Still, there were lingering signs of what one student referred to as "the craziness".
The idea came to him after a student referred to what happened that day as "an accident".
"There were no lame reflections," said another student, referring to the end-of-day pieces all the students write, which on this particular day were of exemplary quality.
He cited a recent Newsday article that featured a West Hempstead high school student, referring to her as a Hempstead High School student.
"We broke them on Jan . 25" said Ahmed Abdel-Galil, a 21-year-old student, referring to the date that Egypt's revolution began.
"As you know, one tribe, one circle has governed Afghanistan," said Rasullah Paya, 22, a Kabul University student, referring to the Pashtuns, the ethnic group of Mr. Karzai.
"This is the biggest mistake Chávez ever made," said Axel Ortiz, 20, a student, referring to Mr. Chávez's choice of Mr. Maduro as his successor.
This prompted the most talkative "student", referred to as X in the transcript, to reply: "I'm not an active Fabian.
An article last Sunday about Anonymous Lawyer, a satirical Web log written by a Harvard Law School student, referred incorrectly to a book about Harvard Law, "One L," by Scott Turow.
"It's the year of youth," said Nikita Krasnov, 19, a computer programming student, referring to mandated events across Russia celebrating the young.
