Hey there, chaotic world in academia and beyond, could you settle down just a bit so I can mark these papers on August Wilson? Thanks!

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I ordered a box of composition books. Low-tech response to AI.

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I have for some reason reached another #duolingo milestone.

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Today I didn’t save the world, but I did help a student while power-walking at the mall.

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Students are trusting software like this to do their work.

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