
🙁 اريك, لكن ليس سعيد [How are you, but I am not happy. 🙁 ]

Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library

I’m really sorry you’re having a bad experience and that marginalized groups continue to suffer harm. I hope you can take solace that some of my helpers who have been here for a decade or more have seen some progress. It’s slow, I know. I wish it were faster, too.

Are we talking pizza or basketball?
New York City vs Los Angeles Tally chart. 9 tallies for NYC 1 tally for LA

Now I’m really thinking we’re talking pizza ???

According to Facilities: “BC Facilities does not handle moving and storage for students. Students in need of storage or shipping of their items should contact Piece by Piece Movers at storagebc.com. Piece by Piece is the only vendor permitted on-campus to collect and store students’ belongings.”

Challenges result in growth, yada, yada. Yeah, you don’t want to hear that right now. You’re stressed about the workload and your grades. I hear you. But I propose a bet: 5 years from now you’ll barely recall the stress, but you will recall what you learned. And the grade? The impact on your life will be minor.

I can feel the tension in the air this time of year, but I also can feel it on the second or third day of exams when people start to relax as they finish their finals. You can do this, each of you. And I’ll be here cheering for everybody.

When you extend trust, people are likely to fulfill it. I’m sorry if that wasn’t true at significant moments and helped to shape your low expectations. You might consider talking to someone about how to safely experiment with extending trust: either a peer wellness coach (https://bit.ly/BC-wellness-coach) or a counselor (bit.ly/BC-counseling).