Spring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)

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Headlines matter. Were they migrants, people who happened to be at a migrant center, pedestrians, or manslaughter victims?

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AP Style tips on “neurodiversity”

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Two classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia projects are in the middle of the week, but my most time-sensitive, intellectually demanding marking – giving detailed feedback on rough drafts – is over for the semester.

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Look how the box leads your eye down to the car, then the two signs lead your eye up to the ba-boom setup, then your eye drops to the CRASH. Beautiful.

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Looking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.

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