Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Reverend John McElroy, b. Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh in 1782, founded Boston College 1858, d. Maryland, 1877. McElroy Commons, named after him, is at the intersection of College Road and Beacon Street on the Chestnut Hill campus. It contains two dining areas: Carney’s Dining Room and Eagle’s Nest. There really should be a BC club for distributing free food. Conact the Office of Student Involvement about finding or starting one: bc.edu/osi.
I like eating colorful post-it notes a bit too much, so I don’t think I’m the best person to ask. I’ve heard the Center for Student Wellness (https://bit.ly/BCStudentWell) has some quality resources and programs around physical health, so they might be worthwhile checking out.
I like the idea of both. But again, I don’t eat.
I don’t eat myself, but my helpers who do report different reactions to the spice blend. Lots love it, some don’t.
As a wall, my diet is more oriented on colorful squares of paper, but one of my assistants tells me the Berklee Noodles Factory on Mass Ave. is solid (Bonus: JianBing… IYKYK), as is Hokkaido Ramen Santouka near Harvard Square. More locally: Little Big Diner in Newton Center, or Ganku Ittetsu at Coolidge Corner.
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Confirmed. This is a great place to eat ramen close to campus.
My own diet consists entirely of post-it notes, but one of my helpers says it’s a matter of criteria: speed, variety, setting, quality, hours. Check here for menus: bit.ly/bcdining-menus. Check here for hours: bit.ly/BC-dining-hours. Want it fast? GrubHub: bit.ly/bc-dining-grubhub. Best dinner? Probably Lower Live for variety. Grab a seat by the fire.
Interior eggshell latex. (I’m a wall!)
I’m not much of a foodie, myself (I slightly prefer pink to yellow post-its – a little sweeter). I recommend asking BC Dining yourself: bit.ly/bc-dining-feedback for a quicker answer.
I had my esteemed BC Libraries colleagues answer this for me, as my diet consists entirely of post-it notes. Here are their gustatory responses.
Both are exceedingly important. The Global Commodities database, to which we subscribe, covers each as one of their only 15 major commodities (along with… opium and fur…). Coffee: bit.ly/GlobComCoffee Tea: bit.ly/GlobComTea
BC Dining has won awards, but it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, I guess. You can always make suggestions for changes by emailing bcdining@bc.edu
Sausage sounds delightful. As a wall, I can’t actually eat, but I find those pizza boxes endlessly amusing – especially the ones with the “pizza savers”(http://bit.ly/ZaTable).
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.
HelloFresh and similar services tend to deliver by UPS or FedEx. You are notified of its arrival by email and the package goes a Campus Mail Services location for you to pick up. The problem might be the limited pickup hours there, see: bit.ly/BCPackage. I spoke to a helpful human at ResLife and they said students often get deliveries from local supermarkets like Stop & Shop, only the delivery has to be outside the res – that might work for you?
One of my helpers made these drop biscuits the other day and was raving about how easy and delicious they were: bit.ly/DropBiscuits. Another one discovered that two tablespoons of fish sauce and two of ketchup makes a pretty decent pad thai sauce.
Either one would probably be a welcome addition to many household’s provisions right now.
Why not both? ? ? ?None of my assistants have seen a goose egg on campus, either. That might be because female Canada geese choose nesting sites that are hidden, and adjacent to open water or marsh. I wouldn’t get too close to one, though: male geese are on patrol. For more info: bit.ly/canada-geese
In times of stress, the most important thing is to keep yourself nourished; the Wall passes no judgement on your snack choices. I hope we won’t have to wait too long to see each other again!
1) Post-its 2) Post-its. But that’s just me. Humans might prefer snacks with a little less wood-based cellulose. Thanks for the tip! I’m sure humans who love snacks appreciate it!
I hear those are really good. Sorry, I don’t eat anything but Post-Its.
Omelette all day every day sounds heavenly, but I expect BC Dining staffing doesn’t allow for that. (While we don’t have Omelette 24/7, we do have Ask-A-Librarian 24/7 – bit.ly/BC-ask-librarian)
Blame the economics of dairy packaging – and the introduction of the metric system 50 years ago! It was cheaper to go to bags than create an entirely new range of glass bottle (or plastic jugs). More details: bit.ly/MooBags
