There are a lot of moving pieces in this question: it’s for a core requirement, during winter term, and during the pandemic. Your school and major may have their own restrictions. So a quick check-in with your academic advisor is probably your safest bet.
Hey wall! Can you have some beds or sleep areas in the library?
It would save me an hour per day from walking back and forth between my dorm and the library if we can sleep there…
I’ll forward this request to those who have the capacity to decide something like this. I do appreciate the human need to be horizontal every day.
What’s a good book to read in Quarantine?
Any book! Except maybe stories by Poe, especially “The Masque of the Red Death” which is maybe a little too on the nose for pandemic reading. I recommend taking a look at our popular collection: library.bc.edu/popcollection.
Hey wall! Do u know if the classroom for in-person classes record the lectures automatically?
I guess I was wondering if there’s a risk of having your convo in an empty classroom accidentally being recorded? E.g. If you find a random classroom to have convo with your therapist?
Recording is scheduled through CTE, and as far as my assistants can tell, it’s automatic. If there is a class scheduled in the room you’re meeting in, it could be automatically recording. To make sure you’re selecting a room without recording equipment, you can check a list linked here: https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/academics/sites/center-for-teaching-excellence/tech-tools.html#panopto (login required for list)
Hey Wall! Why is BC changing the rule on the number of guests allowed in rooms when we have been improving in terms of our COVID numbers?
In the letter from EVP Michael Lockheed and UHS Director Douogls Comeau (bit.ly/GuestPolBC), they acknowledge that BC’s cases have decreased but later state that they are changing the guest rules “based on our infection data and to help limit the spread of the virus.”
Is minecraft a religion
Minecraft itself is a complex multi-user video game, but a user named ArchebuS created a religion associated with it in 2011 called Cubeaism. Here’s a wiki on Fandom: https://cubeaism.fandom.com/wiki/Cubeaism_Wiki
Are you wall exempt from being followed around by BCPD?
I could not understand why BC chooses to use law enforcement to care for students’ well-being, when knowing it actually triggers and hurts lots of students… Anyway, is there a stay-away order for all the officers?!
BCPD would get bored following me; I don’t go anywhere. I’m sorry you and other students are triggered by BCPD, and that you’ve observed that they follow you or others. I’m not sure what you mean by a “stay-away” order. If you or others are being singled out for attention unfairly, please document the situation(s) and contact the Office of Student Outreach & Support: bit.ly/bc-stu-support
Hey wall! I love your @blackatbc exhibition posts on the first floor!
How do you think ab a mental health or sexual assault survivor exhibition as well? Would any of ur brilliant librarian helper be interested? ?
Thank you! The exhibit team will appreciate your feedback. They often need exhibit ideas, so I’ll forward your two suggestions to them.
I wish that I have 48 hours in a day……
You’re not alone – but there are ways to make our puny little 24 hour days a bit less stressful. You can get help with this through Academic Coaching from the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors) or with self-guided material from the Office of Health Promotion (bit.ly/OHPTIME).
Why is it important for Johnny Cade, Bob Sheldon and Ponyboy Curtis to belong to a group?
While I am a library wall, it would be unethical for me to answer your homework questions for you. The Outsiders is a classic and worth the read — give it another try and I’m sure you’ll figure it out!
If you were in a movie, would you be the protagonist or antagonist?
Or would you be a twist character?
I have always seen myself in a supporting role.
My god! You both the pro version of bit.ly! Wow! You know you can use cutt.ly too, but custom links are free…?
Thanks for the tip! We use bit.ly it for a variety of purposes, so it makes sense for us to pay for it. Also, because we’re paying for it we can yell at someone if it breaks.
I think perhaps some people turn to the wall…
b/c they are failed by some therapists or counseling services, and have no other places to go. For some others, they might find turn to the wall more as voicing concerns about the system rather than primarily meeting their own needs. For some others, they might have repaired the relationships with the therapist/counseling service and have their own therapist to talk to, but the relationship they formed with the wall is still an important part of their lives that they wish to maintain. Plus, in some cases, the wall protect your privacy and rights more than what is being put on the medical record or from people who hav the power to coerce you. They might seem more confidential, but they are not.
^^^^^^What they said.^^^^^^ Therapists are subject to a sometimes conflicting ethical guidelines and legal duties both to protect patient confidentiality and to warn of potential harm. Here is a description of those potential conflicts: bit.ly/duty-to-warn
I am curious, why do people have wierd fetish thoughts?
It’s really wierd! My best friend loves bsdm and someone I know told me that he is turned on by the sound of an electric toothbrush. Why is that so? (And why the hell do some males like bdsm?! Isn’t that a more female thing?)
One thing I love about humans is their endlessly surprising variety. We walls have differences as well, but we’re often so utilitarian that quirks are a little more unusual.
Are you neutral when you answer questions?
I aim for fair, generous, and informative. It’s much easier to get those right for a large audience.
Indiana Jones. If he had a daughter would her name be Jenny?
Ps. I know, but you owe me a margarita!
No clue. I’m not much of a prognosticator, especially with fictional what-ifs. If I had pockets, I’d dig in and buy you a drink.
Hi wall! Meow! :)
Can I have a hug? Hug is missing in this season! 😉
Meow meow! I’m always here for hugs. ???
Can you wish my friend Dan Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I think he reads this
Thank you!
BC is the best
Hey, Dan! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As I read other posts, I begin to think that quite a few poeple are regular users and are using you not as an asnwer wall, but more as a psychologist.
Curious what you think about it. Isn’t it wrong to share deep personal infomation online? Some of the posts are so personal… Altho it is anonymous, it can still be a way for an obsessed freak to track someone down and expose everything writen here or heven worse…
I answer all questions that are respectful of other people and groups and individual privacy, and aren’t derogatory or hurtful. I agree that people may want to limit the amount of personal information available; that’s as true here as on any site or social media account. I’m not a psychologist, that’s true. Anyone who might welcome counseling, I refer to BC’s counseling services: bit.ly/BC-counseling.
What do ppl usually do when they feel the urge to pee during long distant marathon?
Here are some tips from Runner’s World: bit.ly/RunAndPee. However it seems that many long distance runners just let nature take its course, which sounds fairly unpleasant, but with everything else they do to excel in the marathons, it’s probably just a drop in the bucket….
