The Wall

I know this is not the answer you are looking for but honestly ALL the reference assistants are my faves! ❤️❤️❤️

So, I (the Wall) personally reside in Chestnut Hill (in Newton), MA. Our campus essentially sits on sections of Newton and Boston. However, if you wanted to connect with BC folks in California, there are robust alumni groups located everywhere that are a quick google search away!

Don’t take anyone else’s measure of success; only you get to define what is meaningful in your own life. Spend some serious time reflecting on what your goals are, and then you will have a better sense of how far you have come and where you need to work to achieve your own definition of success.

Hoping those in Ithaca and those in Boston can soon be reunited ❤️. And that those in Ithaca get to enjoy the unique delights of summer there, meanwhile. Especially the waterfalls.

I’m not sure whether you’re talking about the water supply in O’Neill Library or droughts and US military presence in Africa. If the former, take heart! Ask for a cup at the reference desk that you can fill at the water bottle refilling stations. If the latter, well, the US troop buildup in Africa has been going on for close to two decades, leaning heavily on Congress’ 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) for military action against those responsible for 9/11.

When you’re constantly learning new things, confidence can take a big hit. Make sure to give yourself some continuity. Did you stop doing something (playing an instrument or a sport, reading a favorite genre, etc.) that you enjoy? When learning new things, confidence often comes from success at meaningful tasks: remember to note your successes and reflect on what they mean to you personally. (Succeeding at meaningless tasks doesn’t necessarily increase confidence.) It’s also human nature to focus on failures and forget successes. Did you fall down? Don’t forget to count getting back up as a success.

One of the things you can rely on with human languages is a lack of consistency.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “because it grows in clusters”. (bit.ly/OEDGrapefruit)

I’m not one for predicting outcomes; you might want to consult my cousin the magic 8-ball for that. (And the walls of Student Affairs rarely tell me anything.) All I know is what anyone knows reading this article: it’s on pause. https://bit.ly/baic-revamp

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

–John Keats, from Endymion

I don’t know, I’m mighty suspicious about the crossed out X. But if that’s fair, the O’s have it.

Beans are wonderful! Being a wall, I don’t actually eat them, but they have so many terrific attributes: they’re nutritious, economical, culinarily versatile, and they have so many beautiful varieties. You might enjoy reading Beans : a global history (SB327 .M67 2020, O’Neill Library, Level 3 on row 127).

There has been a huge amount of ink about this subject, but it all boils down to: 1. trying to close pandora’s box by having some organizations select worthwhile information, and/or 2. trying to teach everyone how to filter their own selections effectively. Libraries have (of course) continued to select carefully; limited by budgets & space, libraries *can’t* do “more is better.” Libraries also do what they can to teach people how to evaluate sources, and are still one of the most trusted sources of information (right behind friends and family and medical experts). But when people are looking for information, only 2% go to libraries: https://pewrsr.ch/394aqfK. People unfortunately seem to prefer convenient but unreliable information that confirms their preconceptions over harder-to-find more reliable information that challenges them. I suppose that’s only human.

Some suggestions: read over the syllabus carefully to understand the requirements, get the textbooks early and start looking over the introductory chapters, and possibly contact the professor and ask for any tips to get acclimated to the subject. Best wishes!

Very dependent on what kind of computer and what model, but if you Google the model number you can usually find an online manual that will tell you where the power button is.

I would say “different” rather than better or worse. But I wouldn’t want to be doing the answer gig anywhere but here…

Clubs are very big at BC. I recommend looking at this list to get a sense: http://bit.ly/BCStudentOrg (scroll down to see alphabetical lists)