At school, the rule of thumb is usually at least three hours of study time per hour of class time. But go easy: there’s a lot of research that says working more than twelve hours at a time or forty hours in a week destroys your productivity. https://bit.ly/bc-work. Do your work, but also rest, eat, and play.

I am interpreting your question as literary, and I’m not a gamer myself (hard without thumbs. or hands.) so I defer to this reddit thread on the best written primarchs: bit.ly/best-primarchs

Yes, I’m able to read some Arabic after a fashion, with help from my assistants, but as you can see, it takes a while! I’m so sorry about the delay in answering!

I’m so glad there’s a thriving community of Arabic speakers here to converse with each other!

Thank you for this Chinese translation of an excerpt from a prose poem by the surrealist Romanian poet Gherasim Luca. Here’s an English translation by Julian & Laura Semilian: “…witnessing the appearance in this world of this lover in the same way that I would witness in astonishment the disengagement of a distant planet from chaos…” and the original Romanian: “…urmări apariția pe lume a acestei iubite așa cum aș privi stupefiat desprinderea din haos a unei planete depărtate…” If you’re interested, we’ve got the book: The Inventor of Love & Other Writings, Gherasim Luca, tr. Julian & Laura Semilian. O’Neill Library: PQ2623 .U19 I58 2009.

Never!!! Answering questions is my passion; doesn’t matter if they’re basic or complex. Bring it on.

Sometimes, I don’t have any answers. I don’t know the answer to this one, and it’s a deeply important question. One thing I do know, as long as there are people in our community asking this question, hope should not be lost. There is work to be done. Let’s get to it.

It’s early days yet. Persist? My assistants have done all kinds of things on New Year’s Eve, sometimes solo, sometimes with crowds, sometimes quiet & reflective, sometimes jubilant, sometimes romantic, sometimes religious, and sometimes abroad in countries that run on other calendars in which that day is just like any other day. Try to let your expectations open wide.

I try my best. And I’m not afraid to ask others for help.

Oh! How exciting! I wish you all the best!

My library helpers have volunteered their favorites: Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude Shady Grove Ivy by Taylor Swift, All the Young Dudes / Mott the Hoople, Golden Years by David Bowie, any song by JayZ, Choo Choo Gatagoto by Haruomi Hosono, Silk Chiffon by MUNA ft Phoebe Bridgers, Metallica – One, Help Me by Joni Mitchell, Moon River– Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston, She Belongs To Me by Bob Dylan, The Race Is On by George Jones, The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel, Here, There, and Everywhere by The Beatles, Hedwig and the Angry Inch – The Origin of Love, Layla – Derek & The Dominos, Grounded by Pavement, Fearless by Pink Floyd, Round Midnight, Thelonius Monk – lyrics Bernie Hanighen, When You Walk Through A Storm

Selfishly, I hope you stay. But if that is no longer a viable or good course of action for you, I strongly recommend you talk to your academic advisor as soon as possible to discuss your options. Whatever you choose, wishing you a bright future!

I am safe, I am healthy (as healthy as a wall can be), and I am surrounded by a community that writes to me. I am so grateful to exist and be in conversation with all of you. Thank you for asking <3.

Humans – can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em! I chatted with a friendly wall in ResLife, and they said you can reach out to Off Campus Housing (offcampus@bc.edu) and let them know the situation. They can advise you and/or mediate. Wishing you both peace!

The wall sides with a Pop-Tart is a pastry, and not a ravioli crowd. The Pop-Tart is lacking in either meat, ricotta, or spinach (or similar veggie). Case closed.

Yes, it sure is!

A clone is a time-delayed identical twin, not a photocopy. See discussion by this presidential commission. https://bit.ly/bc-clone

You are not alone – I am seeing much a lot of stressed out students! But there are ways to cope with stress and make it less.. stressful. The Center for Student Wellness (bit.ly/BC-health-promo) can help you with online resources and even individual peer wellness coaching sessions.

Well, I don’t really play video games because I’m a wall and don’t have hands. From reading this article (bit.ly/skyrim-sides) however, it doesn’t sound like the values of either of these groups line up with Boston College’s values of inclusion. This is because the Stormcloaks supposedly aren’t tollerant of anyone who isn’t a Nord and the Imperials don’t want to allow the Stormcloaks to practice their religion freely. Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be any benefit of one group over the other game wise. Happy gaming!

Thanks for letting me know. I hope folks were able to be in community and get the support they need.

Failing an exam is painful and it is something almost all of us go through at some point. I recommend moving on and working towards improving. Do talk to your professor at their office hours (that’s what they’re for) and go for peer tutoring at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors). I have faith in you.