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Readme Summer School


Finals Week Sestina

As I enter the cold concrete cervix of Wean,
the gold plaque of Raymond smells my fear.
I order a coffee that’ll make me shit
out all my self loathing and lack of sleep.
I don’t think I’ve retained a thing from this class.
It might be worth risking the …

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Pierre Menard, Author of the 15-122 Final

Long before a student has even enrolled in 15-122, it is guaranteed they have already contemplated and come to dread the class. It’s encountered in rumors and Reddit threads long before a student even sets foot on campus. By the time one is ready to take it, the class has …

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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]

Readme Crime Report

So much scamming and thieving is happening around campus lately. It's bad for the university, but great for my job stability.

Stolen Forbes Beeler Installation

Recently, the sculpture outside of the Forbes Beeler apartments has been stolen. Large scuff marks leading to Fairfax have been found by students. …

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A skeleton in a sports car looking back at you. Neon text reads "Adios, fucker! Have a good one, friend."

A Psychosocial Approach to Game-Theoretic Analysis of Rock Paper Scissors

1. Introduction

Rock paper scissors, also known as scissors paper rock, and rarely ever referred to as paper rock scissors, is a game typically played between two people, where one match of rock paper scissors (RPS) consists of both players throwing out a hand gesture at the same time after …

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A photo of a lawn absolutely covered in lawn gnomes.
"Can you solve this puzzle? Fill in the blanks and return to the HUB to win a secret prize!" [A copy of the CMU withdrawal form: "Complete this form if you intend to leave Carnegie Mellon with no intention to return."]

Carnegie Mellon Updates Enrollment Contract, Since Nobody Reads Those Things Anyway: Here are Some of the Details

In an email sent directly to students’ spam folders, Carnegie Mellon University has announced changes to the contract signed by all students upon enrollment. “Because no one is going to read this,” Provost Jim Garrett writes in the email, “we are proud to announce that we have made some of …

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Cobalt-60 rods labeled "drop and run", with radiation artifacts on the image.

5 Inessential oils every parent doesn't need

Cold and flu season is fast approaching, and many mamas are wondering how to keep their littles healthy. If that sounds like you, then you’ve come to the right place! In my seven years as a Platinum Distributor at GaiaLife, I’ve learned that oils have a special power. Give any …

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CMU Takes Position on Gates Divorce

In August of 2021, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates got a divorce after 27 years of profitable marriage. While the couples' finances have since been settled, CMU has quietly ignored a brewing custody battle over the Gates' favorite child: the Gates-Hillman Center.

While the 9-story building was conceived …

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ROTC caught building "stealth" booth

It seemed like a normal night at first to Scott Snuffy, an unassuming Dietrich student, until while walking home from a late-night recitation, he noticed something odd. "A wooden plank seemed to lift itself into the air, all on its own." Few believed him, until he tried recording the phenomenon …

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Upperclassmen Found Dead from Common Cold, Unaware of UHS Move

If you’ve read any of the emails CMU has sent this semester, you would know that University Health Services has moved from the first floor of Morewood E-Tower to the third floor of the brand new Highmark Center for Health, Wellness, and Athletics, home of Community Health & Well-Being and …

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Tales from Beyond Frick Park II

The construction of their union was, by all accounts, scandalous. Gates rose first, all brutal confidence and exposed systems. Hillman was slightly sleeker, more speculative, but still almost the mirror image of Gates.

The brutal, pragmatic thrust of Gates penetrated the very shell of the more delicate Hillman, and …

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A Disease for Every Department

CFA
Architecture: Sick building syndrome
Art: Rabies Design: Mono ( type, lithic, tonous, nucleosis)
Drama: Hysterical pregnancy
Music: Tinnitus
CIT
BME: Plague
ChemE: Overdosing
CivE & EnvE: Tetanus
ECE: Herpes (both are 40% of the population)
EPP: No disease, just getting repeatedly run over by a car
MSE: …

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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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A sketch of a worm saying "boy, I sure do love getting up early!", with a bird flying toward it in the background.

Rightward Shift in Optimal Arousal Level to Maximize Productivity

From the enclosure movement in 18th century England, the owning class has been tasked with answering how to maximize the productivity of their peons. As the modern American university becomes increasingly corporate and a profit-seeking endeavor, similar questions are now being asked by university administrators. Many things have been tried …

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Campus Crush? Fallen Piano Splatters Stud

Law enforcement continues to investigate the mysterious death of [insert victim name], as several witnesses who were present at the scene of the crime give reports of the incident. One witness came forward to speak to the press – Susan, the Jehovah’s Witness who was running the “Free Bible Course” …

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Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Why you should propose to that girl you just met: A dating guide for first­-week students • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping" • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again. • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary. • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Why you should propose to that girl you just met: A dating guide for first­-week students • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds. • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping" • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Mrs. Claus revealed to actually be Amy Schumer • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot