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Anti-sex beds "not needed" for CMU Olympics

With the recent decision to move the Olympics to Carnegie Mellon’s campus in Pittsburgh, many are asking questions about how CMU plans to prevent the infamous athlete orgies that occur during the games.

In the past, the International Olympic Committee has seen fit to implement cardboard beds that break …

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We asked our favorite staffwriter to prove she's human

Write an article that sounds like it's written by a human. It should be 200-600 words long and use a lightly formal tone appropriate for a college newspaper.

In this article which sounds like it's written by a human, I'll be convincing you in a lightly formal tone that …

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History's first booth

HUNT SPECIAL - Carnegie Mellon University’s springtime Carnival brings with it many beloved traditions, perhaps most recognizable of all, Booth, a weeklong mad sprint through constructing marvelously untrustworthy houses. But did you know that the roots of booth trace back to far before CMU’s founding? Back before the scientists of …

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A plinko board in a voting machine box, with buckets at the bottom bearing images of Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and Vermin Supreme.

readme introduces the BoothBuggy

It’s Carnival, and as a new organization on campus, readme has decided that we want to try engaging in all of the Carnival traditions! Of course, we are a small organization, so we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to do everything. However, as a group of …

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Readme Goes to Shul

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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 Letter from the Editor

I was on break :)

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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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An infographic about "the power of 'yet'", which includes the following statements: "I'm not depressed...yet!", "I'm not failing...yet!", "I'm not broke...yet!", "I'm not burned out...yet!", "I'm not forever alone...yet!", "I'm not a virgin...yet!", and "I'm not a cs major...yet!"

Readme gets divorced

I am standing outside the Allegheny County Courthouse, where historic divorce proceedings are happening. Just moments ago, The Tartan showed up for emotional support for the reader. README does not look pleased, I wonder how this is going to play out.

10:06 AM

Readme’s lawyer has requested that …

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An advertisement consisting of text superimposed on an image of Walking to the Sky taken from behind the statue of a child who looks upward. it states: "Now hiring! New vacancy open at Walking to the Sky! Call (412) 268-2323 to apply today! (*Rest in peace, cmudaddythicc)"

Readme Sex Survey Results

The Tartan, a scourge on all good, dishonest reporting, recently published a survey on the sexual behaviors of the student population. We could not let this stand. Since every single readme staffer is a veritable sex magnet (unlike those treehugging, literaturereading geeks at the Tartan), we decided to do our …

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"Days since the Tartan said a slur: 7,461"

Bio-Computing at CMU Promises to Revolutionize Queer Literature

“It is sacrilege that anyone graduating from Dietrich as an English major could even consider the possibility of having a stable career” – Unnamed Computational Biology researcher. With the unveiling of ChatGPT-4o early this summer, along with constant daily advancements in AI technology, artists are feeling mounting pressure as their …

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Three students injured in West Point cake cutting ritual, reports claim

Last Friday, the nightly dessert distribution at United States Military Academy West Point turned deadly. Jeff, the plebe assigned to cut the fruitcake, doffed his hat and removed the laminated cake-slicing template from beneath it. He brushed fresh buzzcut hairs off the template and placed it on the cake. There …

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A flowchart to determine if readme likes you back. Both outcomes are yes.

Readme Responds to The Allegations

Let it become beknownst to whomstever accused our collective of various “allegations”, that they are all factually incoherent and blatantly untrue. This response will be organized in the following format — an untrue statement made by an adversary, and our rebuttal.

“Readme will be responsible for various cases of …

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Overheard at CMU

Feb 19

motion to create the chaired the chaired uh motion to create the chair uh ah shit whats the word for it whats the word for group, club, chair organization committee, sorry whole lotta stress looking at your eyes aw man ever since yeah, I’m sorry. Motion …

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Scotty Dog to Race at 2025 Carnival

The Carnegie Association of Networking and Involvement in Necessary Expenditures is proud to announce that their 2025 buggy driver will be none other than our beloved mascot, Scotty the Scotty dog. Readme spoke with a member of the Carnegie Association of Networking and Involvement in Necessary Expenditures, who chose to …

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Readme Reviews: Wake Up Dead Man

Father Judd was working alone in his study, doing religious things, and sitting in a mahogany chair. Suddenly the door opens. He smiled, happy to see a familiar face. “Ah! Blanc, how can I help you?” “Well you see uh Fathuh, I was just perusing my local Barnes and Noble …

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I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • 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 • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold • Architectures, Civil Engineers meet to discuss making Carnegie Mellon infrastructure even more unfriendly • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Actual fire in Morewood; No one leaves this time • Student with childhood autism diagnosis excitedly awaits instant personality change upon turning 18 • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Student Senate elections held, "who?" found to be most common response • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Rope and stool salesmen loitering outside particularly difficult finals • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • What you need to know about the upcoming resting bitch face competition • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • You could be sledding right now, but you're not • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • "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 • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • 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. • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes. • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay. • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • How I stopped worrying and learned to love the dorm shower mold. • Architectures, Civil Engineers meet to discuss making Carnegie Mellon infrastructure even more unfriendly • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Actual fire in Morewood; No one leaves this time. • Student with childhood autism diagnosis excitedly awaits instant personality change upon turning 18. • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • Student Senate elections held, "who?" found to be most common response • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Dennis Prager won’t stop impregnating our country’s petite gay men causing national twink shortage • Rope and stool salesmen loitering outside particularly difficult finals • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity. • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street. • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • What you need to know about the upcoming resting bitch face competition • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • You could be sledding right now, but you're not. • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead. • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • "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. • QUIZ: What your opinions on the scrotal asmmetry of statues says about you! • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is.