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Am I the bazonkle?

Yesterday, I was taking the Zoop line back to my shelter pod after returning from a short half system-cycle trip to the flubble swamp. Now if you don't know anything about the flubble swamp, it's the peak of relaxation. There is no greater feeling in the multiverse than letting its …

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One must imagine Sisyphus' Heart is in the work

The gods have commanded Carnegie Mellon students to ceaselessly start and submit assignments, only for more notifications to appear on Canvas at the end of the day. They found no crueller punishment for the students’ hubris than this dreadful, repetitive task. There are many varying accounts for why the students …

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A handwriting worksheet for the letter C, labeled "C is for Carnegie Mellon", bearing the official CMU stamp.

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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I wrote this article while sober

We the twenty two ago, in order to psshhh. I just think that we’d be good together, ya know. Like like as friends. It's fine I gotta catch the bus. The bus! I’m gonna walk walk away. Ring around the rosy. Cool. Cool. It’s fine. I’m just gonna lie down. …

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README Announces Partnership With Lockheed Martin

As the world begins to reckon with the effects of global war, the definition of what is considered warfare has broadened significantly. Modern warfare is not just conducted on the battlefield: it is carried out in the home and in the minds of every enemy citizen. Ever since humanity’s …

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"The reality of being a safety icon: documenting the lives of those who save ours. In theaters April 1st." [many illustrations of stickmen getting drunk, snorting substances, stumbling around, and so on]

CMU's Cease and Desist to Radford University Finally Arrives After Being Lost in the USPS Pipeline for 103 Years

At the beginning of this week, a The Tartan spokesperson revealed to Readme in an exclusive interview that CMU Administration and The Tartan were planning on reviving a copyright dispute that is over a century old against Radford University. As it turns out, CMU is not the only institution with …

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A map of CMU's campus with many spots labeled. They include such notable Adderall distribution points as "clenched in daddy thicc's cheeks", "wean 9 in the blue glowing rooms", "the daycare", and "CMU Freaky house."

Amid Pitt Threat, Defensive Campus Turtles to Increase in Number

As the laser cannon atop the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning nears completion, projected for the fall 2024 semester, Pitt students rejoice their opportunity to reenter the locked top floors of Cathy to zap unsuspecting CMU students. A Pitt alumn elaborated in an interview, “I always loved studying up …

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NYC Renter SHOCKED by Spacious Booths

Wednesday. 2:00 PM. Pittsburgh.

It was supposed to be a fun weekend getaway, but for 28-year-old Manhattan barista and renter John Novak, even a glimpse into the festive booths at Carnival turned into an existential crisis on the state of real estate.

“It was insane. I went in …

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A 3-panel comic. In the first panel, one person says "wanna come see a cool feature of my dorm?". Another person labeled "oblivious freshman" says "sure!". in the second panel, the first person opens a door labeled with a biohazard sign, and the freshman is shown with a confused question-mark sign. The third panel depicts a shower curtain covered in black mold. The upperclassman asks "aren't you excited for CMU housing?", to which the freshman replies "wtf".
A hamburger bun in inverse grayscale with a superimposed question mark.

Readme's Moderately Late Guide to Choosing your Freshman Dorm

As a freshman, freshwoman, or fresh non-binary person, part of your experience will be to live in one of CMU’s 13 premium housing options or Donner House. Without further ado, here’s Readme’s guide to everything you wish you’d known when you’d ranked your housing choices. We’d have published this article …

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Wean is Shabbat Friendly?

On Shabbat, Jews are not to parttake in physical activity, work, or use contraptions that use electricity voluntarily – which means one cannot press the buttons of an elevator. Many institutions use what are known as “shabbat elevators”, which are elevators that stop and open at every floor, such that …

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Another Night in Pittsburgh

The whispering rain splats ungracefully onto the cracked pavement. A lightning strike goes unnoticed amongst the flickering neon signs. Those outside cling tightly to their overcoats and rain hats, unable to fully face the despairing night. A Pittsburgh university. A piano. A tragedy. I sit in my malaise, staring at …

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A Letter from the Editor

As one of the most reputable sources of news on campus, readme staff took it upon themselves (with only a few threats of violence) to research one of our oldest and most favored traditions — bitching about Carnegie Mellon. While several old letters were uncovered complaining about the homework, the …

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CMU-specific Travel Advisory

With spring break rapidly approaching, CMU has put out a travel advisory against countries that are deemed “unsafe for Tartans”. If you have booked a trip to any of these countries, please reconsider your plans.

Ukraine

Why did you even book a flight to Kyiv?

Spain

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Auntie Readme's Ten Things They Never Taught You In High School

While schools drill certain indisputable facts, such as “the moon landing was filmed at Area 51” and “Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the JFK assassination” into the impressionable young minds, they also peddle deceit, push conspiracy theories, and propagate outright falsehoods. Fortunately, I am here with the world’s premier …

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A Wikipedia-style donation banner, which descends into caffeine-withdrawal-fueled pleading.

I wrote this article while drunk

It’s 2:17 AM. I’ve stumbled my way back to my dorm from some other person’s dorm. Don’t worry, their neighbors didn’t complain. Or, at least, we couldn’t hear any complaints. There’s vomit in the trash can and trash on the floor. The trash can is also on the floor. My …

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CS Students to be Decimated, Roman Legion-style

Early this week, SCS students would have been informed via email that a tenth of the SCS student are to be culled, and the email would have included details on how which students are selected to be put to death. Any SCS students who have not seen such an email …

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Readme Retraces Its Steps

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Feng Shui to make you forget them

Everyone’s been there at some point or another: She left and took the house and the kids, he suddenly ghosted you after texting you “Love you, sweet dreams” the evening before, or you find from their friend that they were not into you it’s just that you were there …

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CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • Canadians finally get a Stanley Cup, NHL officials aghast • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Seeing Lockheed Martin successes, Al­Qaeda to begin recruiting students on LinkedIn • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs • CMU to sponsor "Twelve-­Hours-­Straight-­Of-­Drinking" event to get rid of stigma that we are a nerd school • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity • How to tell if your reform rabbi is a lesbian (she is) • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • All of Science wrong. Oops • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • Club snipes channels are starting to become real passive aggressive • Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020 • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • In catastrophic scheduling snafu, every club at CMU has scheduled a meeting for the exact same time and date; "we really couldn't have predicted this", says student who scheduled a GBM for 5 pm on a Monday • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • Canadians finally get a Stanley Cup, NHL officials aghast • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Seeing Lockheed Martin successes, Al­Qaeda to begin recruiting students on LinkedIn • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs. • CMU to sponsor "Twelve-­Hours-­Straight-­Of-­Drinking" event to get rid of stigma that we are a nerd school • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity. • How to tell if your reform rabbi is a lesbian (she is). • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • All of Science wrong. Oops. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • 5th year "senior" suspiciously eager to apply to be an orientation counselor. • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • Club snipes channels are starting to become real passive aggressive. • Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020. • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • In catastrophic scheduling snafu, every club at CMU has scheduled a meeting for the exact same time and date; "we really couldn't have predicted this", says student who scheduled a GBM for 5 pm on a Monday. • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list. • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot