covid-19 – Page 2 – The Answer Wall

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

I will miss the O’Neill Library so much.

I totally get you. This is my home and I understand why it feels like a home to you, too. Stay well and come back when you can!

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Are we going to get refunded for housing???

Yes! The most up-to-date information can be found on BC’s Coronavirus FAQ page: bc.edu/coronavirus

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020

Why do we have to leave? :(

It’s very sad, especially for you seniors. It’s been decided this is the best way to protect the health of the most people, and we’re all going to be missing out on some things for the good of all. I will miss you – please come back and visit if you can when the danger has passed.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.