Category: Boston College

The best I can do is send your feedback to Dining Services, which you can do as well: bit.ly/bc-dining-feedback. If they respond, I’ll post it here.

I may be biased, but I would have to say that O’Neill Library is the most *surprisingly* cozy & welcoming. The facade is new brutalism, but my supportive & kind library helpers and the comfy chairs give this building a warm heart. I’m more familiar with academic buildings, most of which are more grand than cozy, with the exception of the libraries, of course. I’m not as familiar with the residence halls. Maybe you all can rank them?

They are likely members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) bit.ly/BCROTC

It can work, but it’s extremely unlikely BC will change that policy anytime soon, if ever. Res Life planning is based on Catholic ideas about sex and marriage (check the student code of conduct under “sexual activity” for a surprise), so short of a dramatic change in Church doctrine I wouldn’t expect that to change.

It depends a little on how you define your terms, but using my friend the BC Factbook you can look at summaries of BC’s finances going back a long way. Since you asked for a ratio I’ll answer broadly. If we define “faculty spending” as including BC’s line items for expenses in Instruction, Academic Support, and Research, the ratio of faculty spending to every other expense at BC has been very steady over the last decade. From 2014 to 2022 it has been as low as 41% in 2021 to as high as 44% in 2016. 1% of a billion dollars is still a lot of money. If you want to look at the details or define things differently, the Factbook and BC’s annual financial statements are available online. https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/institutional-research-planning/institutional-research/fact-book.html

Tip O’Neill was a 1936 BC graduate who went on to a very distinguished career in state and national politics. He ran for and won John F. Kennedy’s House seat when JFK ran for Senate in 1952, and he served as representative for Cambridge and Boston for sixteen terms. He was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. BC honored him many times, and he attended the opening of this library in 1981. Here’s a virtual exhibit my colleagues over at Burns library did to comemorate his life: https://library.bc.edu/burns-exhibits/tip-oneill/

Savor it. Take time to enjoy the moments and not just think about the future.

Totally agree. BC was a different school when this library was built. It’d be great to have some more space for everyone, and for other stuff the library folk would like to do. Also, more wall friends for me.

Maybe try visiting a few of your favorite places, places where you have happy memories of BC/Boston. Take some photos and/or videos. Then you’ll have your own personal yearbook to look back at later.

Always fun to listen to new artists!

Though I’m a very powerful presence here at BC, the mascot precedes me by a long time. BC Libraries has you covered with an answer in the FAQ: https://answers.bc.edu/faq/136594

The Chronicle of Higher Ed report from July, 2023 says $0; “The president declined to take a salary, often because of a vow of poverty.” More details on what religious poverty means for Jesuits: bit.ly/JesuitPoverty

All of them, past, present, and future. I don’t pick favorites of BC class years. You’re all amazing!

It is certainly one of them!

It varies a great deal by school and by the assistantship. I would urge you to clarify the details of any offer and contact the Office of Student Services with questions (617-552-3300 or 800-294-0294; studentservices@bc.edu)

According to ResLife: “The majority of Boston College students receive three years of guaranteed housing. Sophomore transfer students receive one year of guaranteed housing, while nursing students, Presidential Scholars, and certain student-athletes receive four years of guaranteed housing.” bit.ly/ResLife3OR4

It is a weeklong series of events run by the newly re-named Queer Leadership Council (QLC) (formerly GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC)). Events include music, arts, food, games, panel discussion and more.