Looking forward to more live local theater. (Support the arts!)

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Hamlet. #tobe

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It’s that time again.

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A vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.

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Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store.

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Elon Musk has officially killed Twitter. The zombie platform lives on as X, a disfigured shell of its former self

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How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? | MLA Style Center

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My meeting was cancelled, so I spent the morning assembling a cabinet for a Little Free Library & student publications display by the elevator near my office. #Humanities @eye.contact.shu @setonianonline

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Newly acquired technology for teaching writing in the age of AI. (Not for high stakes testing, but rather in-class self-assessment.)

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