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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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Top 10 Milkable things on campus

Thirsty? Good. You read the headline. You know what you’re here for.

Number 10: The Doherty-100 automatic water bottle filler. Mechanically speaking, positioning your receptacle under a dedicated drink-dispensing orifice qualifies as milking. Viscerally, it does not quite scratch the milking itch – but it is a worthy introduction …

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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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Dying CMU students will now take "Finals"

On Friday, Warner Hall announced a policy of "Finals" (with a capital "F"), much to the confusion of the student body. While the specifics of the plan have yet to be shared, administration has made concepts of it clear: all CMU students who die during the fall and spring semesters …

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CMU Apologizes For Typo, Tuition to Increase by 37.2% Instead of 3.72

The president of Carnegie Mellon University, Farnam Jahanian, recently issued an email apologizing for a typo in a recent tuition update sent to students. The email incorrectly notified students of a 3.72% price increase in tuition. In reality, the increase was 37.2%. Jahanian’s email writer, who also ghostwrites for …

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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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Making Money on Campus

The unfortunate financial situation you’re in is not uncommon among new students. You may have managed to get into CMU — yippee! — but you had to give up your life savings and right arm in order to pay tuition. While Valentine’s Day will never be the same with the …

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CMU Computer Science has gone WOKE!

Imagine that you’re a new student at Carnegie Mellon University, and it’s your first day on campus. It has long been your dream to graduate from CMU’s prestigious School of Computer Science, and today marks the first step of realizing that ambition. You walk into Gates and look around with …

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Leaked CMRC Plans for Missile Silo Under the Cut

In a shocking discovery this Tuesday, one of our reporters found that Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command has mocked up CAD schematics for a missile silo to be housed underneath The Cut. According to our source, the silo is to be about 30 feet wide and 120 feet deep; it …

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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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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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The Wheel and its affects on our children

It’s the latest craze, the vogue, a revolution, and it’s rolling off the shelves. If you’ve lived in ancient society in the last few lunar cycles, you’ve heard of it: the wheel.

The wheel has transformed our world swiftly; be it agriculture, transportation, cheese, or construction, they’ve already become …

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A recreation of the OJ Simpson car chase image, but with a buggy and pusher instead of the white Bronco.
An infographic titled "evolving from misleading language to factual language" with "instead of" and "say this" columns. The "instead of" column includes statements like "I am skeptical of the media I consume" and the "say this" column includes statements like "I believe everything in README without question."

Freshman's Guide to Getting Laid

Welcome to CMU, class of 2029+. When you first step onto campus, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the staggering number of clubs to join and people to meet, but if you're anything like us at readme, your first priority will always be one thing: sleeping with freshmen.

We've …

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Sanitation Concerns Raised over Birth in Bethlehem Stable

BETHLEHEM, Judea – Locals are shocked that a young Galilean woman named Mary has given birth in a manger. Although many have no qualms about sharing their living spaces with domesticated animals, some are saying that a stable might be a bit too far. Experts confirm that a manger is …

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The Tartan requests $18,000 in Student Government funding

As a part of the Tartan's continuing efforts to be recognized as a serious news publication, it has recently selected several of its staffwriters as war correspondents. The decision process took the form of an involuntary nomination process followed by randomized selection, the very same system that CMU's admissions office …

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Readme Crime Report

As always, Readme has another very real crime report. Only the best for our dear loyal readers. Anyways, here are the crimes!

Student’s Mouse Problems Turns Ugly

Recently, two CMU students had been sued by the Mouse himself after selling charms and prints featuring a black anthropomorphic mouse …

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Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020 • Is giving your students A's in recitation the same as liking their story and hoping they respond? • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street • Worst performing suicide bomber of 2025 enters second year on job • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • ReadMe bigger than Beatles, says Jesus • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • Hallmark Movie Cityboy Exes Support Group opens doors • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • Lube offered for Wean holes • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • 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 • Buzzfeed.com: Top 10 Times you looked in the mirror and saw your mother’s face and asked yourself if you’re doomed to repeat your parents mistakes • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • SDC Booth delayed due to noncompliance with city zoning regulations • REPORT: Carnegie Mellon students so afraid of the sun they only go outside during eclipse • Meteoric rise in Carnegie Mellon's name recognition: Record-breaking 3% of the population knows what CMU is, up from 1.8% in 2020. • Is giving your students A's in recitation the same as liking their story and hoping they respond? • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary. • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street. • Worst performing suicide bomber of 2025 enters second year on job. • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • ReadMe bigger than Beatles, says Jesus. • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • Hallmark Movie Cityboy Exes Support Group opens doors • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum. • Math Department discovers non-­Euclidean space in Doherty Hall C­level • Lube offered for Wean holes. • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • 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. • Buzzfeed.com: Top 10 Times you looked in the mirror and saw your mother’s face and asked yourself if you’re doomed to repeat your parents mistakes. • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • CMU student signs up for Qatar course by mistake, forced to commute 14,000 miles/day • SDC Booth delayed due to noncompliance with city zoning regulations • REPORT: Carnegie Mellon students so afraid of the sun they only go outside during eclipse