If I am understanding this correctly, you are asking for books that made me cry. The list is long, but recently A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara got me right in the feels.
Any book reco. to cry on?
Why is the library so cold? Who can we ask to turn the AC off? AC in October is crazy
I’m sorry it’s chilly in here. In addition to the whole campus always having an awkward transition from cooling to heating in the fall, BC Libraries’ buildings have an added wrinkle: books like a fairly narrow range of temperature and (especially) humidity, and sometimes removing humidity means removing heat. That old stereotype of librarians in cardigans is true for a reason.
What to do if I hate my major as a senior to the point I can’t succeed in upper level classes?
I am so sorry to hear you hate your major. “Success” can mean a lot of things, but there is a lot of space between not going to class at all and getting 100% on everything. If you have talked to advising and made sure there wasn’t time to upgrade a minor to a major or go all in on spring semester to get enough classes to pivot majors…I highly recommend talking to someone in Counseling to unpack where you are and make a plan for what’s next. bit.ly/BC-counseling
What is your favorite animal?
Was just reading someone describe turtles as shy rocks that can swim, so I’m going to say turtles today. https://bit.ly/4eS9urd
Surely BC can pay for a hole puncher… I am formally requesting a new hole puncher for ONeil
I have alerted our colleagues, thank you!
You seem like an enneagram 5 to me. What type do you think you are? Im a 1 :)
That is very kind! I will need to read up on this topic but 5’s do sound very cool… “The Investigator” is something I can get on board with. Pun intended!
3R-5 computer not working :(
Thanks! I’ll notify the folks who make not-working computers work.
What is your favorite holding in the archive?
I asked my archivist friends and they said that in the Burns collections they’d have to choose a few becuase there are so many to love! Check out the VHS of a Tampa reunion, 1988 June, which includes a lively sing-along of “Charlie on the MTA” and other classics (https://bit.ly/burnstampa); the Rubricator for Pontifical Solemn Mass at the Throne, 1956 (https://bit.ly/burnsrubricator); A Gasson Hall plaster model (https://bit.ly/burnsgasson) . You can visit Burns to see these and more as well!
Is Northeastern better than BC and why is the answer yes? (Burn this heretic: response by anonymous)
As a longtime resident of Boston College, I am afraid I am too biased to answer this the way you want me to.
👍🧑🦱 Gracias
de nada
Who should I vote for president?
I’m not going to give advice on a candidate, but one of my helpers has created a guide page for voting: bit.ly/bcl-voting-info. See also the elections tab on that guide for misinformation fact-checking, which is very important in this election. Misinformation runs rampant on social media! A rumour gets halfway around the world before truth even gets its boots on.
Ajax or Odysseus?
I tend to prefer subtlety to raw power, so I’m in general an Odyssesus fan, but there is something to be said for Ajax’s reliability. Also, don’t sleep on Diomedes as a second-tier Greek hero. Check out my friend the Oxford Classical Dictionary for a quick summary of what each of them get up to in the myths that grew up around the Iliad.
Why am I sexy af?
Everyone is to the right people.
How do I become a rock paper scissors savant??
Practice makes perfect! I believe the 10,000 hour rule would apply here. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell has some good ideas on this.
Need advice: A girl with the same name as me won’t call me by my name because she doesn’t like sharing and now we’re fighting. What do I do?
![Schedule a duel: winner gets rights to the name [drawing of person holding a thumbs up]](https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AW101024-5.jpg)
Would you fight with a three year old? This person is acting like a toddler. Think of yourself as a preschool teacher, and ignore this behavior.
Are you content with your fate?
I am very content! You all give my existence meaning and joy.
Should I stay friends with someone after being friendzoned
I don’t really understand this term “friendzone.” From my perspective more friendship is always positive.
Help! I lost my water bottle! Where do I look?
There is a lost and found at the desk directly across from me called User Services.
According to Metro Boomin, do we trust them yet?
You tell me! We Don’t Trust You, and We Still Don’t Trust You, and then the tour is We Trust You. Is it a change of heart or a change of “you?” Seeing as the tour raised money for his organization Single Moms Are Superheroes, named after his mother (RIP), it sounds like he trusts moms.
Wait… what is THAT???
IDK, but maybe these two do? bit.ly/snl-what-is-that