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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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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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OCs Accidentally Create a Cult

Friday morning students woke up to the news that regular orientation activities were shut down by CMU PD due to orientation counselors accidentally creating a cult. This decision was made in the wake of Carnegie cup’s carnage. While details are murky, efforts to relocate the fence to Wean’s roof, and …

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Breaking news: Andrew Carnegie actually an English major! "What the fuck are all these engineers doing here? I founded CMU to teach students how to read Macbeth, not how to build stupid robots. Also why are women enrolled?" - Andrew Carnegie's Ghost

Grandma's Secret Recipes, Volume 167

Sweet Surprise Chili 2 lbs ground beef 1 lb venison, fresh 2 cans red tomatoes (none of those damn other colors) 1 can sweet corn kernels 1 pack bacon 1 carton steel nails (add rust for flavor) ½ carton milk 2 tbsp garlic salt 2 tbsp lard

Melt lard …

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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."

Auntie ReadMe’s: How To Participate In Carnival Traditions

Well, it’s really a shame that I died under “mysterious circumstances” the week before Carnival, because dying kind of sucks and there are several Carnival traditions that center it, such as “the crucifixion of every member of the losing booth orgs on their leftover pieces of wood.” That’s okay though, …

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A sketch of a milkshake stand with no customers and two tipped-over milkshakes. The proprietor is crying. A sign states "National Milkshake Day, September 12th, 2001"

Tax Guide for Santa's Presents

After much confusion and arrests during last year’s Christmas, the IRS has decided to release an official tax guide for any presents received from Santa. This will be a comprehensive 50-page guide listing all the various rules for how to declare these presents, factoring things like value, type, Christmas spirit, …

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"Merry Christmas from Meat the Intern!" [Image of Meat lying in a hospital bed covered almost completely in bandages] Speech bubbles above Meat read: "It's me, Meat! I'm doing fine after last week's incident! The FBI is lying to you!" and "I, Meat, make this statement of my own free will*". A note in the corner reads "9 out of 10 doctors declare this man alive."

Auntie ReadMe’s: A Conversation With Dr. Et. Al

After being suspended from the Guild of Advice Columnists for “giving bad advice” because “you can’t just lie” or something and “several people have died as a result of going along with something this column said and that means you can legally be charged with manslaughter” and other silly allegations …

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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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An ad for an "AI-Enhanced paperclip" using "GPT-5א" at an MSRP of $350/month. The image is just Clippy with the OpenAI logo pasted over it.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes inspiration from Andrew Carnegie

Steel mills, newspapers, and Carnegie Mellon Architecture: what do these all have in common? They are all built on a foundation of Pittsburgh-based exploitative labor practices. Andrew Carnegie opened his first steel mill in 1875, and with it started Pittsburgh’s cultural obsession with underpaying and overworking the labor force. With …

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An ad for a work-study employment opportunity which pays $1250 to $2404 weekly. It offers good job security for post-graduation, including a guarantee of multi-year employment. You can travel overseas, work with land and sea vehicles, and develop close networks with major American tech companies. If interested, reach out to a recruiter with your name, other biographical details, and previous combat history. (The background fades to a camo pattern.)
The original Star Wars movie poster with Luke and Leia's faces replaced with Farnam Jahanian's.

US Gov't to seize coal from stockings

Last week the US Department of Energy announced a new plan to obtain more fossil fuels. It is estimated that nearly 75% of America’s youth is on Santa’s naughty list(rising juvenile crime rates, internet challenges, and brain rot have been attributed as the main reasons for this). Thus if one …

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A photograph of a student next to Kim Jong Un with block letters saying "study abroad at North Korea today."
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A recreation of the OJ Simpson car chase image, but with a buggy and pusher instead of the white Bronco.

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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Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside • I went back in time and fucked Isaac Newton to prevent calculus, and other shocking confessions • Genius CMU undergrad launches "sex­-as-­a-­service" startup • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Farnam Jahanian declared President for Life by Board of Trustees, immediately begins purges • Gelt still more real than crypto • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Noah complains that God's 'gone woke' after Ark flooded • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • How to Increase your home's retail value by NOT murdering people in it • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • King Charles III to consider castling • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition • I met Santa Claus, she's black • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • California fires evicted after failure to meet high rent prices • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Student spends 7 hours working up the courage to make a phone call, recipient doesn't answer • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Statue of Liberty deported • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside. • I went back in time and fucked Isaac Newton to prevent calculus, and other shocking confessions. • Genius CMU undergrad launches "sex­-as-­a-­service" startup. • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Farnam Jahanian declared President for Life by Board of Trustees, immediately begins purges • Gelt still more real than crypto. • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Noah complains that God's 'gone woke' after Ark flooded. • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • How to Increase your home's retail value by NOT murdering people in it. • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • King Charles III to consider castling • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again. • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights. • Physics department studies aerodynamics of unpopular physics professor • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition. • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt. • TikTok caught selling data to Santa to determine Naughty/Nice list. • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • California fires evicted after failure to meet high rent prices • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • Heroic free-speech advocates oppressed by socially ostracized and clearly neurodivergent nerds. • 98­304 "How to get through red tape" StuCo finally confirmed after years long bureaucratic battle with CMU • Student spends 7 hours working up the courage to make a phone call, recipient doesn't answer • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Statue of Liberty deported. • How to send more risqué texts to your 9th grade biology teacher