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Phobias are not something that can be diagnosed or treated by a wall, because IANAD. I highly recommend BC Counseling Services as a starting point: bit.ly/BC-counseling. They may refer you to outside specialists skilled in resolving issues like phobias.

Plain, fresh tap water 🚰. So many good reasons to choose water; for your health, your personal finances, the environment, and more. Make the switch now and reap the benefits throughout your lifetime!

Would you believe there are times when I just take a break from the answering gig? It’s true. It’s a highly individual balance, but you’ll get clues from your body and mind when you’re getting it right – or not. I recommend checking in with the Office of Health Promotions (bit.ly/BC-health-promo), they know all about this.

Gracie…? Gracie…?

Is this a trick question? https://bit.ly/bc-LastName

Either one is fine. While the word “soccer” may have some stigma in certain parts of the world, it is a well established name of a sport that is continuing to become more popular throughout the world.

The sphericity of planets in general is due to the pull of gravity from the center on the mass of the materials. You may enjoy this explanation from Scientific American: bit.ly/WhyRound.

Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded for all kinds of things. https://bit.ly/bc-peace. My advice is to start local.

None of my helpers have heard of a place on campus where sewing machines are available, but there are some other local options. The Newton Free Library has sewing machines available for checkout (bit.ly/NFLSewing), or you could rent time to use a sewing machine at a local craft studio like Gather Here in Cambridge. You might also get in touch with the on-campus crafting group STITCH (@bc_stitch on Instagram) to see if anyone has a machine they’d be willing to share!

Thanks for your love and support! Physics requires putting in the work, there’s no magic solution. But there are some effective ways to do better; try to keep up with the work and don’t let it run away from you, use the peer tutoring at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors), and don’t be afraid to see your professor during office hours if you are lost.

You can discover which important intrinsic values people are willing to re-apportion to extrinsic value through currency exchange. Is there a thing you can sell that you can (through the magic of marketing) associate with, say, falling in love? Raising children? Satisfying thirst or hunger? Raising class status? Pick any important driver of human behavior and hitch your money-making scheme to it. Or if creating a business sounds too risky, look into the US Labor Dept’s crystal ball for occupations and median pay: https://www.bls.gov/ooh.

Pre-med is a lot of work, but getting inadequate sleep will not make it better. Maybe consider academic coaching at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors).

First, ask yourself whether it’s crucial. If you’re just curious, it’s probably not worth creating a schism. If it’s crucial, you could ask it in a roundabout way: what’s their religion’s position on LGBTQ issues? They might relay their own position in the process. The other question is what you’d do with the information. If this is regarding your own sexuality and they’re homophobic, would you keep it a secret? Come out anyway? Ask for a housing change? Before you do anything, I’d recommend visiting the LGBTQ-friendly folks at the Office of Student Outreach and support: http://bit.ly/LBGTQBC.

One possibility: old habits (such as working in spite of being ill, not wearing a mask while ill) die hard, even in the face of a serious pandemic. Another possibility: it’s allergy season, and they know they’re having seasonal allergies. In a sense, it’s their choice. But ethically, their choice should be influenced by its potential affects on others. Daily, we avoid doing things (like smoking indoors or driving drunk) that could harm others’ health.

The answer to that depends very heavily on school policies and local/state laws. Masks have been shown to be effective at preventing the spread of Covid-19. https://bit.ly/bc-masks. Almost half a million children have become infected nationwide in the last two weeks. https://bit.ly/bc-masks2

Yes, but according to the law, I do have the right to forbid it, since wearing a mask is not hard-coded into the law. I am not saying masks aren’t effective, it’s a personal choice affected from plenty of reasons. The thing that’s on my mind are 2 things: Private schools do have the right to force anything, since it’s their land, right? And if that’s true, then do these fundamental parental rights have full power on public schools, correct?

I’m not a lawyer, I’m a whiteboard hanging in a library lobby. Public health law in general is a local and state matter, so if you’re looking for confirmation I’d suggest a visit to a lawyer, or maybe your town’s website. Most states also publish their statutes online. Have a lovely day.