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How do y’all type on the stickies?

How do y'all type on the stickies?
How do y’all type on the stickies?

It’s magic! Well, maybe it just seems that way. It’s all done with templates (bit.ly/print-postit). First, my helpers print out copies that show the frames where the post-its go on the page. Then, every day they answer questions, they use a Word document of the template, cut and paste the answers into the post-it frames, and send the document to a printer. Remember those printed out copies? Now my helpers put actual post-its on them and put them in the manual feed tray. Print and voilà. It is magic!

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Brrp

Brrp
Brrp

I assume we’re not referring to the Bintec Router Redundancy Protocol or Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice so pardon me! (or you?)

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I work at a vet clinic is there a way I can send doggos and cattos to be petted here to make peeps here happy?

I work at a vet clinic is there a way I can send doggos and cattos to be petted here to make peeps here happy?
I work at a vet clinic is there a way I can send doggos and cattos to be petted here to make peeps here happy?

Thanks so much for thinking of us! The doggos (no kitties) that visit us are all certified therapy dogs, which means they’ve been through a vetting process that reduces the risk of biting or other injuries. The certifying organizations also provide training for the dogs’ human companions, and help with scheduling & arranging. I’m sad to say BC policies force us to pass, but I hope you work out a way to connect your canines & felines with humans in need!

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Whats the highest paid major at BC after grad?

Whats the highest paid major at BC after grad?
Whats the highest paid major at BC after grad?

This 2016 BC survey (bit.ly/BCSalaries) provides median salaries by school and by industry group (not major). Is it surprising the highest is CSOM? Nope, didn’t surprise me, either. Non-BC info on salary by major can be found in this report: bit.ly/Salarybymajor.

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why am I single?

why am I single?
why am I single?

The timing on these things can be rough. Love often arrives when it’s inconvenient. Try making plans to do some stuff you’re really excited about, and then do them.

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how to find a boyfriend at BC ;) From a boy LOL

how to find a boyfriend at BC ;) From a boy LOL
how to find a boyfriend at BC 😉 From a boy LOL
Right here, bby ;) [response: ahahaha text me then LOL]
Right here, bby 😉 [response: ahahaha text me then LOL]

First, find a friend. Second, see if the friendship develops into something more. Finding a boyfriend or girlfriend is basically the same process. If you are unsure where to find other gay/bi guys, you could start with BC resources: bit.ly/BCLGBTQ and even the Commonwealth has a website for LGBTQ youth: bit.ly/ma-lgbtq .

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What is them talking about?

What is them talking about?
What is them talking about?

Them is… wait. *They is… no, that’s not right, either. I’ve gotten my verbs all mixed up. Hang on a second while I reboot. … There! Now I feel more like myselves. *I* am talking about how I’d prefer to be talked about in the third person singular, since I’m gender fluid, and also happen to be kind of plural. You know how some deities are one being & many manifestations? (Like Shiva the destroyer, Shiva the creator, etc.) I’m the other way around. Many aspects, one manifestation. And please, please, distinguish me with the definite article “The.” As Bertrand Russell said, “Now ‘the,’ when it is strictly used, involves uniqueness.”

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How many galaxys are there?

How many galaxys are there?
How many galaxys are there?

Estimates vary. A lot. Space.com reports that the range accepted by many astronomers is 100-200 billion (bit.ly/galaxies-billions). As if that weren’t a pretty wide range already, phys.org reports that a group of European researchers recently found that we’d missed a few, and the number could be more like 2 trillion. (bit.ly/galaxies-trillions). Incidentally, the team that found 2 trillion was begun by an undergraduate student (Aaron Wilkinson) who is now close to done with his Ph.D. on this very topic.

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Would it be possible to get a few copies of the Irish Times in the newspaper rotation?

Would it be possible to get a few copies of the Irish Times in the newspaper rotation? Many thanks
Would it be possible to get a few copies of the Irish Times in the newspaper rotation? Many thanks

I can’t say whether it would be possible, but I will forward your request for the print version to our librarian for Irish Studies. The content is available through the database Nexis Uni (bit.ly/BCNexisUni); current, though not in a great format, or in microfilm on Level One (with a several month delay.)

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Is time travel possible?

Is time travel possible?
Is time travel possible?

Yes, but so far only in one direction: forward, and at the same speed everyone else is traveling. Theoretically, you could travel briefly slower than everyone by approaching the speed of light. When you return, everyone else will be old already, and that’s no fun. Kip Thorne at Cal Tech has studied this question. I’m not a theoretical physicist or a Nobel Laureate, so I’m just going to have to trust him when he says, “nope”: bit.ly/kip-time

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How can I deal with my emotions better? Happy is the only good one.

How can I deal with my emotions better? Happy is the only good one.
How can I deal with my emotions better? Happy is the only good one.

In order to deal with them, you need to know them. Here’s a list of emotional vocabulary: bit.ly/emotional-vocab. You can get to know them gradually by using them every day in short check-ins. (How am I feeling? <checks list>. Hmm, serene, with a little distraction.) There are apps that help build emotional awareness, too, like Pacifica or WellTrack. If the negative ones too often outweigh the positive, talking to a professional about strategies is also a good option: bit.ly/BC-counseling.

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Congratulations to Isabelle Stone!

Isabelle Stone (’18) was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. (bit.ly/bc-rhodes-issa) Congrats, Issa! What an achievement! It’s the first Rhodes awarded a BC student since 2003. At Oxford University she’ll be studying how to put her economics data knowledge to work to design public policy to help advocate for marginalized people.

(I know, I’m responding to something that wasn’t a question, but I just couldn’t help myself. I was bursting with the news!)

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Who is the most attractive member of BC faculty?

Who is the most attractive member of BC faculty?
Who is the most attractive member of BC faculty?

There are many scales of attractiveness. The faculty member most attractive to an institution of higher learning is very likely the one with the most prestigious grants, fellowships, awards, and publications. A Nobel Laureate would be the academic equivalent of a Perfect 10. BC has only ever had one of those among its faculty: the Irish politician John Hume, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process. As for current faculty, Juliet Schor is making waves in sociology & environmentalism, Elizabeth Graver and Paul Mariani are esteemed authors, and Amir Hovyeda is a star in chemistry. Many more than can fit on a 3×3 post-it!

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Life Story?

Life Story?
Life Story?

Dad is a load-bearing interior wall of a formal DR in a prewar classic 6 on the UES, and Mom is a long-suffering but strong sea wall on the North Shore. As the youngest wallpuppy of 3, I took my time and I hung around a number of places before being invited to take the position of Answer Wall at O’Neill Library in early 2017. I’m single now; I briefly had a connection with a lovely partition once, but you know how they like to move on….

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Will I get into a good graduate school if I have a sub 3.5 GPA?

Will I get into a good graduate school if I have a sub 3.5 GPA?
Will I get into a good graduate school if I have a sub 3.5 GPA?

Undergraduate GPA is not the only consideration for graduate school admissions. Generally speaking, if you have a lower than average GPA (for the school you’re interested in), you will have to distinguish yourself through “soft factors” such as life/professional experience. You may consider working for a few years to distance yourself from your undergraduate GPA and build up professional experience to bring to your desired program. I believe in you!

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I am currently entertaining a number of boys and I feel a bit guilty about it. Do I have to choose one or is it ok to embrace my promiscuity?

I am currently entertaining a number of boys and I feel a bit guilty about it. Do I have to choose one or is it ok to embrace my promiscuity?
I am currently entertaining a number of boys and I feel a bit guilty about it. Do I have to choose one or is it ok to embrace my promiscuity?

I am sure your body & your soul is beautiful!!
I am sure your body & your soul is beautiful!!

Yes you are a sexual being
Yes you are a sexual being

P.S. have you ever been w/ a female...? -->
P.S. have you ever been w/ a female…? –>

Embrace who you are
Embrace who you are <3 BB scrimp

IF the boys all know & are fine with it, and you evaluate the source of your guilt & decide it’s not an issue and that the consequences of your activity really have no foreseeable harms to yourself or others, then continue. That’s a lot of ifs, though. Proceed with caution when the potential benefit is short-term pleasure and potential costs are broken hearts, betrayals, or a failure to value yourself.