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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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School of Music to relocate practice rooms to the backrooms

PITTSBURGH, PA

As construction continues all over the lower floors of the CFA building, students have begun to wonder what exactly it is that the School of Music is building and why it's taking so long. Thankfully, their questions will soon be answered, as leaked internal messages between SoM …

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Help! I woke up naked in Rashid Auditorium! What now?

Waking up naked in Rashid: It happens to the best of us. I, personally, have had this experience at least fourteen times throughout my stay at CMU, so I put together this guide to pass on my knowledge.
Well, you’ve woken up naked in Rashid Auditorium. What do you do?

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A colorblind test printed in grayscale, advising the viewer they may be colorblind. Side note: if you're reading this alt text because you're regular-blind, please let me know if I can improve the site's accessibility in any way. Just contact readme and ask for rtosh :-)

Student devises innovative new method to attend early morning lectures

Early morning lecture: a macabre tragedy that befalls many a student. Some force themselves up in the morning and forge their way there. Some simply give up and sleep through it. One enterprising CMU student has managed to do both.

“I have an 8 am,” says sophomore Juan Merower. …

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A Lamborghini ad showing a positive trend between employee wages and satisfaction next to a picture of an office worker in front of a Lamborghini. The bottom reads "the choice is yours."
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 public service announcement which reads the following: "Carnegie Mellon Facilities Management Drought Advisory; NOTICE: Water rations will be available at approved locations in reduced 335 ml sizes. 500 ml bottles will be available only as a premium side at dining locations. Water is to be conserved for the following approved uses: AI datacenter cooling, watering concrete, grass (to be killed), and watering the Fence. Water is NOT to be used for the following: vegetables, emergency eyewash, and emergency and non-emergency showering. If you experience signs of dehydration, please bear with them or purchase Celsius or other beverages from vending machines at increased prices."
A public service announcement from CMU Police stating: "Do not leave items on tables to reserve spots. Effective immediately, doing so is illegal and subject to disciplinary action. To enforce, please steal all items left unattended."
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."

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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Facing your fears: The self-assured squirrel that's four feet in front of you

It happened again. You were leaving the car, walking back home, when you encountered it: a squirrel (let’s call him Squeaky) standing only 4 feet away from you.

You take a step closer. Squeaky does not scurry away. You cower. Squeaky stares you down. You run away.

Does …

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

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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README Insurance Scam Comes to Light

Last night readMe’s very own chief editor Eshaan Joshi was extradited by the Trudeau administration under several counts of insurance fraud. It was found that for the past three years he has been claiming several life insurance policies from readMe staff along with abusing Canada's generous healthcare policy.

The …

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"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."]
Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum • Buggy orgs fret over possible shortages of small Asian women following letter on the CCP • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something” • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Tenth dentist speaks out • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Elves join UAW Local 1701 • English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Excessive lead found in the food and water of JFC • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • Academic Office allows you to superscore GPA and BAC during Carnival only • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • Hillman very angry to discover nobody knows which building is his • Computer Science Department in trouble as rubber ducks go on strike • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • ReadMe a huge proponent of meth as children's study aid • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • Student who once contemplated an evening of self­care and early sleep now facing the consequences of shitty time management • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum. • Buggy orgs fret over possible shortages of small Asian women following letter on the CCP • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot. • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something”. • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Tenth dentist speaks out • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Elves join UAW Local 1701. • English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Excessive lead found in the food and water of JFC • Student amazed by foreign culture after study abroad in Philadelphia • Academic Office allows you to superscore GPA and BAC during Carnival only • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • Sweepstakes Chair bans buggy-­driving amputees, claiming they have competitive advantage • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • Hillman very angry to discover nobody knows which building is his • Computer Science Department in trouble as rubber ducks go on strike • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • ReadMe a huge proponent of meth as children's study aid.