Long live the typewriter
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April 1, 2026

Long live the typewriter

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

By By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer 

The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line.

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