Stress is unavoidable on college campus, I am hoping you are practicing good self-care. If you feel like your stress is making it impossible to practice self-care, it may be time to talk to a BC Wellness Coach or a Counselor for a boost in support: bit.ly/BC-wellness-coach & bit.ly/BC-counseling
How does an exchange student make American friends at BC?
I always encourage people looking for friendships on campus to join a BC club (list on this page: bc.edu/osi). It’s a great way of finding people that have at least one thing in common with you. For figuring out other ways to find new friends, I recommend talking to a BC wellness coach: bit.ly/BC-wellness-coach.
What to do if my roommate is cheating on her boyfriend and tells me about it?
This tends to fall under “all’s fair in love and war” unless you have a particularly close relationship with either the boyfriend or who your roommate is cheating with. Support your friend even if you think it’s a bad idea. But the aged Wall will observe that there are reasons for the older tradition of not kissing and telling, and one of them is avoiding situations like this.
How do you deal with missing people but also wanting to not miss out on College?
It’s a balancing act, and it’s hard to get right because it’s different for everyone and probably every friendship. Keep in touch with your old friends, but they’ll still be there in a few months if you put most of your effort into making new ones.
Was going to say Wall Street was betting half a point, but the Fed just announced half a point, so, sorry. Wall Time runs a good bit more slowly than Wall Street Time.
Just remember that you are sufficient, and you have everything you need within you. And make sure you have contact info for every friend and assure them (and yourself) you won’t let go of them. One of my library helpers is still close to college friends 35 years later.
Read the syllabus. Turn in your work on time. Ask questions about things that genuinely interest you. If you talk a lot in class discussion, maybe try being a little quieter and letting classmates speak; if you don’t, try speaking up a little more. Be a good human.
As I understand it there are many platforms for viewing films– I don’t have a firm grasp of that, but in no particular order here are some autumnal films I enjoy: Hocus Pocus, Legally Blonde, Bend it Like Beckham, You’ve Got Mail, Babe (1995), Fantastic Mr. Fox, Always Be My Maybe, 10 Things I Hate About You… don’t forget we have a fabulous DVD collection!
Is Honey Q Chicken going to return to Eagles Nest? I liked it a lot more than what they have now.
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.
Can you tell lower dining to ditch the new plastic salad bar bowls? The old one was biodegradable
– or who should I tell?– p.s. it’s annoying they raise tuition 4.5% and still aggressively cut costs, being unsustainable too!
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.
BC Dining Responds:
The plastic salad bowls are only a temporary substitution from our vendor. We will return to the biodegradable containers as soon as they become available.
This year’s Green2Go program allows students to opt for a free reusable to-go container instead of paper or plastic when they are eating on the go. It’s now available at Lower, McElroy, Stuart, Addie’s, and Eagle’s Nest. There’s no upfront cost, plus, students get 10% off each meal they checkout in a Green2Go container.
Anyone is welcome to do research at Burns Library! However, to maintain a secure environment for our rare and unique collections, we do restrict our reading room to researchers who are using our materials. If you just need a place to study, check the list of study spaces for spaces available in our other libraries on campus.