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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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A screenshot of a Gmail conversation in which a student asks for an extension on C0VM due to being on the front lines of a battle, described in intense and gory detail. A reply from Iliano Cervesato states, "if you can type, you can code."

README POLLS

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I Hate Baker-Porter

Baker-Porter Hall is the most evil building on all of CMU’s campus. Its construction is proof of hell's existence. In order to graduate from the architecture program you have to successfully map Baker-Porter, no one’s done it yet.

Baker-Porter cannot decide if it wants to be Baker or Porter. …

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Fact Checking The Gettysburg Address

With the election season reaching its apex, I have found it necessary to untangle some of the webs of misinformation that have been weaved through underhanded political campaigns. At the forefront of this country's greatest deception is none other than the highly esteemed so-called “honest” Abe.

That’s right! If …

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A Letter from the Editor

As the premier and only newspaper on campus, readme is honored to welcome each and every single one of you to Carnegie Mellon University, four years of your life you couldn't have anywhere else. Unless, of course, you buy the all inclusive package for 20% more plus shipping, in which …

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Snowman animated by rogue BME students

At 3 am on Wednesday, 12/05, a team of exhausted BME student researchers made a major leap in genetic engineering, by successfully animating a snowman. The snow creature – humanoid with rounded limbs, standing around four feet tall – is powered by the highly bioengineered carrot forming its ‘nose’. The …

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An infographic titled "evolving from misleading language to factual language" with "instead of" and "say this" columns. The "instead of" column includes statements like "I am skeptical of the media I consume" and the "say this" column includes statements like "I believe everything in README without question."

The Homosexual Conundrum

Hello, fellow queers of Carnegie. Recently I have run into an issue that we have all experienced: too much gay sex. Just last week, I received trouble from this dreadful condition. As I was sashaying though campus, I noticed a poster for blood donation. Being a kind-hearted individual, I naturally …

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Date Recap With README

First Date

Oh my gosh, I'm so excited! This is my first time going on a date, I hope I don't ruin it with some silly typo. We're just going to the library, but it's a nice outing not too far outside my comfort zone.

Second Date

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A Very Readme Christmas

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Some Popular Books

Where the Wild Things Are: 10/10. This mind-blowing pocket guide, published by Readme itself, assists sun-deprived, fun-deprived, perpetual studiers such as yourself in touching grass around campus. With directions to secret locations, such as “The Cut,” you’ll find yourself getting more Vitamin D this semester than ever before.

This …

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Snowstorm Hits Donner, Proclaimed "Still Livable"

Larry: Good evening. We're coming to you live from the arctic tundra that was once the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, where the great Blizzard of '48 has crippled the nation and, more importantly, threequarters of a freshman dorm. I'm here with first-year student Kevin, who is currently enjoying his …

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The Grass is Greyer on the Other Side

Carnegie Mellon University is a globally regarded institution. With one of the best computer science programs in the world, a booming arts scene, and plenty of ways to engage its students, it’s no wonder CMU has such a strong reputation. Not only is this school academically challenging, providing students with …

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I'm a Straight White Male: Here's why SCS's Gender Imbalance is Concerning

The only thing starker than my grades is the SCS gender imbalance. Though I am a straight, white male, I feel it is my duty to speak up about this issue. It’s a problem that keeps me up at night, long after I’m finished with my evening meditation and journaling …

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Tax Guide for Santa's Presents

After much confusion and arrests during last year’s Christmas, the IRS has decided to release an official tax guide for any presents received from Santa. This will be a comprehensive 50-page guide listing all the various rules for how to declare these presents, factoring things like value, type, Christmas spirit, …

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Andrew Carnegie had the right idea

People who know me in person may know that I am a man who wears underwear. But shopping for men's underwear feels really gay, because you have to like, look at lots of men in underwear. This is a problem, because I am very homophobic.

I considered wearing women's …

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People who played Esther in a second grade Hebrew school play more likely to be happy, confident, and employed

Groundbreaking new research has revealed the single strongest childhood predictor of adult success in Jewish youth. Second grade students who in their Hebrew school Purim plays played Esther were found to be happier, more confident, and more employed than their less fortunate peers who played Vashti. Vashti was the Persian …

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A library card which has "WHORE" written on it in scratchy lettering.

The Best Crime Report

It’s time to expose all of the dirty little secrets of a certain satire magazine, of which there are many. Who would ever do such a terrible thing, not the reputable newspaper you are reading, nope, NOT US. Anyways, unrelated, but please send help and money to our gofundme.

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So you're on a couple waitlists

This past week CMU students were given the opportunity to register for spring semester classes. Due to over-enrollment this year some poor sops (me) were given 9:30 pm registration times. By noon, 15-122 already had a 370-person waitlist, which is fine, it’s only a pre-req to every single course I …

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Experiences that count (for Experiential Learning)

Mow the cut.
Grow a historically accurate Baroque garden on CFA lawn.
Find a turtle outside of WQED. Take Space Robotics's latest rover for a walk.
Go to the floor meeting your RA insists is mandatory.
Start a multi-level-marketing scheme on the block market.
Finish your homework several days before …

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Boeing attempted to bribe us $200,000 to not publish this article

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Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual' • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • First-year on r/cmu congratulated for having a "pretty fire schedule." • Tartan slanders innocent billionaire, more at 11 • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • CMU Physics rises to #1 worldwide following particle accelerator heist • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • CMU to sponsor 12-hour continuous drinking challenge • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen • Victim Escapes Samsara • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • In stunning move, Ron DeSantis Promises to Abort Pregnant Mothers • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual'. • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • First-year on r/cmu congratulated for having a "pretty fire schedule." • Tartan slanders innocent billionaire, more at 11. • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • CMU Physics rises to #1 worldwide following particle accelerator heist. • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla. • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • CMU to sponsor 12-hour continuous drinking challenge • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen. • Victim Escapes Samsara. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone. • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • In stunning move, Ron DeSantis Promises to Abort Pregnant Mothers • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide. • Booth chair discovers that "scissor lift violation" isn't a sex thing • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good)