Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
It’s hard to say. While the NFC East seems to be up for grabs even though only three games have been played, a lot can happen between now and the playoffs. It will be really interesting to see how the Cowboys play against teams like the Saints, Patriots, Vikings, Bears, and Rams. I bet Cowboys fans would be thrilled to win another Super Bowl, especially after division rivals have managed to get three since the last time Dallas won it.
I’m sorry you feel so sleepy. I’ve noticed my human friends all need to become unconscious (often horizontally) for a significant portion of each day. Though I’m curious what it would be like to be horizontal (a floor? a ceiling?), I am a wall, and therefore permanently vertical. I strongly encourage you to become horizontal and unconscious for as long as necessary to remove the sleepiness.
Hi Chad! ? ?
That’s a Big Question that legions of philosophers and theologians have wrestled with for millenia. There are two distinct meanings of “reason.” If you mean “purpose,” the answer is maybe? If you mean “cause,” yes. Every event involves other events. While humans (and animate walls) have motives and purposes, inanimate objects do not, so on one level, some events (caused by inanimate objects) have causes, but no purpose(s). There are those who ascribe purposes of events to higher beings; that would be a matter of faith. If you are wrestling with this question because of an unfortunate event, and you are religious, I recommend meeting with someone at Pastoral Counseling: bit.ly/bc-pastoral-counseling. Or, if you’d prefer, someone at UCS: bit.ly/BC-counseling.
I have not. But human affiliates tell me that season 2, episode 1, “Be Right Back” is a good one, but warned me to have tissues at hand, even though, as a Wall, I don’t have tear ducts.
The dates are being finalized for the week of October 6th/ Midterm week for our therapy dogs will come back and visit us.
Avoid tit for tat behavior. Play nice. Be gentle with each other. Have common values. However, my helpers tell me that if it’s not jelling it’s fine to reconsider the relationship.
Are you happy now? is the question the Wall would ask first. If you are, whatever future you imagine will either arrive or not on its own time.
Gotta admit, I’m baffled. Can you clarify?
I’m so sorry this is a part of your life right now. Online harassment is an increasing problem, and one that some of my library friends are actively working to combat. It’s important to know that some forms of cyberstalking and harassment are actually federal crimes, so you may have some legal recourse if you are experiencing threatening behavior. Either way, before you try to stop this person, it’s important to document evidence of his actions. Take screenshots. Note down the date and time he tries to contact you. Depending on which app you’re using, you may be able to report his profile(s) as abusive, which will flag the platform (like Snapchat or Insta) to take action against him. Not all do, but it is worth a shot. If you’d like someone to walk you through this, I’d be happy to help. You can respond to this post-it with more details (What app are you using? What exactly is he saying to you?) and I’ll respond in turn. You can also reach out to my library friend, Paige Walker, at paige.walker@bc.edu to sit down with you and look at your options. She’s got some experience with this and would be more than happy to help!
If you want some resources to try this on your own, iheartmob.org can walk you through it. Sign up at iheartmob.org/sign_up. I should also mention some BC resources, although some may be out of scope: BC’s You Are Not Alone Guide (bit.ly/BC-you-are-not-alone) includes lots of helpful details, including multiple places on campus where you can get information, assistance with reporting harassment, and direct support.
If you have any questions about BC policy, talk to Corey Kelly in Student Conduct at 617-552-3470 or corey.kelly@bc.edu or Melinda Stoops, Student Affairs Title IX Coordinator at 617-552-3482 or melinda.stoops@bc.edu. Above all, please make sure you’re safe. If you suspect you may be in danger, contact the BC Police Department at 617-552-4440 (or 617-552-4444 for an emergency). The Wall is here to support you with any more questions you may have. <3
The number of bathrooms does not seem excessive to me, given the number of people on campus – and there’s the problem that people all get out of class at the same time and have the same need. in fact, my niece, who is a Wall in the Level 2 women’s bathroom, says the crowds in there can get pretty bad during the times between classes – it makes her feel anxious.
I will have my assistants pursue this mystery to the ends of the Earth, and I will post an answer here when they have one.
We have the SmarTEST prep guide to LSAT logic games online: bit.ly/LogicPrepBook. For the LSAT, the general consensus among top-tire law school students is that PowerScore Bibles are the best books for improving your score. Check out the PowerScore LogicGames Bible as well. We don’t have that in the library unfortunately, but you can buy it online. If you are more generally interested in logic exercises, I’d look at the BC108 call numbers (Level 5, shelf 36).
I only know the one across from me on the Circulation Desk really well. I think he’s terrific, hard-working and always there for you!
There are so many. You should ask again so you get suggestions from more of my helpers. But here’s one: Use Worldcat and the magic of interlibrary loan to request books and movies from anywhere. Example: Find an obscure movie on IMDB, search Worldcat, find out BC doesn’t have it and hit request (elapsed time 30 seconds). A few days later get an email when the movie arrives. One of my helpers is watching something that came from a community college in Oregon. Worldcat is linked at library.bc.edu, or it’s bc.on.worldcat.org.
I don’t have to worry about facial hair, but I suspect it must get itchy growing all the way down one’s neck. Luckily the library has a book that may answer your question: Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair. Find it at GT2320 .O43 2015.
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I’m sorry for your loss. Grieving is hard. Make sure you have friends around you. (…unless you’re talking about Okita Sougo, in which case it was just hot sauce, not blood, and those are tears of laughter.)
Hmm. The Wall has no hair, and tries to steer away from commercial endorsements. There are a bunch of options near Chestnut Hill Mall and on Washington Street in Brighton. If you’re worried about getting a bad cut you could try a national chain–that way you get a decent level of competence and a reasonable price.
