Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Update:
Hours have changed since and most recent hours can be found at bit.ly/OISSHours
Original Answer: Monday 2pm-4pm, Tuesday 10am-12pm, Wednesday 2pm-4pm, Thursday 10am-12pm, and Friday 10am-12pm. And if those don’t work for you, call for an appointment at (617) 552-8005. For more info, see: bit.ly/OISSStuff.
Pro: Leafier, quieter, more parking, a cool statue of Sir Thomas More. Con: I miss you all when you’re not here, though there is pretty good campus shuttle service.
According to Anais Nin, “there is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.” Following this concept, I believe that striving for self-fulfimment would be a good start.
This is totally library! As are our other 7 libraries: Bapst (arts), Theology and Ministry Library (TML) on the Brighton campus, Law on the Newton campus, Educational Resource Center (ERC) in Campion, Social Work Library in McGuinn, Burns (special collections and archives), and the Catherine O’Connor Library at Weston Observatory (seismology). Also, our online presence, library.bc.edu is very library.
According to the University of Santa Barbara, water isn’t actually wet! “Wetness” is actually the ability of a liquid to stick to the surface of a material, so when we say something is “wet” it means it has a liquid stuck to it.
So many! Campus Life has a great web page with links to health and wellness resources, lists of student groups and sports and recreation opportunities, and to info about arts programming and practice around campus. http://bit.ly/bc-new-student-resources. Here’s a list of everything you can do or borrow at the libraries: http://bit.ly/bc-ug-library. (Hint: watch for therapy dogs around the libraries during exam periods).
I’m going to be daring and predict they’ll make the playoffs! Strong quarterback, new star receiver, and some forward momentum should make for an interesting season. Even if they don’t end up making it, it’ll be fun.
Are you a student here? There’s nothing wrong with being in love with your school. Or are you applying now? Then I hope that you are accepted and can come show BC all the love. Or are you someone who likes to hang out on campus, but don’t attend or plan to attend? That’s great too. There are many opportunities for members of the larger community to experience the joy of BC and show BC their love!
What’s the rush? If you don’t find a GF that week, there is always the next week. Regardless of when it happens, finding a significant other almost always starts with introducing yourself then saying something complimentary to the person. If they are interested, they will say something nice back. If they don’t, respect them by backing off. An even better approach is to change your goal to finding some friends. With luck, one of those friendships will grow into a deeper relationship.
I think it’s unclear to non-librarians exactly how many spreadsheets are involved in library work. One of my helpers used to work in an accounting department and libraries have that beat. There’s also more tea than you’d think. Everyone’s office is decorated a little differently, and people have an incredible array of interests. Stop by and say hello, and tell them The Wall sent you.
The Wall is sympathetic about feeling unseen. Have you tried talking to her? If no, try that. You could also try waving, which is an option you have that I don’t.
The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes both as options (and even parameterisation, imagine that!), so you can choose the one you like. I ran a Google Trends search to see usage of the 3 spellings over the past 15 years (bit.ly/Paramewhat); “parameterization” was the clear winner.
Thank you for sharing those articles! I’m sure many people would welcome an answer to this question. Finding a good therapist can be very difficult. To be honest, finding all kinds of medical specialists can be very difficult. But because of the complexity of mental health issues and the wide variety of approaches to mental health treatment, it can be very hard to find a specialist who is a) a good match for one’s needs, b) available, and c) covered “in-network” in one’s insurance plan. Layer cultural differences on top of these complexities, and it’s clear that making productive appointments is what engineers would call a non-trivial problem.
The Dean of Students Office is responsible for the group; there is representation from across campus departments, including UHS, Residential Life, Campus Ministry, BCPD, University Counseling Services, Conduct Office, Office of Outreach and Support, the Provost’s office and others. Find more info at the website (bit.ly/BC-BET) or by contacting Caroline Davis at the Dean of Students office.
Lots of library staff contribute to making what you see happen, so there’s no one answer to that. Think of me as a collaborative writing exercise in anthropomorphism.
I think it depends on what you want out of it, and how you like to work. Two majors equals two sets of required courses, so you might have fewer choices about what classes to take, or it might take more time to get all of them done. Two majors would give you the chance to go fairly deep on two interests; one major might give you the chance to go deeper on one of them. Some people double major to give themselves more job options. If you’re feeling indecisive think carefully about whether two sets of requirements and work are what you want–it can sometimes be easier to change majors than to do two. Talk to your advisor, and to professors in both of the programs you’re interested in and they can give you a better idea of what’s involved and what makes sense for you.
I’m so grateful I never have to leave campus and come back and find a spot. This summer, the parking situation is tighter than usual because of construction issues. One of my helpers tells me it is easy to find parking before 8 AM, if you can make that work into your schedule.
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It’s sad and disheartening. All the walls at BC will miss them. I like the drawings of hearts and stars, though. Thanks for those, whoever added them. If I had arms I’d offer you a hug. Please know that the walls of the library and all the other campus buildings are here to support you, and there are many humans, too, who can do the same: friends, family, BC’s professors and staff. We all want the same thing: that everyone here will thrive. Counseling (bit.ly/BC-counseling) and pastoral counseling (bit.ly/bc-pastoral-counseling) are always available.
BC Landscape Services takes care of the ones in front of O’Neill and the Newton campus, and BCPD handles the one in front of Maloney.
Thanks very much for the suggestion. Sounds like something we should acquire! I have forwarded it to our librarian for Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures, Nina Bogdanovsky, who immediately ordered it.
