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My Relationship with the Ready 2 Ride Mobile App

Yeah, I know she’s unpopular.

I know you want your analog methods back. This is like the NYC Metro card all over for you, huh? Well, I don’t care. I’m in love, and I’m proud of it.

Me and the Ready 2 Ride Mobile app met on the …

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The Worm's Perspective: A Review of RFK's Brain

The human brain comes in a variety of different forms, from the quick and witty to the dull and sluggish. I had the opportunity to taste a unique and rare brain a few years ago, and had I known whose it was, I would have eaten the whole thing- what …

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CMU announces austerity to reduce funding woes

Amidst rising inflation costs and increasing building maintenance fees, Carnegie Mellon University administration voted to implement austerity measures as a cost-cutting measure.

The English department will be entirely destroyed, as there are only 4 English majors anyways, and all social sciences will have budgets slashed in half, and the …

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The Hunt

The Penn of Western Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, is known globally as a hub of innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and so much more. Not only are these hardworking students known for their level of involvement in undergraduate and graduate research, but they have also been trailblazers in the field of collegiate …

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Scotty Dog Cheating, Martha Is Speechless!

Once again, the cheating allegations cannot escape Scotty Dog who was seen leaving Schenley Park with Clifford the Big Red Dog in photos posted to X and Reddit by Paparazzi. However it seems these allegations are not just allegations as videos were taken of Clifford kissing Scotty Dog. Scotty Dog’s …

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Boeing attempted to bribe us $200,000 to not publish this article

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Triamgle Mightmare

I woke up last night, sweaty from a nightmare of a different world. A different world that made me more scared than I’ve ever been before.

Sine was called sime. Cosine was called cosime. Tangent was called tamgent. In fact, all of trigonometry was called trigomometry. I feared for my …

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An unsolvable word search with words like "obvious" and "skillissue."
"CIT is proud to announce...the new 'Intro to Civil Engineering' Lab Kit!" [toolbox full of wet concrete, with a shovel on top]

Evil Careers for those in the Arts (Oh, and the Humanities)

Every freshman comes to CMU with the same dream. They may have different passions, but when they stand up at convocation, each one has the same thought in their mind: my very own Faustian contract is just around the corner. Unfortunately, achieving this dream is easier for some than it …

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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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Getting Ready for a Date with ReadMe

Welcome back readers to another installment of ReadMe’s daily blog. Today I have an extra-special edition- join me today as we get ready for a first date! Follow along to certainly wow a beau to be!

We’re starting off with a good foundation for our morning routine: ensuring our …

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Last Rites: The Final Words of a Student Trapped in Gates

ReadMe’s most dedicated journalists have recently discovered a letter at the bottom of a Rohr Cafe – La Prima coffee cup, believed to be written by a student who never made it out of the Gates and Hillman centers. Out of respect for this fallen student, we have decided to …

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Overheard at CMU

Jan. 19

inside me, there is a wolf.... woof... woof WOOF WOOF WOOF BARK BARK WOOF YPYIP AWOOOOOO WOOF WOOF WOOF ARHGHGHGHHGHGHG


Jan. 22

"I can get a white lie shirt with 'my cousin never jacked off a salmon on accident" on the back"

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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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Candidates for a 51st State

In this review, we’re going to be analyzing potential candidates to annex our great country to add as our 51st American state. It’s a buyer’s market right now, with BlackRock buying the Panama Canal and Microsoft acquiring yet another acre of old-growth redwood forest to build another data center. As …

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readme returns!

Hello! We're readme, a re­established student­-run satire magazine at the one and only Carnegie Mellon University! We were originally founded in 1992, when Jim McDougal, Terry Former, Elle Forest, and that Scooter "Skip" Hoodwinkle decided to meet in the deep recesses of the Doherty A level and think up …

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Fence demolished in zoning dispute

An unknown, century-long zoning conflict between Carnegie Mellon and the city of Pittsburgh has recently come to light in a particularly destructive way: the Fence, a CMU tradition harking back to the early days of the university, is to be demolished next Wednesday.

On November 31, 2023, municipal …

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The Best Crime Report

It’s time to expose all of the dirty little secrets of a certain satire magazine, of which there are many. Who would ever do such a terrible thing, not the reputable newspaper you are reading, nope, NOT US. Anyways, unrelated, but please send help and money to our gofundme.

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[TODO]

CMU To Construct New, Shittier Donner

shittier donner With the completion of the new Highmark Center for Wellness, CMU has successfully wrapped up yet another construction project. Needing a new project to collect alumni donations, CMU turns to their freshman housing. Hopeful Donner residents prayed that CMU would finally announce the destruction of Donner, however, this Monday CMU …

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"I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • “I don’t have any finals this semester, just two projects, three papers…” • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street • Gelt still more real than crypto • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Student Senate revolts after fourth straight week of tasty pizza at meetings • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • You could be sledding right now, but you're not • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • “I don’t have any finals this semester, just two projects, three papers…” • Drama students celebrate thirty second increase in free time • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds. • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street. • Gelt still more real than crypto. • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Student Senate revolts after fourth straight week of tasty pizza at meetings • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • You could be sledding right now, but you're not. • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen.