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Am I the bazonkle?

Yesterday, I was taking the Zoop line back to my shelter pod after returning from a short half system-cycle trip to the flubble swamp. Now if you don't know anything about the flubble swamp, it's the peak of relaxation. There is no greater feeling in the multiverse than letting its …

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My mommy says I can't go to war

My mommy said I can’t go to war.
My mommy said I can’t go to bootcamp.
My mommy said I can’t go to basic training.

My mommy said war is scary.
My mommy said I’m her precious little boy.
My mommy said I am going to get hurt in …

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Entropy+ Dissolves

Yesterday morning, students in search of the most overpriced, mediocre sushi on campus were greeted by a bizarre sight: Entropy+ no longer exists. For the past few months, the store’s shelves had been getting progressively more messy and chaotic, culminating in this strange spectacle. The leading theory suggests that, by …

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CMU to literally go to war with U of Pitt

PITTSBURGH, Pa. ­ The cannons were readied. The troops were in position. We had the element of surprise.

Twelve twenty­five p.m.

President Jahanian, standing in Napoleonic fashion behind the frontline that had assembled atop Warner Hall, let his arm drop and gave the order. “Fire!”

Four explosions, …

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I called Pitt Police to CMU

Next issue, Readme will put CMU PD’s skills to the test in a brave act of investigative journalism. But for this week, we’ve decided to set the bar by first seeing how the police department at the far larger University of Pittsburgh handles everything we have to throw at them. …

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How to 'Home Alone' your dorm

Do you have an important exam coming up and cannot tolerate interruptions? Worry not, using these suggestions and your creativity you won’t ever have to worry about a roommate getting in your way again.

For those unaware Home Alone is a heartwarming family movie about a young Jigsaw brutally …

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Readme's Moderately Late Guide to Choosing your Freshman Dorm

As a freshman, freshwoman, or fresh non-binary person, part of your experience will be to live in one of CMU’s 13 premium housing options or Donner House. Without further ado, here’s Readme’s guide to everything you wish you’d known when you’d ranked your housing choices. We’d have published this article …

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Derealizating

Sometimes you don’t feel like a person. Sometimes you feel like you’re asleep and the people around you are guests on a podcast you forgot to turn off. There are a lot of words for this feeling, and most of them are long words starting with D: dissociation, disassociation, depersonalization, …

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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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SDC BUGGY NOTICE BOARD Freshmen Job Openings

SDC BUGGY Inexperienced working freshmen wanted! Inquire with us for:

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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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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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CMU announces new set of steam tunnels

Everyone knows the current CMU steam tunnels are dangerous and off-limits. Due to the harsh, cold, and miserable winter weather, Readme has taken it upon itself to dig new, safer steam tunnels so students can maneuver between buildings without stepping out into the elements. Readme’s dedicated new interns, led …

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Founder's Body Found in Doherty

Following clues left behind by various escapees of the Doherty C­-level, a Carnegie Mellon expedition discovered the corpse of school founder, Andrew Carnegie, in the recesses of the building. The Doherty Basement is one of the few remaining unexplored regions in the United States, and the Civil Engineering Department decided …

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Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something” • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Why you should propose to that girl you just met: A dating guide for first­-week students • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Reviewing Gary’s neighbor Ted’s fish-grave-sized shovel • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Scotty Survivor participants go full Lord of the Flies. Show banned in three states and also Khazakhstan • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • "If Mozart and Chopin can drop new shit in 2024 so can My Chemical Romance", claim increasingly irate emo fans • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • CMU students need better fashion sense than red CMU hoodies ­ Report • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • How to Increase your home's retail value by NOT murdering people in it • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • GOOD NEWS! 3rd Amendment Repealed: Veteran housing crisis resolved. • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • 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. • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Wiegand devoid of O-week food after USAID shuttered. • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something”. • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh. • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Why you should propose to that girl you just met: A dating guide for first­-week students • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Reviewing Gary’s neighbor Ted’s fish-grave-sized shovel • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • Student discovers 09207 TECH QUANT ANAL not quite what they expected. • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Scotty Survivor participants go full Lord of the Flies. Show banned in three states and also Khazakhstan • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • C@CMU: CMU's cultural touchstone • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger. • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • "If Mozart and Chopin can drop new shit in 2024 so can My Chemical Romance", claim increasingly irate emo fans • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • CMU students need better fashion sense than red CMU hoodies ­ Report • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • How to Increase your home's retail value by NOT murdering people in it. • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad.