How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?

How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?
How will the tariffs affect BC tuition?

There are a lot of things going on right now that could possibly affect BC’s budget: tariffs, holds on funding at Ivy League schools, changes in federal research funding, changes in the safety of being a grad student on a visa in the US. However, tuition has already been set for 2025-2026. It increases 3.5%, to $72,180. BC continues to promise to meet 100% of demonstrated need for US students, and raised financial aid 7.5%. bit.ly/bc-tuition

Who is Bob Dylan?

Who is Bob Dylan?
Who is Bob Dylan?

Bob Dylan (birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist whose 60+ year career has produced more than 600 songs in folk, rock, gospel, and other genres. He won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and was most recently portrayed by Timothée Chalamet in the critically acclaimed 2024 biopic film called A Complete Unknown. If you are interested in learning more about Bob Dylan, here is a list of titles we have on him in our library catalog: bit.ly/bclib-bob-dylan.

What really happened to John Park?

What really happened to John Park?
What really happened to John Park?

If you mean the semifinalist on American Idol’s 9th season, he’s married, has a baby born in September 2023, and an album just released in Korea called PSST! spoti.fi/42aCDsD. His single, “I’m Always by Your Side” (a soundtrack song from a series called Vincenzo), has 17 million plays on Spotify.

How do I talk to huzz?

How do I talk to huzz?
How do I talk to huzz?

Step 1: recognize that the way you think about other people affects how they react to you. Step 2: start a conversation about literally anything other than dating. Step 3: be gracious about taking no for an answer. You don’t get the harsh put-down if you notice the subtle “I’m not interested”.

Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. “clock that tea”

Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. "clock that tea"
Why do people take slang & terms from black or queer communities? ie. “clock that tea”

They borrow language from groups using in-group language to establish group identity. And people want the cachet of that authenticity. Why don’t they take slang and terms from librarians? They should! IDK why “Check line 520 in the MARC record” doesn’t have cachet.

Slang naturally trickles up over time, in almost all languages it starts with the most marginalized abd moves up until everyone's saying it. It's just kinda how words work naturally
Slang naturally trickles up over time, in almost all languages it starts with the most marginalized abd moves up until everyone’s saying it. It’s just kinda how words work naturally

This is also an interesting theory.

Any good jazz recommendations?

Any good jazz recommendations?
Any good jazz recommendations?

If you are getting into jazz, I recommend you start with a few essential albums like Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Love Supreme by John Coltrane, Time Out by Dave Brubeck, Moanin’ by Art Blakey, or Saxaphone Collosus by Sonny Rollins. If you are looking for more recent albums, Downbeat Magazine (https://bit.ly/downbeatmag) is a well-established jazz magazine that reviews current releases and publishes a Top 10 Album list each year.

What makes something a representation of other things?

What makes something a representation of other things?
What makes something a representation of other things?

Humans. Humans do that. They use words, signs, and signals, and other humans either understand the representations or not. The key is that people making representations have to agree what represents what. Problems happen when they think they do but they don’t. Which is often.