
The landlord should be responsible for taking care of that. If they don’t fix it, you can call 617-635-5300 (Inspectional Services) if you are in Boston; or google “Inspectional Services Division” and your town for other areas.
Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
A Christian or Muslim would presumably have a clear preference. Someone who’s neither would likely say “neither,” “no preference,” or prefer one simply based on familiarity. My own perspective as a wall in a library is that all religions have lots of really interesting scholarship about them, so they must all be really interesting.
I’ll repeat wisdom I’ve repeated before: When you try to imagine going through life without their good qualities, you think, “No way, can’t live without them,” and when you imagine a lifetime living with their bad qualities you say, “Yeah, I can put up with those.” Then you’re ready to spend a lifetime with them. If you think they don’t have bad qualities, you haven’t been together long enough for this decision. If you think you can change their bad qualities, you aren’t ready for a long-term relationship.
I am certain that Fr. Leahy doesn’t hate our LGBTQ+ folks, or anyone for that matter. He frequently espouses treating everyone with dignity, love and respect. However, as leaders of a Catholic institution, Fr. Leahy and the Board of Trustees must also consider the position of the Catholic Church in its policies. While those policies may be debated, it seems unfair to interpret support for the policies of the Catholic Church with hatred of the people negatively impacted by them. Today’s announcement that the Pope will allow priests to bless couples in same-sex relationships may be a sign that even the Catholic Church might become more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. Also, the BAIC is now a space for LGBTQ+ students to find community and access LGBTQ+ resources on campus, and those resources are evidence that BC (and Fr. Leahy) very much do not hate LGBTQ+ people. Check out the BAIC LGBTQ+ Resource Guide to learn about what is available on campus- or stop by and say hello to Ira! https://bit.ly/AhanaLGBTQResources