Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
You are not your grades, or the classes you take. Your worth as a person is something you have regardless of how you score or what you do for work. Do your best, and maybe figure out if you can do a little better next time. It will be OK. And if you’re really sad about that particular class, look for another way to learn what it teaches.
College is a great environment for making friends: lots of people with similar life experiences all jumbled together working on a big thing, and bonding over the stress of it. After college, you’ll have to work at it a little harder. Find the people who are interested in what you’re interested in and hang out with them. Invite people for drinks. Don’t get discouraged if it gets harder to schedule, because people will be busier as you get older. And if you can recreate the conditions of sentence 1, or some of them, you’ll always have the chance to make more life-long friends. But, simply, take the first step.
Staplers (plural). Between short life-spans and repeated kidnapings (stapler-napings?), the library was having such a hard time keeping up with replacing them (often more than once a week, at $20 each) that there was a decision to stop. Staff are exploring options such as affixing a weapons-grade heavy-duty stapler to a work area with a heavy-duty cable or a strong adhesive, or in a locked room with closed-circuit cameras. (That’s a joke. Sort of.)
They are all great names, so I can’t recommend one over the others. If you are asking about specific people with these names, you’ll need create your own version of The Bachelorette and pick one yourself. Just make sure the guys are willing participants first.
I have finished my formal education; I had to go in front of a Board (she looked just like me) and get certified as an answer wall. But I remain committed to lifelong learning, I hang out in the library all the time. If you’re graduating Monday, come bring your guests by to visit me, and maybe take a selfie!
Because…. fingernails…. oh, the horror!
Minimally. Making boundaries can feel risky, but it’s fine (and in fact good) to make them. And you want to make sure you don’t fall into the clutches of an energy vampire: bit.ly/colin-energy-vampire
In Massachusetts, current standards for grades 4 and 5 include only writing the student’s given name and surname in cursive. Nationwide, many schools have let go of cursive in order to teach other subjects with higher priorities, though since 2010 (with a low of 10 states requiring cursive in some form) some states, especially in the South, have begun to require it again. The total as of last month was 18 states.
Felicitations to your family! Enjoy your tropical break (fantastic idea with the weather we’re having here) and best wishes moving forward with your studies.
The oldest book in the BC Libraries is in Burns Library. It is Jean Gerson’s De Spiritualib[us] Nupciis (On Spiritual Marriage) from about 1470. Lots more info about it, and a link to the digital version, here: bit.ly/ReallyOldBook.
I wholeheartedly believe you will love again. But if you need convincing, just blast Lara Fabian’s I Will Love Again until you believe it too. bit.ly/iwillloveagainhttp://bit.ly/iwillloveagain
Flip a coin. Older twin is heads, younger twin is a tails. Best of 7 flips wins.
1) It wouldn’t be the end of the world. 2) You’d probably be disappointed, angry, and frustrated, among other things… maybe even relieved that it’s over. 3) You’d need to make a plan to recover both grades and credits which would mean meeting with an advisor (maybe your official advisor, maybe someone else you trust). 4) You’d need to honestly evaluate what went wrong, so your recovery plan has a chance. 5) You’d need to remember that failure is always the risk of daring greatly, and you need to dare greatly in order to triumph.
Though I’m always sad to see people go, I’m happy to think they are commencing the rest of their lives, well prepared by their BC education to prosper and make the world more just & peaceful. Best of luck!
No, you’re not a bad person, and there’s no rule saying you can’t take the elevator, but my third cousin, the staircase, tells me he misses you. Taking the stairs is (generally) better for your health and the environment. If it’s really hard to physically go up one flight of stairs, you might want to mention that to your doctor. But who am I to talk – I just stay right here.
IDK, but think about involving one or the other (or both) in your decision.
By definition, no. But how do you define “on”? It’s a matter of what’s being covered. Or uncovered.
![Can dishwashers talk? [Response: I mean they do give us kids! So yeah]](https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/aw051319-25.jpg)
There are a few mechanical dishwashers that give spoken word directions. However, they aren’t great conversationalists.
My librarian friends and I will miss you, too, over the summer. It gets wicked quiet here… quiet as… quiet as a library! Have a terrific summer break and see you in late August.
It’s a thing. It’s a wonderful, compelling thing. And a great excuse to share my favorite video on the whole Internet: bit.ly/D6Vid
