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First ever PI-Parent conferences

Carnegie Mellon University held the world’s first ever PI – Parent conference this week, allowing principal investigators to meet one-on-one with parents of graduate students to discuss research progress, work habits, lab space conduct, social development, as well as home environment.

University officials said the initiative was introduced in …

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Team USA Ready for World's First Olympics

In her recent press conference, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, announced that the IOC is going to embrace scientific accomplishment by adding a performance drug innovation challenge to the programme for Milano Cortina 2026.

“For decades, the IOC has waged an increasingly costly war on …

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October 29, 1929: "Block Tuesday" Leaves Freshmen Destitute

At Carnegie Mellon University, the end of the 1920s saw unprecedented financial ruin for many first-year students. The meal-block economy had crescendoed throughout the decade, with blocks selling for a whopping 50% of their original worth. Unfortunately, this lucrative exchange could not last forever. The block market imploded, wiping out …

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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 Ate 100 Tic Tacs and now I’m Glowing

My day started off pretty normal. I went to the store and bought my groceries. At checkout a box of tic tacs tempted me. I purchased the box. I ate one tic tac. It was so yummy. I ate another tic tac it was yummier. 5 hours later and I …

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Novel contraption from the Mechanical Engineering Department

In this study, we present a novel device capable of oscillating parameters altering the fabric of contingency, never before seen in literature. While similar contraptions have attempted to distinguish themselves in the field in such a way, none have succeeded, until now. A previous doohickey, developed by Et Al and …

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Readme Reviews

Readme knows you don’t have time to read books just for funsies. So we did the work for you. Enjoy these thorough, accurate, and detailed reviews of popular titles.

50 Shades of Grey: 10/10. This wonderful collection of paint samples was a great help to me when …

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I called Pitt Police to CMU

Next issue, Readme will put CMU PD’s skills to the test in a brave act of investigative journalism. But for this week, we’ve decided to set the bar by first seeing how the police department at the far larger University of Pittsburgh handles everything we have to throw at them. …

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README Found to be Plagiarizing the Tartan

Have you noticed an increase in the quality of README’s articles recently? That’s no accident. You might think it’s because our staff is getting more experienced at writing satire legitimate news, right? NO!

We in the editing staff felt a strange sense of familiarity while reading over our previous …

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The packaging for "Children's Tylenot [sic]", labeled "Does NOT Contain Acetaminophen"

Oh, Hi! Um, this is Awkward; It Seems You Just Picked Me Up.

The sky is filled with a biting blue-gray, so you ducked indoors to relieve the numbness. But, on this icy winter day, a breeze still permeates the Kittanning brick. The echoes of soles, the stoplights by each door, and the smell of novelty and age combined remind you of the …

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Before Baker and Porter, they were Hunter and Gatherer

Baker Hall and Porter Hall: We all know them, love them, get lost in them, and indulge in erotic fanfiction of them from time to time. “But what you may not know is their deep and rich history of cultural evolution,” says anthropologist X. Cavator.

“It’s easy to look …

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Readme Throws A Carnival

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Back to School at CMU

It’s once again that time of the year for students to prepare to return to Pittsburgh for another semester at dear ol’ Carnegie Tech. And what better way is there to kick off the new year than with a trip to the bookstore for some back to school supplies? …

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CMU Missed Connection

On November 7th, 2024 I was headed up to floor 4 on scaife hall via the elevator. I entered on floor 1, and so did some girl. I do not remember any details about what she looked like, I regret to inform you all. She pressed the button to go …

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Auntie ReadMe’s: How To Participate In Carnival Traditions

Well, it’s really a shame that I died under “mysterious circumstances” the week before Carnival, because dying kind of sucks and there are several Carnival traditions that center it, such as “the crucifixion of every member of the losing booth orgs on their leftover pieces of wood.” That’s okay though, …

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An Open Letter to William Shakespeare

How now, sirrah, churlish Bard, bacon-fed knave!

Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat who taketh the name “William Shakespeare,” take heed! Thou seducest the innocent masses into sin with thy profane plays and pompous poetry. We address our grievances in the style thou’rt most fond of: the sonnet.

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An Analysis of Spending Habits of Woke People

In the recent culture war waged by conservatives in the United States of America, a central tenet is as follows: "go woke, go broke"¹. This begets the question, is there any semblance of truth to this claim? We analyzed hundreds of years worth of financial literature as well as statistics, …

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A drawing of a catperson with glasses. It says "cat for sale / 1 dollar / comes with Anxiety / smells like homosexuality"

How to tell if your classmates peaked in college

As CMU alumni return to their alma mater for the carnival season, one question is at the top of their minds as they see their former classmates: “Did they peak in university?”

To help out our fellow Tartans, we have created this guide on how to identify people who …

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Team USA Ready for World's First Olympics

In her recent press conference, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, announced that the IOC is going to embrace scientific accomplishment by adding a performance drug innovation challenge to the programme for Milano Cortina 2026.

“For decades, the IOC has waged an increasingly costly war on …

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A word search, but the words are all censored.

CMU to Issue Free and Open Source Driver's License

In the software industry, the Free and Open Source Software (or FOSS) movement has long pushed for licenses, such as GPL and BSD, which allow code to be seen, copied, and improved upon by anyone. This is in opposition to proprietary software, in which the source code is private and …

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Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Monkey business fails to succeed in ever competitive economy • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Is giving your students A's in recitation the same as liking their story and hoping they respond? • Woman with 17,000 tinder matches gets her accounted deleted, makes a grinder account instead • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Supreme Court overturns Naughty List affirmative action • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside • readme too single to have Valentine's Day Edition • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • It's not blood libel, it's just a better skin care routine • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor. • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Monkey business fails to succeed in ever competitive economy • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Is giving your students A's in recitation the same as liking their story and hoping they respond? • Woman with 17,000 tinder matches gets her accounted deleted, makes a grinder account instead • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Supreme Court overturns Naughty List affirmative action. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes. • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside. • readme too single to have Valentine's Day Edition • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • It's not blood libel, it's just a better skin care routine. • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame. • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels