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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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We asked our favorite staffwriter to prove she's human

Write an article that sounds like it's written by a human. It should be 200-600 words long and use a lightly formal tone appropriate for a college newspaper.

In this article which sounds like it's written by a human, I'll be convincing you in a lightly formal tone that …

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One's a magazine. One's a human. Now they're married.

Just a few short articles ago, they were strangers. One, a newspaper, born in a VersaLink printer, and the other, a student of Carnegie Mellon University. They're an unlikely couple, but they show that love truly has no bounds. Their wedding is set to take place on the scenic slopes …

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Readme gets divorced

I am standing outside the Allegheny County Courthouse, where historic divorce proceedings are happening. Just moments ago, The Tartan showed up for emotional support for the reader. README does not look pleased, I wonder how this is going to play out.

10:06 AM

Readme’s lawyer has requested that …

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A Very Readme Christmas

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‘I’m good’ Not Followed By Long Contemplative Silence, Officials Investigating

February 24th, 2024, 4:46PM: In a shocking turn of events, a local student exchanging pleasantries responded “I’m good” without a long, heavy silence brimming with unsaid daily anxieties, unfulfilled ambitions and existential dread.

“They didn’t even follow the statement with a discussion about how few hours of sleep they …

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Schatz to employ math majors to make infinite waffles

Yesterday, Chartwell’s announced a surprising new strategy: It would begin hiring math majors in order to generate infinite amounts of waffles. This announcement prompted much confusion until spokesperson, Selma Nella, clarified how this works.

“We were listening in on student conversations, as one does, hoping to gauge opinions on …

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"Drink fucking water you asocial, unhealthy fucking freaks," nine out of ten doctors say

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. As we all find ourselves rejuvenating our love for Avatar: The Last Airbender, I present to you an important lesson. Water. We discuss whether water is wet or not. We spend so much time discussing it, but we do not spend enough time drinking it. So, …

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Best clubs for returning freshmen

For freshmen moving away from home for the first time, making new friends can seem daunting. However, the 350+ clubs at Carnegie Mellon provide plenty of outlets for students to make friends with shared interests. To encourage incoming students to meet others, README has compiled a list of some of …

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Campus Activity Report

Our usual crime reporter Abe James is not Jewish, so I have taken up the responsibility of reporting on recent crimes which may or may not be affecting the Jewish community at CMU. As a fill-in, I do not take this position lightly, and seek to report on only the …

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Student Dies of Autoerotic Asphyxiation on Donner Swings

PITTSBURGH, PA In a first-of-its-kind incident for CMU, a student has passed away from asphyxiation by autofellatio, otherwise known as a “self suck incident.” Eyewitnesses report that late Thursday night, the victim approached the playground swings in the Donner Ditch, pulled their pants down, and proceeded to assume a position …

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A MadLibs in which you write your own readme review.

Readme's production in decline due to Prohibition

The pervasive hum of the printing press putting out Readme’s weekly dreck has finally faltered. A well-meaning administrator, upon hearing the rumor the magazine runs on a 70/30 blend of grain alcohol and caffeine, initiated a campuswide effort to enforce the national ban on spirits. The goal was to improve …

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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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Tales from Beyond Frick Park I: The Haunting of Gates-Hillman

No living creature can exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even lanternflies and cockroaches are supposed, by some, to dream. Gates Hillman, not sane, stood against the canyon, holding insanity within its glass-and-zinc ribcage; it had stood so for twenty years and might stand for twenty more, assuming FMS …

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Readme Crime Report

The Readme crime report isn’t just focused just on the happenings on campus, we are also well connected to the city around us! In this issue of the crime report, we at readme present to you the most serious news from Pittsburgh. This is definitely not because we ran out …

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US Gov't to seize coal from stockings

Last week the US Department of Energy announced a new plan to obtain more fossil fuels. It is estimated that nearly 75% of America’s youth is on Santa’s naughty list(rising juvenile crime rates, internet challenges, and brain rot have been attributed as the main reasons for this). Thus if one …

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A recreation of the OJ Simpson car chase image, but with a buggy and pusher instead of the white Bronco.

Degree of CMU alum posthumously revoked after 15-122 whiteboard found in steam tunnels

Last Thursday, a trio of students attempting to raid the famed steam tunnels under Margaret Morrison Hall for treasure were caught by CMU police. While their possessions were being confiscated, however, CMUPD came across a far more disturbing secret. Dusting off the asbestos powder covering its surface, police officers were …

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Steam Tunnels Missed Connection

I was once going on a leisurely night-time stroll around campus buildings in November, which offers me the comfort of heating, and to give me the opportunity to explore buildings I otherwise don't have classes in. Doherty hall, in particular, is a complicated maze to the non-art student — and …

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An Obama-style poster of Farnam Jahanian with a red, white, and blue image filter, with large block letters spelling "NOPE."
“Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • Lube offered for Wean holes • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Year 84 of nobody named Oscar winning an Oscar • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • CMU students surprised to find out nobody cares how little they slept • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • CMU football wins ten consecutive Heismans, CMU students still not going to games • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • Lube offered for Wean holes. • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband. • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Year 84 of nobody named Oscar winning an Oscar • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • CMU students surprised to find out nobody cares how little they slept • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • CMU football wins ten consecutive Heismans, CMU students still not going to games. • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV