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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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CMU to host the Olympic Games

JANUARY, GESLING STADIUM – After decades of Carnegie Mellon nobly hosting sporting events and their most exciting approximations thereof – Buggy races, Booth build week, and occasional football games (I was able to attend one, when I happened to walk by Gesling Stadium after the halftime show caught my ear) …

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OCs Accidentally Create a Cult

Friday morning students woke up to the news that regular orientation activities were shut down by CMU PD due to orientation counselors accidentally creating a cult. This decision was made in the wake of Carnegie cup’s carnage. While details are murky, efforts to relocate the fence to Wean’s roof, and …

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An ad for a "march against leap year," beginning on March 1st ("no, the REAL March 1st").
An advertisement consisting of text superimposed on an image of Walking to the Sky taken from behind the statue of a child who looks upward. it states: "Now hiring! New vacancy open at Walking to the Sky! Call (412) 268-2323 to apply today! (*Rest in peace, cmudaddythicc)"
A chart labeled "undefined behavior in C: d10 effect" with outcomes including "your screen color inverts", "signed integer overflow now discards the overflow bits", and "you are overcome by a sense of peace and wellbeing."

Fruity Take on CMU Housing

Back when Welch's was just a grape juice company, Andrew Carnegie was their biggest fan. In fact, in 1905, he built the beloved Welch House in the company's honor (and for a very generous donation) similarly to the Giant Eagle Auditorium or the Trojan Center for the Performing Arts.

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Anti-sex beds "not needed" for CMU Olympics

With the recent decision to move the Olympics to Carnegie Mellon’s campus in Pittsburgh, many are asking questions about how CMU plans to prevent the infamous athlete orgies that occur during the games.

In the past, the International Olympic Committee has seen fit to implement cardboard beds that break …

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Man named Enu goes into hiding after Passover seder

Although it's been nearly a year since that Seder, I am still in fear for my life. The incident started as a simple invitation. Several of my jewish friends invited me to a Passover seder. “You get four glasses of wine,” they said. “It’s like Thanksgiving with three hours of …

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A Letter from the Editor

readme was nominated for several dozen awards over the last week, including several "Best News Source" awards for their coverage of the War in Vietnam. Unfortunately, after the Pullitzer committee discovered the Vietnam War ended in the 70s, and readme was just two asian guys in the UC at 4 …

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Vote Wean Hall!

With the 2024 US presidential election just weeks away, README is proud to announce that we're officially endorsing a candidate for the first time. It was a tough decision; on one side we have a candidate who did not fall out of a coconut tree, and on the other side, …

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Wait, people actually read this?

Just to like confirm, people read this shit? Like, this? Like ReadMe? This ReadMe? There’s not a different ReadMe CMU satire magazine right? Just this one? Which to reiterate, people read?

I thought this magazine only existed to use up our print quota. I thought we only put this …

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A letter from the Editor

It's hard to figure out what we're going to say in these first few issues. The freshmen class is so new. Unsullied with the weight of the world you'll start carrying after syllabus weeks. Hopeful for the memories and bonds you'll form in their two or three hours of free …

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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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Campus Dining Spots to now serve alcohol

In a slurred and overly conversational speech delivered by CMU's director of Dining Services, it was announced Wednesday morning that all on-campus dining locations will now serve alcoholic beverages. Students are thrilled, but which location is best to get plastered at after your 122 midterm? Our staff worked overtime to …

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A Pokemon-style "Who's that buggy?" poster with an outline of a buggy.

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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Updates from Physics

An announcement sent out earlier this week to Carnegie Mellon University students has created widespread controversy and discourse. The email, as seen below, disclosed an important warning for all students to avoid the Gates Hillman Centre on 11/25/24.

Many on campus are worried about the potential implications of …

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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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"New study abroad program announced: Hell. Contact your advisor to apply today!" [image of Farnam Jahanian shaking hands with the devil, surrounded by flames] "*Tepper stuents will receive priority"

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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A College Student's Guide to saving money

As I wrap up my first semester of college, I have begun to reflect on all of the new experiences and people I have met. One of these is “poor people”. College has exposed me to a breadth of new experiences and I have realized some people are in the …

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Readme Sex Survey Results

The Tartan, a scourge on all good, dishonest reporting, recently published a survey on the sexual behaviors of the student population. We could not let this stand. Since every single readme staffer is a veritable sex magnet (unlike those treehugging, literaturereading geeks at the Tartan), we decided to do our …

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"John Biren for President (definitely not Biden we swear)" / "VOTE" / "Remember, age is just a number" [image of Joe Biden in a fake moustache and dark glasses]
Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Post-­Gazette editorial board devastated to discover Hitler not endorseable candidate for 2028 • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual' • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • I met Santa Claus, she's black • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week • Victim Escapes Samsara • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030 • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot • Scotch 'n Soda coffin appropriated for student school spirit • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool • Enemy surrenders; no match for roboclub killing machines • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Post-­Gazette editorial board devastated to discover Hitler not endorseable candidate for 2028. • Are you tired of being normal? I'm not, so fuck you! • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is. • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual'. • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • The Tartan purchased by Fox News, Sean Hannity to take over as Editor­-in­-Chief • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week • Victim Escapes Samsara. • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size. • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030. • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot. • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary. • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot. • Scotch 'n Soda coffin appropriated for student school spirit • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident. • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool. • Enemy surrenders; no match for roboclub killing machines. • Readme's own Fulke Fuchs supports Admin's declaration that "Trump" is a curse word