"Mr. Fick took a selfie of not himself but of a goose. Or a duck. Or whatever those things are that hang around the pond," said a well-known selfie critic who refused to be identified.
"I was very surprised by the selfie," noted Fick, a longtime UMBC employee and expert file cabinet attendant, who submitted his selfie by electronic mail late last night. "For a split-second, I thought that maybe I had turned into a goose. Or a duck. Or whatever. But I quickly came to my senses and realized that I didn't adjust my camera properly."
"I did look in the mirror though," Fick added after a long silence.
Nevertheless, this is a salient example of how not to take a selfie.
Mr. Fick still has time, however, to submit a second attempt and he could still win one of several fabulous prizes. Here's how:
Join Us in Our Selfie Contest!
To compete, tag your photos, #umbcURCAD 
Take a selfie at URCAD and upload it to URCAD social media to enter to win a gift
card to the UMBC Bookstore! Categories are:
- Best Overall Selfie ($100)
- Best Selfie with Your Mentor ($50)
- Best Selfie with Your Presentation ($50)
- Best Selfie with a Family Member ($50)