Position:  Associate Software Engineer
Majors:  CMPS, CMPE

**PNC Financial Services Group

Interviewing on 10/31/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/17/12)
Positions:  ACCEL Retail Bank Development Program
Financial Specialist
Consumer and Business Banking Track Associate
Majors:  FIEC, ECON, Accounting

**SB & Company, LLC

Interviewing on 10/22/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/19/12)
Position:  Staff Auditor
Majors:  ECON, FIEC, Accounting

**United States Census Bureau

Interviewing on November 11/1/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/23/12)
Position:  IT Specialist
Majors:  IS, MATH, CMPE, CMSC

**Naval Sea Systems Command - NAVSEA

Interviewing on 11/14/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/31/12
Position:  Various Engineering Positions
Majors:  CHEM, ENME, ENEE, Environmental Science, MATH, MSSE, ISD

A full list of On-Campus Interviews scheduled this fall is available on our website calendar and on UMBCworks, please check regularly for any updates or changes that may occur.

Hey HvZ players!

The officers are all recovered from the one-week and we hope you players are too. If you still have a bandanna from the weeklong please drop it off at one of the one-night missions or at the open officer meetings on Sunday (1pm in Commons 318!). If you don’t, we know who you are, and we will find you. If you lost your bandanna, you owe us $10. Bandannas not returned or otherwise compensated for will be considered stolen as per the waiver you signed when we gave it to you.

Also, on a serious note, use of excessive force is not okay. The following has now been implemented: 

Use of excessive force is now defined as knocking someone off of their feet. This is regardless of location of incident.  

Once someone is knocked off their feet, the game pauses. Both players and anyone who saw the incident NEED to stick around. This is very important because;

If any involved party leaves, guilt is assumed, and a warning is given.

These changes are meant to keep players both Human and Zombies safe and having fun. They mean that Zombies will take a little more care to only tag, and Humans can no longer make excessive force claims well after the fact. These are preemptive measures, and they will hopefully not be needed.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, October 15th is a one-night mission starting at 7pm in Lecture Hall 4.

Thursday, October 18th is a one-night mission starting at 7pm in Lecture Hall 1.

Please note, for the missions, we ask that you be sure to sign in for the one nights. If you come in late, that’s fine but please check-in before going out to play to make sure you are aware of any special rules that may be in play. Also keep in mind, that if you miss more than half the briefing, you must play zombie.

Zombie Prom is coming up on November 3rd! It’s at 7pm in the UC Ballroom. It’s our annual Halloween party with an optional mission! This year, the theme is Nightmare Before Christmas and it’s being DJ’d by the Phantom Gentlemen! We just got all the stuff approved (minus the cotton candy machine, but Katy’ll be okay). It’s shaping up to be pretty fun!  Any requests for music can be submitted here.

As always, check the website for dates and times for events. Shameless plug for the code monkey! 

~The HvZ Officers

~Hiccup
    Webmaster, Humans vs. Zombies
    

Hi Officers,

I read the Newsletter (because I don’t suck), and it left me
wondering…what is “knocking” defined as?

Say, I firmly tag a human (as the rules require) who is
running backwards up a steep hill or toward a curb and they fall
on their ass. Does that count as me “knocking someone off of
their feet” or is that simply player clumsiness and the laws of
physics clashing together? 

Oh, and what if I tackle someone, but ensure their feet never
leave the ground by having one of my friends hold the feet
firmly in place? That doesn’t meet the official definition of
excessive force, so I assume that wouldn’t be an issue, yeah?

How about a slide tag wherein my shoulder or head accidentally
stress-fractures someone’s leg, but they don’t fall over due to
being a bad-ass?

What if I make the ladies swoon so hard they fall over in a
fit of unbridled lust? Would that be excessive force?

Sorry about the outlandish questions (that are definitely not
based on real incidents), but the new rule is confusing and I’m
not sure where the line is drawn given the vaguely specific
[sic] terminology. Hoping you guys can help clear things up. ^.^

Thanks!

Mike Sola

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 6:01 PM, UMBC
HvZ Officers <umbchvzofficers@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hey HvZ players!

The officers are all recovered from the one-week
and we hope you players are too. If you still have a
bandanna from the weeklong please drop it off at one of
the one-night missions or at the open officer meetings
on Sunday (1pm in Commons 318!). If you don’t, we know
who you are, and we will find you.
If you lost your bandanna, you owe us $10. Bandannas not
returned or otherwise compensated for will be considered
stolen as per the waiver you signed when we gave it to
you.

Also, on a serious note, use of excessive force
is not okay. The following has now been implemented: 

Use of excessive force is now defined as
knocking someone off of their feet. This is regardless
of location of incident.  

Once someone is knocked off their feet, the
game pauses. Both players and anyone who saw the
incident NEED to stick around. This is very important
because;

If any involved party leaves, guilt is assumed,
and a warning is given.

These changes are meant to keep players both
Human and Zombies safe and having fun. They mean that
Zombies will take a little more care to only tag, and
Humans can no longer make excessive force claims well
after the fact. These are preemptive measures, and
they will hopefully not be needed.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, October 15th is a
one-night mission starting at 7pm in
Lecture Hall 4.

Thursday, October 18th is a
one-night mission starting at 7pm in
Lecture Hall 1.

Please note, for the missions, we ask that you be
sure to sign in for the one nights. If
you come in late, that’s fine but please check-in
before going out to play to make sure you are aware
of any special rules that may be in play. Also keep
in mind, that if you miss more than half the
briefing, you must play zombie.

Zombie Prom is coming up on November 3rd! It’s at
7pm in the UC Ballroom. It’s our annual
Halloween party with an optional mission! This year, the
theme is Nightmare Before Christmas and it’s being DJ’d
by the Phantom Gentlemen! We just got all
the stuff approved (minus the cotton candy machine, but
Katy’ll be okay). It’s shaping up to be pretty fun!  Any
requests for music can be submitted here.

As always, check the website
for dates and times for events. Shameless plug for the
code monkey! 

~The HvZ Officers