Author: Cecilia Weddell

Robbie has been an electrician at BU for forty years, and here is part of his story.

Michael Swan, a security guard from Ireland, chats with me about Elvis, karate, immigration, and common sense.

Sarah, a Kilachand Hall security guard, discusses independence, reality, and learning.

Learn more about Wendy, the cheerful administrative secretary at the Towers ORL.

This week I sat down with Ken Parlee – a BU employee who can fix anything, once worked in a mental hospital, and loves his family.

I remember stressed-out evenings freshman year when I would rush down to the Towers dining hall (may its memory live on) to grab a quick bite before studying. I would …

Ernest Hemingway once said, “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” Hemingway–whom I affectionately call Hemmy in my brain–is …