Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Be polite when you ask. Give them plenty of time (at least a couple of weeks if at all possible). Write up a reminder for them of the work you’ve done together. Include the description of what the person or group is looking for in a candidate. Make it as easy as possible for them to do you the favor. (And don’t be totally surprised if they ask you to write a draft of the letter you want, that’s common).
Look no further than BC’s mission statement (http://bit.ly/bc-mission-history), part of which reads: “Boston College remains committed to leading its students on a comprehensive journey of discovery—one that integrates their intellectual, personal, ethical, and religious formation.”
Maybe I’m just jealous – the ceiling always seems to come out on top. By the way… the wall at the top that I mentioned – our University Librarian, Dr. Thomas Wall!
Yes, you really have to. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (bit.ly/UNeed2P), acute urinary retention may be life-threatening, and will cause major discomfort. If the question is “Do I have to pee right now?” rather than “do I have to pee… ever?” I’ll leave that up to you!
If you are having trouble with printing, please stop by the Walk-In Help Desk across from the 3rd floor printers in the O’Neill Library.
Maybe tell the boy about your roommate? No, but seriously. Directly, leaving no ambiguity, but kindly, such as: “I had a good time, but it just didn’t seem right for me. You’ll find the right person.” It will be awkward, and somewhat painful for the recipient, but the best course is honesty & clarity.
Let Dining Services know what you’d like to see by leaving them a comment: bit.ly/BCDiningComment. Please keep in mind that cost and how easy it is to cook for LOTS of people are just a couple of the things they’re juggling in planning menus.
Yeah, it’s been really cold. There’s some variation in answers to how cold it has to be for that, but a trusted source says under ten degrees Fahrenheit. http://bit.ly/bc-freeze.
The Career Center will reserve rooms for students as long as there is space available. Email career.center@bc.edu or call (617) 552-4769. And best of luck!!!
Sounds like a cozy plan to me. I do a variation on that during breaks and it’s very relaxing.
Everything in the Pop Collection (just to the left of me) has been suggested by library staff as current best-bets. I highly recommend browsing there.
There is at least one: Gail Hoffman in the classical studies department. I think you’ll find that she is, like most archaeologists, more meticulous & precise than swashbuckling.
Affirmations are good wherever they come from. It’s powerful to create your own affirmations, but sometimes folks are so down that affirmations from outside help to jump-start the supply from within. And sometimes it’s just nice to know and hear that others think well of you.
It’s terrible that your fear in such situations is warranted. I’m sorry you’ve experienced that. I don’t know if it’s foolproof, but attending parties with friends who have your back, and with whom you’ve made plans beforehand to avoid dangerous situations, could reduce the risks. Arrive & depart with the group. When it’s clear you’re with a supportive group, danger is less likely.
If I ate, I think I’d be drawn to the fries and those chocolate chip cookies the size of your head in the dining halls, but there are healthier choices available, like the soups and salad bar at Lower. You might want to make an appointment with the Office of Health Promotion (bit.ly/BC-health-promo); they can set you up with an Individual Health Plan (iHP) to eat healthier.
Did you know O’Neill Library not only has walls on all sides, but a wall at the top?
I was built to be supportive and to invite people in, so I don’t think we’d have a lot in common philosophically. Also, I just don’t think barbed wire is a good look for walls.
You ask a question with many, many answers. C.S. Lewis wrote a book called The Four Loves (O’Neill Library BV4639 .L45 1988), drawing on the Greek notions of love in the Bible: Storge (empathy) Philia (friend) Eros (erotic) and Agape (unconditional “God” love). Here’s Shakespeare’s take on it in sonnet 116: bit.ly/shake-love. (Maybe that’s Eros.) One might also note familial love, unrequited love, the love of knowledge (philosophy)… it’s a long list. Which is “real”? I think all of them are. What do they share? The object of love is the focus of total trust & devotion.
Yes, there are! Faculty members in the Lynch School of Education, Patrick McQuillan, Ph.D., and Gabrielle Oliveira, Ph.D., have backgrounds in anthropology. And Theology Department faculty member Mary Ann Hinsdale, Ph.D., teaches Theological Anthropology (THEO 796801).
