Does Boston College actually uphold its “Jesuit Values”?

The writer/journalist/podcaster Daniel Alarcón in his talk last night at Gasson told the fable of the library that collapsed because the architect didn’t account for the weight of the books, which is what happens when you lose sight of your mission. Any mission or set of values is something to strive for, and BC does in general strive to uphold its values. But BC is also composed of humans, and humans are bound to fail sometimes. You’re part of BC. If you think BC is failing to uphold a value, hold your community to account.

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.