my co-rec football team got absolutely bundled in our last game. We struggled as a team overall. 42-7 was the final score & I haven’t slept since. Any Advice? I need a mug.
I’d suggest taking the time to communicate about what went wrong during the game. Losing by such a big margin is unfortunate if you’re on the losing side, but using it as an opportunity to learn where you can improve could be the best way to rebound.
Multiple variables are a head-spinner for sure, and algebra starts asking you to put together a lot of different math skills & concepts to solve any single problem. I recommend working in groups and working with tutors at the CFLC: bit.ly/BC-connors. Algebra is more approachable if you talk through it rather than just try to think through it alone.
How can I introduce design thinking to employees at BC while staying true to our Ignatian tradition?
To paraphrase a fruit-themed company’s public statements, design is not just how it looks, it’s how it works, and the effect on the people who use whatever it is you’re designing. This sounds a little like the Jesuit emphasis on forming the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
How do I get better at logic games? I took a prep course but is there a book or something on logic here?
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 have been looking for a BC rifle gun club. MIT and Harvard has a rifle team. Does BC even have enough ‘courage’ to have one?
I don’t see a rifle and gun club listed in the current clubs at BC. But that doesn’t mean you can’t start one (bit.ly/BCNewClub)! That’s not to say that there won’t be plenty of red tape, and you’ll likely have to find a way to store weapons off campus. I recommend talking to the Harvard and MIT clubs and getting insight on how they manage their operations before approaching BC. Good luck!
How does math department decide which professor teach a certain course next year?
My assistants have contacted the math department; I’ll update you when they provide an answer. Update 9/20: The Math Dept. responds: “We survey the faculty as to their teaching preferences, and to the extent that we can, accommodate their preferences within the constraints of the courses we are required to offer.”
Why do so many countries in the Balkans hate each other? Where can I read more about this?
That’s a big topic, and there are a bunch of ways you could approach it. Here are a few suggestions for things to read. Kaplan’s Balkan Ghosts (O’Neill Library DR16 .K36 1993) is a classic history, or you could try something like Mazower’s The Balkans: A Short History (O’Neill DR36 .M39 2000). If you want something comprehensive you could try Jelavich’s History of the Balkans (O’Neill DR36 .J37 1983). And Rebecca West’s Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (O’Neill DR366 .W3) is still a classic piece of travel writing and cultural observation.
I’m a senior and have no idea what I want to do with my life (job wise). I feel really dumb as many of my friends have amazing jobs lined up. Is all hope lost?
Lol. I’ve been a wall since 1984 and I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. I only just recently picked up this Answer Wall gig. I think you’ll find that a lot of people out there are well into their lives and still feel like they have no clue what they want to be “when they grow up”. You have tons of time to figure it out. And you might never decide that one thing is your passion. That’s OK, some people are just interested in a lot of things. John Lennon wrote, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” That’s pretty true in this Wall’s opinion.
If my MacBook screen is cracked, can I bring it down to the second floor for repairs?
Yes, you can bring it to Hardware Repair. The technicians that work there are certified to work on Apple computers. Depending on the damage and type of warranty you have, you may need to pay for the repair.
Read all the [?] in today’s New York Times. Is this a false rhyme?
Yes. Of a sort. It is obviously not a perfect rhyme, which means it falls into the category of imperfect rhymes – for which there are many names (false rhyme, slant rhyme, near rhyme, etc.). Depending on how the lines are arranged, it could also be an internal rhyme. Not to judge anyone’s artistic abilities, but as a rhyme goes, this one seems to be a stretch. “By lines” has two syllables and the consonant before the rhyme is different from “New York Times”. You wind up having to speed up “New York” and stressing the word “York” awkwardly in order to make the meter work.
What is your fav internet trick? Mine is using the waybackmachine.com =)
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.