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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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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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README buys Farnam's Hair? Cost of CMU Leader's Locks

CMU President Farnam Jahanian with hair reminiscent of Elvis Presley's

In the days following README's bankruptcy, many questions have arisen, such as "how,” "why,” and "what's the difference between a marmot and a gopher.” The answer to at least two of these questions has recently come to light: Farnam's hair. It is still unclear why the hair of CMU's …

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On the Four Questions

First of all, if you’ve ever heard of the Four Questions, chag sameach. If you haven’t, be grateful you won’t have to do them when you’re forced into joining your hypothetical Jewish friends (who are all older than you, obviously) at their several-hour-long celebration of a liberation they claim they …

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Love Letters To README

Dear Beloved Reader, Periodically I find myself thinking of you. My horoscopes tell me our stars align. ~ Yours truly, Readme

Dearest Readme, Today I was particularly drawn to your comics section. I have to say, you’re my type(face). ~ Eternally yours, Reader

My Darling Reader, No pressure …

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Scotty Dog

Wow, mommy's kissing Scotty Dog
I saw mommy kissing Scotty Dog
Right beside the sweepstakes track last night
She didn't see me creep
Past the booths to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up in my dorm room, fast asleep

Then I saw mommy tickle Scotty …

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How to make your neighbor's crawl space feel like home

With rising house prices and global climate change, many of us are making the sensible switch to cheaper, more sustainable housing, such as the attics and crawl spaces of our former neighbors. But when you come home from a long day of gender studies, you want to relax in a …

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TSA-TSA Mixup Causes Dangerous Situation

Recently, a mixup occurred on CMU's campus at a recruiting event for the Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for securing air travel to, from, and within the United States. The event was booked for the Danforth Lounge, for 6 PM on Sunday. But in the neighboring Danforth Conference Room, …

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5-Hour Transgender

From the brand that brought you the iconic energy shot, our labs have produced something entirely new: the pocket-size bottle that changes your gender, 5-Hour Transgender. Say goodbye to those long, tiring study sessions where daydreaming about having boobs distracts you from your calculus. Kiss goodbye to those groggy …

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CMU Humanities Department Revealed to be Sentient AI Testing Grounds

A question stumping experts around the globe has finally been solved: why does Carnegie Mellon have an English department? For decades people have wondered who would possibly attend CMU just to get a degree in Creative Writing when everyone knows literary analysis is for losers. README has recently conducted a …

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Untapped Niches in the U.S. Consumer Market

Dear reader, I have devoted countless hours over the course of years to rear these ideas; at this point, it is as if they were my children, as if I were giving you my children, and these are some of the finest idea children ever to have been brain birthed. …

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The realization that the year 2014 is in 4 hours 5 minutes 17 seconds, and its aging-related implications

In this paradigm-shifting study, we unveil the startling truth that our perception of time is seriously flawed. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the year that occurred four years ago was not 2016, but actually 2020. This conclusion was arrived at by the fact that 2024 - 4 = 2020, and not …

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Andrew Carnegie had the right idea

People who know me in person may know that I am a man who wears underwear. But shopping for men's underwear feels really gay, because you have to like, look at lots of men in underwear. This is a problem, because I am very homophobic.

I considered wearing women's …

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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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A College Student's Guide to saving money

As I wrap up my first semester of college, I have begun to reflect on all of the new experiences and people I have met. One of these is “poor people”. College has exposed me to a breadth of new experiences and I have realized some people are in the …

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Interview Transcript, 76-101, Section DD

Q: Let’s start with some basic information. What is your college and major, and what classes are you taking this semester?

A: Thank you so much for asking this thought provoking question. It is really about the essence of the material if you think about it. Now for me, …

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A comic with three captioned illustrations. In order, it reads "not to flex on anyone, but I'm Jewish, and I got into art school just fine."
Four logos: "work" with the "o" replaced with a scotty dog, "pipe it up" with bagpipes, "hang in there" with an emoji-ified Farnam Jahanian, and a sketch of Wean labeled "concrete jungle where dreams are made of".

Carnegie Crime Report

README prides itself on informing the students of Carnegie Mellon on local news and major events. Due to a large influx in crime on and near campus, README is publishing the details of several crimes so students know what to look out for. Safety is README’s top priority as an …

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Everyone I date becomes lesbian

Hi, for the past two years, I have been unable to find love due to a stupid curse and I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me.

It all started a year or two ago when I had my first date. I thought it went well and …

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"Please date me. I am desperate. It has been so long since I've felt the touch of a woman. None of the Hinge lesbians want me :( I am: funny, good(ish) writer, ethical, and knowledgeable on Wikipedia. I am so lonely."
Two similar sketches of the base of Walking to the Sky with Warner Hall in the background. In one image, a crushed piano has just landed on top of what is now a splatter of blood.

Hunt Library is queerbaiting us - OPINION

Hunt Library is queerbaiting us, and I won't stand for it any longer. Hunt was constructed in 1961, but it didn't have exterior lights until 2010, when people stopped gaybashing and everything went to shit. Hunt Library thinks it serves. It needs to stop trying to make Cunt Library happen. …

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Innovative research on inducing of maximal misery

With final exams fast approaching, overall misery levels on campus are rising steadily. While CMU is one of the top schools in the nation in overall misery production per student, several changes can be implemented to greatly increase this ratio.

Misery is defined as the aggregate sum of various …

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My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • Due to overenrollment, CMU to begin holding classes in the steam tunnels • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • President Jahanian pledges to invade Pitt in State of the University address: "They will greet us as liberators" • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • 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 • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Tartan branded adderall popular among seniors trying to graduate on time • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Ranking buttons in order of how close they are to the top of my jacket (#1 the button at the top of my jacket) • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Rope and stool salesmen loitering outside particularly difficult finals • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • Due to overenrollment, CMU to begin holding classes in the steam tunnels • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam. • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Women breaking glass ceilings suffer head lacerations • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • President Jahanian pledges to invade Pitt in State of the University address: "They will greet us as liberators" • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Garden tour: the fridge you haven't cleaned out since winter break • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt. • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • 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. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Tartan branded adderall popular among seniors trying to graduate on time • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Ranking buttons in order of how close they are to the top of my jacket (#1 the button at the top of my jacket) • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Rope and stool salesmen loitering outside particularly difficult finals • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up. • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations. • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics. • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats