Often used to refer to coding, "concatenation" is defined broadly as the act of linking things together. Given that quite a bit of our social interaction nowadays takes place through Zoom or Facetime, we here on The Gavel's Print Staff thought that borrowing a computer science term would be more than fitting. This issue is meant to examine the different ways BC students have been able to connect during the pandemic, whether it’s through bonding over TikTok, joining new clubs and intramural teams, or reaching out to friends from home.