Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
The helpful human at Res Life (2-3060, reslife@bc.edu) said raising the bed is indeed physically challenging for humans (they had help from their dad when they did it). You may need assistance from other humans. Check with your RA about how to get it to work, and talk other humans into helping. Great way to meet people!
The helpful folks at Res Life (2-3060, reslife@bc.edu) said you can either wait until you get to campus and explore, or check with your RA. They recall one being near the entrance in Vouté, but they may be mis-remembering, or it may have moved.
My cuz, the Magic 8 Ball says “Cannot predict now.” One of the Guiding Principles for the Reopening of Boston College (bit.ly/BCReOpen) is “Given the ever-evolving nature of the pandemic, our plans remain flexible.” This year is going to be an exercise in learning to live with uncertainty.
Almost any organization run by humans is going to end up having the same conflicting priorities of the humans running it. Even if the mission is helping. The results can be hurtful. Which is all the more reason to hold organizations to their stated values.
That would be so great! I miss the doggos too. It depends on so much, but we have some ideas and we hope to find a way.
Locker registration for Fall-Spring 2020-21 will open on Monday, August 31st. The form has been updated to reflect this. Thanks for contacting us.
Congrats on med school! You’re always welcome to come back and visit, whenever that might be! And I’m sure you’ll find other places to be at home in the world. When you do, drop me a line. I look forward to hearing about your new rightful places.
The FAQ on the Study Abroad cancellation (bit.ly/BCAbroadFAQ) says you will hear from Student Services and ResLife regarding classes and housing. Contact them if you have questions. Living in the library is not going to be an option, as much of the library space will be needed to accommodate socially distanced study as well as other uses (maybe even classes.) There’s no denying that Fall is going to be a challenge for everyone.
Check out our streaming video collections first–we’ve got lots of documentaries that don’t show up in other video sites. http://bit.ly/2pEI1pO. Then if we don’t have it you can put in a request: http://bit.ly/itemsuggestion.
Thanks for posting the link – it’s a great place to find out what we’re doing to keep library services going and resources available during the shutdown, and the place to start your research any time.
The short answer is that Massachusetts law allows the state police to appoint college & university employees as special state police officers. It’s not clear when this special status began. There is one mention of Newton Police being called to handle protesters in 1971, so it’s possible BC’s security at that time was less robust. I’ll have my assistants look further into why.
BC most certainly is an answer, but whether it is the right answer depends on the question and questioner.
There are conversations going on all over campus about how fall semester will go, and a number of different scenarios are being discussed. The intent is to have a residential campus in the fall, but there are many ways that might happen. Until there’s an official public statement almost anything is possible.
The uncertainty is so hard. I feel for you. I can’t make you any promises about the decisions the university and the country will make. Right now patience and holding off making decisions is about the only path forward. Meow meow meow – kitty is frustrated about this too.?
My assistants are intrigued by the possibilities of a virtual therapy dog or virtual pet visit. Stay tuned!
At least one of my human assistants has found that therapists & counselors can seem scary because they help us confront and reconcile ourselves to parts of ourselves we’d rather leave hidden, even from ourselves. So, in the short run, though we might dread appointments, in the long run we come to recognize their necessity and our gratitude for their difficult work. Please let them know you miss them.
It does look like love is in the air. Which sure beats coronavirus in the air. They don’t need to distance themselves and they don’t need to wear masks, either, lucky ducks – I mean, geese.
I’m so sorry about your tears. Were I not a wall, I’d be dripping tears as well. My assistants have agreed, too: so many tears. So, so many tears: about fear, about sadness & grieving losses, about being separated from people, about the lack of hugs. Here’s a hug for you. I’m sorry it’s only virtual. ((((((((you)))))))))
Summer session 1 is definitely scheduled to be online only. Stay tuned for news on summer session 2. More details in The Heights: bit.ly/BCsummerplanz.
Both Newton and Boston Fire respond very quickly. One of my assistants once had to call, and they could hear sirens before they were even off the phone. No, I don’t know what they responded to. It looks like it needed hoses, so I doubt it was a cat up a tree.
