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Tales from Beyond Frick Park: The One and Only Journey

Mr. Vizinyos delighted in recounting his tales of yonder. Paris, he explained, was Shadyside if Walnut Street had been widened to the point of absurdity; Venice resembled the South Side Flats when flooded; Tokyo was naught but Downtown if Downtown extended forever and the PRT went everywhere, anytime; and, naturally, …

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Some Pointers for CMU SCS

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Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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I Was Abducted and Brought to the Mellon Institute

It was a normal Thursday night, meaning I had one tequila soda, one IPA, three tequila sodas, and a Celsius. I was walking back to my dorm from Squirrel Hill when a bright light appeared over me. All of a sudden, I found myself falling over. I assumed it was …

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A photograph of a student next to Kim Jong Un with block letters saying "study abroad at North Korea today."

The REAL and UNADULTERATED TRUTH about Spring Break

Hello readers of this esteemed magazine. I come to you with the TRUTH about Spring Break. I must write quickly before they find me. I’m not supposed to be telling you this…

This semester I enrolled in 15-451, a simple algorithms course to fulfill my SCS requirements. In the …

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What to say to a tour guide

It is admitted students weekend. Yes, it is Carnival, but it is also admitted students weekend. And admitted students weekend means it is the perfect opportunity to impart some well-earned knowledge upon the bright-eyed pests scurrying about campus, excited for their “futures” or whatever. Because caring about that’s lame as …

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Updates from Physics

An announcement sent out earlier this week to Carnegie Mellon University students has created widespread controversy and discourse. The email, as seen below, disclosed an important warning for all students to avoid the Gates Hillman Centre on 11/25/24.

Many on campus are worried about the potential implications of …

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"Are exams fucking you over? Fuck them back!" [box of Viagra]
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"New study abroad program announced: Hell. Contact your advisor to apply today!" [image of Farnam Jahanian shaking hands with the devil, surrounded by flames] "*Tepper stuents will receive priority"

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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A Letter from the Editor

I was on break :)

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Another Night in Pittsburgh

The whispering rain splats ungracefully onto the cracked pavement. A lightning strike goes unnoticed amongst the flickering neon signs. Those outside cling tightly to their overcoats and rain hats, unable to fully face the despairing night. A Pittsburgh university. A piano. A tragedy. I sit in my malaise, staring at …

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Intro to Religion Course Deadline Drops; Whole Class Converts to Judiasm • CMU announces tuition freeze, students to keep paying forever • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Greedy snake oil salesman refuses to make sale • You think you're a leftist? I'm wearing Che Guevara! • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again • EMS attempts to tackle STDs, declares immediate victory • Goldfish no longer 'Snack that Smiles Back' due to political climate • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh • Tartan branded adderall popular among seniors trying to graduate on time • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Nudist Revolution on Campus, 30% of campus disrobes • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Intro to Religion Course Deadline Drops; Whole Class Converts to Judiasm. • CMU announces tuition freeze, students to keep paying forever • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • Homeless Ph.D. student holds fence for record 5 years, fails quals • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Greedy snake oil salesman refuses to make sale. • You think you're a leftist? I'm wearing Che Guevara! • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again. • EMS attempts to tackle STDs, declares immediate victory • Goldfish no longer 'Snack that Smiles Back' due to political climate • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh. • Tartan branded adderall popular among seniors trying to graduate on time • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Nudist Revolution on Campus, 30% of campus disrobes • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism