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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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Tales from Beyond Frick Park I: The Haunting of Gates-Hillman

No living creature can exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even lanternflies and cockroaches are supposed, by some, to dream. Gates Hillman, not sane, stood against the canyon, holding insanity within its glass-and-zinc ribcage; it had stood so for twenty years and might stand for twenty more, assuming FMS …

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Following surprise come-from-behind campaign, George Michael announced as U.S. President Elect

president elect In a landslide victory, George Michael has successfully secured his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election. This marks the first time a third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election in United States History. Michael is also the first animal to reach the position of Commander in Chief since Garfield’s …

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CMU's Cease and Desist to Radford University Finally Arrives After Being Lost in the USPS Pipeline for 103 Years

At the beginning of this week, a The Tartan spokesperson revealed to Readme in an exclusive interview that CMU Administration and The Tartan were planning on reviving a copyright dispute that is over a century old against Radford University. As it turns out, CMU is not the only institution with …

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A comic. The first two panels show a woman sighing and looking out a window toward a silhouetted couple holding hands under an umbrella. "Will I ever find love?" the third panel questions. Panel four shows two people holding hands in chair desks, and they're texting hearts back and forth in panel five. In panels six and seven the woman reads a copy of "readme falls in love," then concluedes, "no, probably not." [I really like this comic :-) - rtosh]
A corrupted image of a silhouette of a woman dancing on a beach, with the sky blood red and fiery. Distorted text reads: "hot singles have abandoned us. Beautiful young babes in a distant land, ever longing for true connection. Ready to fuck, join now!"

Experiences that count (for Experiential Learning)

Mow the cut.
Grow a historically accurate Baroque garden on CFA lawn.
Find a turtle outside of WQED. Take Space Robotics's latest rover for a walk.
Go to the floor meeting your RA insists is mandatory.
Start a multi-level-marketing scheme on the block market.
Finish your homework several days before …

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README Insurance Scam Comes to Light

Last night readMe’s very own chief editor Eshaan Joshi was extradited by the Trudeau administration under several counts of insurance fraud. It was found that for the past three years he has been claiming several life insurance policies from readMe staff along with abusing Canada's generous healthcare policy.

The …

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Easy Alternatives To Fixing Your Heater!

With the current weather conditions, it is important that everyone stays safe, and more importantly warm. However, when the heater has to be fixed seven times in one month– and still isn’t working– it might be time to look for alternatives. Heaters can be a bit out of the price …

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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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"HELP WANTED! I'm trapped inside this newspaper listing and can't get out. It's been weeks. I miss my family. Will pay any amount necesary for rescue. Call (412) 268-2323" [image of a man with his hands pressed against the fourth wall"
A photo taken with a smartphone camera at night of one of the sculptures of a person at the base of walking to the sky, with harsh front-camera selfie lighting. A Snapchat-style text overlay reads: "Nooo don't walk to the sky, your [sic] so sexy ahaha"

Student devises innovative new method to attend early morning lectures

Early morning lecture: a macabre tragedy that befalls many a student. Some force themselves up in the morning and forge their way there. Some simply give up and sleep through it. One enterprising CMU student has managed to do both.

“I have an 8 am,” says sophomore Juan Merower. …

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Coming soon...[readme logo with "uncensored" stamp] Sex! Drugs! Unedited fanfics! Be on the lookout for "readme, UNCENSORED"!
"How many times did you vote this election? (Sample Size: 500 students)" [a pie chart with the following data: 0–2 is 29.5%, 3–5 is 47.7%, 6–10 is 15.9%, and 11+ is 6.8%]
A coupon offering "1 Free Advice" from Grey's Wingman Service (circa 2022).

README Announces Partnership With Lockheed Martin

As the world begins to reckon with the effects of global war, the definition of what is considered warfare has broadened significantly. Modern warfare is not just conducted on the battlefield: it is carried out in the home and in the minds of every enemy citizen. Ever since humanity’s …

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A Letter from the Editor

With Carnegie Mellon's tuition continuing to rise following the exponential function e(x) = fuck you, the amount of money that I can sink into readme is starting to dwindle. I've been trying to defraud several investors by promising good quality, funny content, but unfortunately, nobody has taken the bait yet.

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A Monopoly Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card with the text "KGB Official Card / Surprise Sick Day / Get Out of Class Free"

Carnegie Mellon Updates Enrollment Contract, Since Nobody Reads Those Things Anyway: Here are Some of the Details

In an email sent directly to students’ spam folders, Carnegie Mellon University has announced changes to the contract signed by all students upon enrollment. “Because no one is going to read this,” Provost Jim Garrett writes in the email, “we are proud to announce that we have made some of …

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CIA Buggy Mounts Another Coup in Guatemala

A CIA buggy with a turret on top fighting in a war in Guatemala Last Monday CIA forces entered Guatemala City to launch a week-long attack on the Guatemalan government, culminating in the ousting of President Bernardo Arévalo and the instatement of an authoritarian military dictatorship. According to leaked documents found in Stever basement, the campaign was a joint operation between CIA Buggy and …

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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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‘I’m good’ Not Followed By Long Contemplative Silence, Officials Investigating

February 24th, 2024, 4:46PM: In a shocking turn of events, a local student exchanging pleasantries responded “I’m good” without a long, heavy silence brimming with unsaid daily anxieties, unfulfilled ambitions and existential dread.

“They didn’t even follow the statement with a discussion about how few hours of sleep they …

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Readme Gets Deployed

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Readme Takes A Sick Day

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Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual' • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • In devastating blow to CMU culture, freshmen are allowed to talk to upperclassmen • It's a Christmas Miracle! Readme disbanded • Santa takes unannounced detour, US goes to DEFCON 2 • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • README Purchases Scottish Terrier Mascot • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • "Sorry guys, I'm actually dead this time." Elvis, 1979 • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Duct tape, gags and other gifts for your conservative relatives • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • CMU students shocked to discover relationships exist outside of movies • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • “I'm such a freak. If anyone saw my search history I’d be on a watchlist,” says man who just looks up vanilla porn • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • Investors in shambles as numbers aren't going up • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half. • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Feeding students Tartan Express tenders considered 'cruel and unusual'. • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • In devastating blow to CMU culture, freshmen are allowed to talk to upperclassmen • It's a Christmas Miracle! Readme disbanded. • Santa takes unannounced detour, US goes to DEFCON 2. • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • README Purchases Scottish Terrier Mascot. • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises. • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • "Sorry guys, I'm actually dead this time." Elvis, 1979. • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th. • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Duct tape, gags and other gifts for your conservative relatives. • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • CMU students shocked to discover relationships exist outside of movies. • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • “I'm such a freak. If anyone saw my search history I’d be on a watchlist,” says man who just looks up vanilla porn. • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • Investors in shambles as numbers aren't going up. • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral