Tell me about any BC traditions that most ppl don’t know! :) (I’m new here!)

Did you know that rubbing the toe of St. Michael in Gasson Hall is supposed to bring academic good luck? For this and other fun facts about BC rituals and traditions, I suggest checking out Legends of Boston College (O’Neill Library: LD473 .L4 2004). And if you want to dive deeper on a particular topic, Burns Library (home of the University Archives!) is always ready to help you with your questions about the history of BC and its community members: https://libguides.bc.edu/burns/contact

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.