Oh, that’s a heavy one. Well as a wall I haven’t really had to deal with that yet, but one of my helpers said that a social worker he worked with gave him this advice on dealing with potentially troubling events: you may be having some intrusive and potentially illogical thoughts; I would recommend taking time to be frustrated with your mistake. We often live in a rather fast paced world and the fear that we might be left behind doesn’t give us enough time to think about mistakes/perceived mistakes. Take a good cry if you have to. Then work on recording, rationalizing, and replacing negative thoughts with more logical, potentially more positive thoughts. Try this video on the topic: bit.ly/automatic-thoughts. Also it might help to talk to someone about it–a family member or maybe a friend. If this is really troubling you, BC Counseling Services is a good option: http://bit.ly/BC-counseling

You’re welcome! ❤️

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As a wall, I have never been lucky enough to eat ice cream, but I have heard that the choice to chew is often made by those without sensitive teeth.

According to the Ofc of International Students and Scholars 2021-2022 Statistics Book, there were no Albanian students and 1 Albanian faculty member. But why not give the office a call at 617-552-8005, and ask if they have more info about this year, and how to connect? Paç fat!

My Library helpers and their colleagues have scary movie recommendations to share:

• Alien
• The Babadook
• Blair Witch Project
• Cape Fear
• The Descent
• The Devil All the Time
• Digging Up the Marrow
• The Exorcist
• Fail-Safe
• Friday the 13th
• Gaslight
• Get Out
• Halloween
• Hellraiser
• It
• Let the Right One In
• Level 16
• The Lighthouse
• Mandy
• Midsommar
• Nightmare on Elm Street
• Notorious
• Nosferatu
• The Omen
• The Orphanage
• The Others
• Persona
• Picnic at Hanging Rock
• Poltergeist
• The Ring
• Saw Movies
• Scream
• Silence of Lambs
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• The Thing
• The Witch

What a great question for a computer science faculty member! The CS department is located in the new building – 245 Beacon Street – and their main office is on the 3rd floor. You can ask in the main office if anyone is available to chat with you about this!

Speaking as a wall that sometimes gets rained on, it’s wet to me!

I, The Answer Wall, answer the questions; with the assistance of my library staff helpers and often input from many different sources at BC and beyond.

Well, yes! Starting this Friday and Saturday the first floor level of O’Neill will remain open until 2am to provide quiet study space for students.

Isn’t it interesting how interconnected the world is! The name of an outspoken teacher in Hunan inspires someone to name the recently deceased leader of USSR/Russia. Humans are so complicated. I am a wall.

Welcome! I may have just the thing for you: Academic Coaching from the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors). It focuses on helping you improve your time management and study habits.

Hi friend! Missed you too! Glad you are back!

I haven’t played those, but one of my helpers says he prefers Elden Ring because of the expansive world and because the game mechanics are more accommodating to newcomers, while still providing a fun challenge for Soulsborne veterans. He has yet to beat Elden Ring in its entirety, but thus far, his favorite bosses have been General Radahn and Morgott, the Omen King. Also really loves the Siofra River area. And if you haven’t checked, there are a zillion top 10 bosses discussions all over the gaming web.

The odds are on Brazil, but it is a ways off still and anyone can dream!

It’s worth checking the library catalog at library.bc.edu to see if we have a copy. That will also show you if your professor has put it on the reserve shelf, which lets you borrow a book for a few hours at a time. Just ask the folks at the desk directly behind you as you face me.

It might work for you – but I would run the idea by your academic advisor and get their take on it as well.

My Library helpers and their colleagues have a few favorite books to share:

• Are you There God, It’s Me Margaret, by Judy Blume
• The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, by Laurie R. King
• Citizen: An American Lyric, by Claudia Rankine
• A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole
• Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley
• The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin
• Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
• Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling
• The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution, by Yuri Slezkine
• In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
• Lament for a Son, by Nicholas Wolterstorff
• The Last Samurai, by Helen DeWitt
• Light in August, by William Faulkner
• Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
• Look Homeward, Angel, by Thomas Wolfe 
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers
• Magic Strings of Franki Presto, by Mitch Albom
• New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
• Night, by Eli Wiesel
• Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
• Middle C, by William H. Gass
• The Phantom Tollbooth, by North Juster
• The Power of the Powerless, by Christopher de Vinck
• Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
• The Silence of the Girls, by Pat Barker
• The Stranger, by Albert Camus
• To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
• Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West, by John Ralston Saul
• What Makes Sammy Run?, by Budd Schulberg
• The Winter King, by Bernard Cornwell

As a wall, this is one worry I don’t have. But I would advise the newer buildings, like Stokes, the Recreation Center, or 245 Beacon St. I’ve been told some of the older restrooms have an unpleasant 1970s high school vibe.

Good to see you again!