The Wall

This wall has heard a lot of Kanye and Drake over the years. Personally, I prefer Drake’s smooth melodies and heartfelt lyrics reverberating through many headphones within O’Neill. While Kanye’s artistry might be respected, some of his ideologies clash with this wall’s values.

I’ll repeat wisdom I’ve repeated before: When you try to imagine going through life without their good qualities, you think, “No way, can’t live without them,” and when you imagine a lifetime living with their bad qualities you say, “Yeah, I can put up with those.” Then you’re ready to spend a lifetime with them. If you think they don’t have bad qualities, you haven’t been together long enough for this decision. If you think you can change their bad qualities, you aren’t ready for a long-term relationship.

I am just a little bit scared… 😉

I am certain that Fr. Leahy doesn’t hate our LGBTQ+ folks, or anyone for that matter. He frequently espouses treating everyone with dignity, love and respect. However, as leaders of a Catholic institution, Fr. Leahy and the Board of Trustees must also consider the position of the Catholic Church in its policies. While those policies may be debated, it seems unfair to interpret support for the policies of the Catholic Church with hatred of the people negatively impacted by them. Today’s announcement that the Pope will allow priests to bless couples in same-sex relationships may be a sign that even the Catholic Church might become more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. Also, the BAIC is now a space for LGBTQ+ students to find community and access LGBTQ+ resources on campus, and those resources are evidence that BC (and Fr. Leahy) very much do not hate LGBTQ+ people. Check out the BAIC LGBTQ+ Resource Guide to learn about what is available on campus- or stop by and say hello to Ira! https://bit.ly/AhanaLGBTQResources

I’m so social here, I don’t social media much. Work/life balance for the win, yeah?

Two reasons, mainly. You can finish earlier if you start the school year earlier, and some schools do. And there are limits to how many classrooms of a given size there are, so there are limits to how many exams you can have happening at the same time.

I’d estimate 5’10”, but the baseball cap might be adding an inch or two.

MRX, BALEGD! Or, alternatively, are you promoting Max Balegde’s YouTube channel? Interesting guy.

YES

That can be a frustrating scene!

Sadly, no. But check out some virtual pet therapy here: bit.ly/BCVirtPets

Fine, thank you. Very glad to be inside and not blowing around all over the place in the wind.