‘They are more sinister and unhinged than you can possibly imagine’: Two Ivy League Egyptologists convince the Internet they might be vampires

I am a huge proponent of dressing a little ~differently~. I love eccentric fashion, bold choices, and alienating the public with your look. As humans, we forget that we have the agency to do whatever we want. If we wanted to wear a bowler hat every day for the rest of our lives, we could. …
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‘Not even 12 hours notice’: Professor uncancels 8 AM class at 10 PM the night before

In college, there’s nothing worse than getting up early, traversing the freezing cold campus, and arriving at class to find a note taped to the door saying that class was canceled. I could have been sleeping for two more hours, but instead, I had to haul myself to the library because I didn’t want to …
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Professor Gives Student a Zero on Their Essay, Claims There’s a 27% Chance Their Summary Paragraph Was Written With AI

I do not envy college students in a post-ChatGPT world. I was lucky to graduate from undergrad a few months before that went worldwide. I’m grateful I never had to sit through a professor begging the class not to use Artificial Intelligence to write an English paper.  Even though I empathize with professors and teachers …
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34 Memes and Tweets for College Students to Enjoy on Summer Break

September is right around the corner, so enjoy summer while it lasts! I vividly remember those exhausting, late nights that I stayed up studying. I actually think I have developed chronic tiredness as a result. It’s totally a thing, look it up. What I liked most about college was the social aspect, getting to know …
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Academia Memes for Struggling Students and Scholars

There’s a lot I miss about being a college student. It was a transformative period in my life. I spent years studying a field that I’m passionate about, met a lot of wonderful people, and figured out what I wanted to do with my life. That being said, I do not miss essays, exams, or …
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‘The instructor walked away, shaking his head’: Student’s terrible handwriting trumps forensic expert

Some of us undoubtedly have terrible handwriting, but do any of us have handwriting so terrible that it can fool a leading forensic expert? It’s important to remember that while being an expert on something means that you have a wealth of experience in the subject and have seen many things, it doesn’t mean that …
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‘Professor accused me of using AI’: Student has to prove essay wasn’t plagiarized, just subpar

Something tells me this won’t be the last time this happens. In this day and age, we are seeing more and more cases in which folks have used AI to generate content, whether it’s for school, company announcements, or even legal defense (yikes!). In many of these situations, people are knowingly relying on AI to …
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A Fresh Roast of 35 Memes for College Students Roasting Freshmen

College students are in a temporary state of perpetual exhaustion, juggling life on their shoulders and drinking way too much coffee. The demands of college are overwhelming; half of the things we learn don’t serve us in any manner whatsoever after we graduate, so whoever built those curriculums lives under a rock. Late-night study sessions, …
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Lazy Professor Fails His Entire Class Because Chat GPT Said All of Their Essays Were Written With Chat GPT

Chat GPT has caused a lot of new problems in the classroom. If plagiarism was a problem before, it’s definitely a problem now. Luckily for teachers, Chat GPT isn’t the greatest at writing essays, so they can usually tell when it’s being used. If an essay says «As an AI tool, I cannot tell you …
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