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For those of you who haven't heard already, the dorm 110 St. Thomas More Rd., affectionately called "the Gate" and often compared to a comfortable hotel, will be officially named Stayer Hall on this Friday, September 7 at 5 P.M. in honor of the generosity the Stayer Family has shown Boston College.
Events include a formal naming ceremony outside the Gate as well as a reception with food, free t-shirts and other surprises.
Similar to last year when Campanella was named Maloney Hall, many students claim that they will not call the Gate by its new name, either out of habit or out of sentiment. As a current resident of the Gate, I can vouch for this feeling. So far I have always said I am living in the Gate rather than in Stayer Hall, partially out of habit and partially because I don't think my friends off campus would know what I meant otherwise. However, I am excited that when I have to write out my address I can simply write "Stayer Hall" instead of "110 St. Thomas More Rd."
When asked if he thinks the class of 2016 will call the Gate by its new name, freshman Seamus Cassidy says, "I don't know a lot of the dorm names on Lower yet, so I haven't really heard of the Gate. I'm guessing most freshmen will call it whatever they hear the upperclassmen calling it."
It looks like it might take a couple years for the Gate's new name to stick. Nonetheless, everyone should attend the exciting naming ceremony this Friday to show our thanks and support to the Stayer family. Plus, there are free t-shirts, and who doesn't want one of those?
Name: Jillian Timko
School, major and year: Arts and Sciences, International Studies, 2014
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
What makes the Gavel so BANGin’? I love the Gavel because it’s so new. We are still figuring out who we are as an organization and how far we can go. While this presents us with a clear set of challenges, it’s really fun to try different things and build our own identity.
You have 24 hours to give prospective students a tour of BC and convince them to enroll. How do you spend the day?
First, I would take them on an actual tour of the campus—it’s beautiful and deserves to be shown off. Then I would take them to a football tailgate, a hockey game, and to Marathon Monday. And we would eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Hillside – after an egg sandwich, a Panini, and a cheeseburger, who wouldn’t want to go to BC?
If you could go back in time and give yourself a pep talk the night before you moved into BC as a freshman, what is the most important piece of advice that you would give to your former self?
I would tell myself to keep pushing to meet new people and try new things. It’s easy to get stuck in a groove you’re comfortable with, but you should never limit yourself like that—the people at BC and the school itself have so much to offer.
What is your favorite study spot on campus?
A classroom in Gasson, or the booths on the first floor of O’Neill.
What is your go-to meal at Late Night?
Usually mozzarella sticks, sometimes pizza…
What is the #1 most played song on your iTunes?
Love and Memories by OAR
What is the best Halloween costume that you have ever worn?
I was a gumball machine, along with our lovely editor-in-chief, and we rocked it.
If you could only eat at one restaurant for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
There’s this Italian restaurant called Bolu in my hometown. It’s always absolutely delicious, and it has enough variety on its menu to get me through the rest of my life.
If you could befriend the main characters from any TV show or movie, who would you choose and why?
The characters on How I Met Your Mother. Mainly so I could experience the joy of high-fiving Barney Stinson all the time.
