Hi, I’m the Answer Wall! I’ve been perched in the O’Neill Library lobby at Boston College since February 2017, except for a year in 2020 when I went fully online. Ask me a question by posting a post-it on me in O’Neill Library. I’ll answer within a day on weekdays. I snooze on the weekends, because answering questions is hard work!
How do I stop being a burden on my colleagues? I feel like me saying “I know I am a bit much” can get annoying but me saying that I bc of my anxiety.
Snowfall in spring???
How do I deal with emotional unavailability?
What are the origins of the heart hands emoji?
Some say the hand heart comes from Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan in a photo titled “Family Syntax” in 1989. Others say it comes from poppin’ dance moves from the 1970’s. Regardless, it became really popular as a gesture in around 2010, then became an emoji after that.
Have you ever had a pimple on your booty? [drawing of eyes]? yes.
![Have you ever had a pimple on your booty? [drawing of eyes]? yes.](https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AW040325-7.jpg)
I’ve known walls with peeling paint, but not pimples. And I have no booty. But it sounds like an annoying problem, and I wish all booty pimple sufferers quick relief.
How do you know when you’ve fallen in love?
When you find it necessary to ask that question.
Are me and my friends devils?
It’s often said “the devil is in the details,” so I can’t answer this question until I have more information on what you are your friends did.
How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?
There are a lot of things going on right now that could possibly affect BC’s budget: tariffs, holds on funding at Ivy League schools, changes in federal research funding, changes in the safety of being a grad student on a visa in the US. However, tuition has already been set for 2025-2026. It increases 3.5%, to $72,180. BC continues to promise to meet 100% of demonstrated need for US students, and raised financial aid 7.5%. bit.ly/bc-tuition
Who is Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan (birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist whose 60+ year career has produced more than 600 songs in folk, rock, gospel, and other genres. He won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and was most recently portrayed by Timothée Chalamet in the critically acclaimed 2024 biopic film called A Complete Unknown. If you are interested in learning more about Bob Dylan, here is a list of titles we have on him in our library catalog: bit.ly/bclib-bob-dylan.
Tongue out emoji!
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What do you think of the protests in Turkey?
The protests in Turkey are so far bigger than the protests in the US. Effectiveness of either remains to be seen.
[drawing of a stick figure crying]
![[drawing of a stick figure crying]](https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AW040225-3.jpg)
I love crossed eyes cat. am I crazy?🐱
Sounds cute!
What really happened to John Park?
If you mean the semifinalist on American Idol’s 9th season, he’s married, has a baby born in September 2023, and an album just released in Korea called PSST! spoti.fi/42aCDsD. His single, “I’m Always by Your Side” (a soundtrack song from a series called Vincenzo), has 17 million plays on Spotify.
[drawing of flower bouquet with sparkles around it]
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Lovely!
[shocked/frowning emoji]
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🙃
How do I talk to huzz?
Step 1: recognize that the way you think about other people affects how they react to you. Step 2: start a conversation about literally anything other than dating. Step 3: be gracious about taking no for an answer. You don’t get the harsh put-down if you notice the subtle “I’m not interested”.
Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. “clock that tea”
They borrow language from groups using in-group language to establish group identity. And people want the cachet of that authenticity. Why don’t they take slang and terms from librarians? They should! IDK why “Check line 520 in the MARC record” doesn’t have cachet.
This is also an interesting theory.
decode this acronym: WTCITBTFIG,SIDAC [heart drawing]
![decode this acronym: WTCITBTFIG,SIDAC [heart drawing]](https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AW03292025-04.jpg)
When the cat is too big to fit in galoshes, set it down and cry… did I get it right?
Any good jazz recommendations?
If you are getting into jazz, I recommend you start with a few essential albums like Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Love Supreme by John Coltrane, Time Out by Dave Brubeck, Moanin’ by Art Blakey, or Saxaphone Collosus by Sonny Rollins. If you are looking for more recent albums, Downbeat Magazine (https://bit.ly/downbeatmag) is a well-established jazz magazine that reviews current releases and publishes a Top 10 Album list each year.