Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Gotta say that wouldn’t be my first choice, but Butterball has directions on how to do it. Looks kinda fussy. And I suspect you’ll be wanting a smaller bird than that unless your microwave is the size of Allston. bit.ly/bc-turkey
Ummm. Walk through the gates? Sorry, I am friends with many of the walls at Harvard but not so much with the gates. My info is more about keeping people out of Harvard. If you are asking how to be admitted to Harvard, the answer is excellent grades, great references and some unique life experiences.
Environmentally, the mechanical pencil is the better option as it has the potential to last for a very long time: you use up the lead in a wooden pencil and you need to get another pencil; you use up the lead in a mechanical pencil and you simply refill it.
It’s hard to say… on the one hand, he was an artist and draftsman in addition to being a poet, and might therefore have appreciated tiny typescript images. On the other hand, although many poets have experimented with shape poems (such as this one by George Herbert in the 17th Century: bit.ly/easter-wings), Hopkins never seems to have made shape poems, suggesting that blending writing drawing wasn’t an interest.
You must be talking about the poet Paul Mariani, who has published widely on Hopkins. Watch an interview about his biography of Hopkins: bit.ly/hopkins-a-life, or read the biography: Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life (O’Neill Library PR4803 .H44 Z71715 2008). BTW, he’s also published biographies of the poets Robert Lowell, John Berryman, and W.C. Williams.
Relationships can be confusing and difficult at any age. My advice is not to force one to happen. Good relationships grow over time. You will likely know you are ready when you wake up one day and realize that you are already in a relationship.
Propensity score matching is a statistical method for overcoming selection bias when comparing groups of participants and nonparticipants in an experiment. The authors of a heavily cited paper (bit.ly/propensity-detailed) say, “Its basic idea is to find in a large group of nonparticipants those individuals who are similar to the participants in all relevant pre-treatment characteristics X.” The score can be calculated in many statistical analysis programs, like SPSS, SAS, Stata, and R. Here’s a quick introduction in video: bit.ly/propensity-intro.
You could lobby BC to install AC, but I’m betting it’s unlikely unless you also turn up a benefactor: AC is expensive to install, especially in older buildings, and actually uses more energy than heating does. Most residence halls are empty for most of the hottest months, so installing AC to offset heat for what would amount to a few weeks out of the year… let’s just say BC might have other ways to spend that money. Meanwhile, do what folks did before AC: fans, lots of cool liquids, lightweight loose clothing, draw blinds/curtains during the day, take a cool shower before bed, (dampen a bedsheet if it’s really hot at night), and get relief in AC buildings like the library.
Tough decision, but, in general, it is easier to spend a significant period of time abroad during college than at any other time of your life. And it doesn’t have to be a full year; there are opportunities for a semester or just a few weeks, so you can still spend so much quality Heights time before you graduate. The Office of International Programs has some great questions to think it through: bit.ly/ShouldIStayOrShouldIGoNow
Short answer: you don’t. Athens is a system for managing logins to web resources, but BC uses a different system for our electronic subscriptions. If you’re looking at a book or article that wants an Athens login, you have probably arrived via Google. Usually, all you need to do is search for it at library.bc.edu, but feel free to ask my library friends for help.
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. Even the Commonwealth has a website for LGBTQ youth: bit.ly/ma-lgbtq.
I have polled my library colleagues, and the response was mixed, a little like our recent round of precipitation. But I think “Yes” wins the day. With 57 responses, 37 responded “Yes, it’s pretty and/or fun & sometimes gives me a day off,” 3 responded “No, it is a curse I must suffer because I live in New England,” and 17 responded “Other.” Here are the comments that came with Other:
I suspect that Mod 4A is not much different than the other units. As for the residents of Mod 4A, I don’t know them so can’t comment on their coolness (but I have to say that BC students in general are pretty cool).
You’d need more guts than I have. Well, OK, I have no guts at all. But you’d seriously need to be able to handle the risks. I’m not going to take the role of financial advisor here.
It’s not a great idea, either for health or for academic success. Better to pace yourself. If all fails, there’s always caffeine, breaks to exercise, and getting a partner to help each other stay committed to the task and to stay awake. Then go see the CFLC (bit.ly/BC-connors) for academic coaching, so it doesn’t have to happen again.
A university president must be many things- fund raiser, cheerleader, lightning rod, planner, money manager and thought leader to name a few. Nobody can do it all well, so the best presidents surround themselves with talented experts. The management team at BC seems to be doing well in their various areas (endowment is strong, admissions remains selective, reputation is excellent), so I believe Fr Leahy is doing an overall good job. Can he do a better job? Sure, like everyone else.
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The images on those posters don’t seem particularly representative of ordinary people, that’s for sure. If people decide to aspire to those body shapes, that’s a lot of potential failure, because human bodies are delightfully varied, and really shouldn’t be asked to fit such a narrow range of shapes. You might be interested in the anthology of essays The Politics of Women’s Bodies: Sexuality, Appearance, and Behavior (O’Neill Library HQ1206 .P56 2010).
Spend time alone. For real. Shut down social media for the day and go by yourself to a new place. Say take the T into downtown Boston and explore. You get the idea — the solo road trip. Other tips: rekindle a lost childhood friendship; spend time with an elderly relative; and tap into what gave you joy when you were a kid. Or join that club or organization (or get a job) you may have been too embarrassed or fearful to embrace in high school. And allow yourself to say no and yes.
No, I don’t. I’m a wall. I can’t even pick up a pencil, let alone sharpen it. These little pencils are carried here by my assistants from the containers at the Circulation and Reference desks whenever they notice they’re dull. If you notice they’re dull, it would be super-helpful if you grab a few from one of those desks, if you have the time and inclination.
