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My Whirlwind Romance with the Lawnmower Bot

Dear Reader,

I’m back at Carnegie Mellon for grad school, and I have quickly noticed a new hot body roaming the Cut.

I’m sure you’ve noticed them. Sleek, shiny, not afraid of getting their hands dirty, always dressing in a provocative red. From the moment I saw them, …

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Researchers discover brief existence of Marnegie Cellon

Scientists have been studying unusual patterns of molecules in space for decades now, which tend to be artifacts of well-known universal phenomena, like supernovas.

However, one of the latest studies of these molecular “fingerprints” has yielded a result far more surprising than anyone could have ever imagined: A specific …

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A photograph of a mysterious individual handing a large (11×17") piece of paper which says "DOG BREEDING LICENSE" in large bold font to an "unidentified, dashing Readme staffer" in front of the bronze Scotty dog sculpture outside the Cohon University Center. The unidentified staffer is indeed quite dashing. In the photo they're wearing a Bring Me The Horizon hoodie with a readme sticker.

STI Transmission via consumption of infected flesh

Abstract

While the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through blood transfusions or sexual activity is widely researched, there remains a gap in the understanding of STI transmission through cannibalism. Prion diseases like kuru disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be passed on through consumption of infected flesh. This …

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An infographic on the "top 10 ways to prevent firearm cruelty," advising how to treat firearms with kindness and respect. "Every firearm deserves a home."

The Hunt

The Penn of Western Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, is known globally as a hub of innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and so much more. Not only are these hardworking students known for their level of involvement in undergraduate and graduate research, but they have also been trailblazers in the field of collegiate …

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A candy heart bearing the message "R U work? Because UR in my <3"

Student gives 75 classmates AIVs

On Tuesday, November 26th, during a midterm for 18-122 (Principles of Slightly Different Computing), a record of 75 students were given academic integrity violations within a 32 minute span. While their alleged offenses varied widely in scale and execution, they all constituted some form of unauthorized aid, traced back to …

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Readme Crime Report

As always, Readme has another very real crime report. Only the best for our dear loyal readers. Anyways, here are the crimes!

Student’s Mouse Problems Turns Ugly

Recently, two CMU students had been sued by the Mouse himself after selling charms and prints featuring a black anthropomorphic mouse …

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Sanitation Concerns Raised over Birth in Bethlehem Stable

BETHLEHEM, Judea – Locals are shocked that a young Galilean woman named Mary has given birth in a manger. Although many have no qualms about sharing their living spaces with domesticated animals, some are saying that a stable might be a bit too far. Experts confirm that a manger is …

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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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A Letter from the Editor

Following a disappointing showing from readme in the first issue, we were going to fire the entire editorial staff and replace them all with variants of ChatGPT. We are told this will cut costs and raise profits, but unfortunately, due to labor laws, immigration laws, marriage laws, and regular old …

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CMU's New COUNTermeasure Against Protest

In order to properly enforce the new expressive action rule, CMU has hired the educational celebrity, The Count from Sesame Street, to count crowds on campus and make sure none exceed tvventy four. The students seem to be taking the new member of the Carnegie Mellon family vvell. “It’s a …

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An extremely detailed comic depicting a freshman (labeled "greedy freshmen") buying food while stating "yes, more food!" while a worker lebeled "overpaid worker" replies "of course! you're our FAVORITE class!". An emaciated individual in tattered clothes lies on the floor labeled "impoverished upperclassmen" is asking "won't somebody think of us?". A bald man labeled "Farnam" is taking a selfie while saying "this way, EVERYONE can take econ!"

Human Mating Calls: The Bird Perspective

Humans are among nature’s most social animals. They are renowned for their group migrations, cooperative foraging, communal roosting, synchronous breeding aggregations, precise parent–offspring interactions, coordinated group defenses, and intricate territorial and courtship rituals. In these and other contexts, and indeed in most moments of their lives, humans’ capability to navigate …

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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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A "where's waldo?"-style drawing with hundreds of people on a beach. The shadow of an aircraft dropping a bomb is superimposed over them.

CMU Computer Science has gone WOKE!

Imagine that you’re a new student at Carnegie Mellon University, and it’s your first day on campus. It has long been your dream to graduate from CMU’s prestigious School of Computer Science, and today marks the first step of realizing that ambition. You walk into Gates and look around with …

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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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Derealizating

Sometimes you don’t feel like a person. Sometimes you feel like you’re asleep and the people around you are guests on a podcast you forgot to turn off. There are a lot of words for this feeling, and most of them are long words starting with D: dissociation, disassociation, depersonalization, …

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Welcome to Pittsburgh!

The Big Apple. The City of Angels. The Motor City. The Windy City. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is known by many names that reflect the splendor and enigma of this Pacific Northwest paradise.

A European jewel nestled in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Pittsburgh has amazed at least a dozen …

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Campus Activity Report

Our usual crime reporter Abe James is not Jewish, so I have taken up the responsibility of reporting on recent crimes which may or may not be affecting the Jewish community at CMU. As a fill-in, I do not take this position lightly, and seek to report on only the …

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A Song for Dear Ol' Tech

I am the very model of a student here at Carnegie,
With plans to triple major in AI, CS, and ECE
I've memorized the answer key to every leetcode medium
I spend my time on Stack Exchange to mitigate the tedium

I’ve crashed in classrooms everywhere from Gates to …

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Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Dedicated Gender Studies student finds clitoris, loses track of penis • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Person who said "Wow, that was easy" after exam stoned to death • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning • Construction of Roko's Basilisk Pegged to Begin 2026, Per OpenAI, Meta • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • Investors in shambles as numbers aren't going up • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • What was Copernicus' problem? Well, that man was a Pisces • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Santa takes unannounced detour, US goes to DEFCON 2 • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half • English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Spinning benches found to be migratory ­ where do they go? • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Dedicated Gender Studies student finds clitoris, loses track of penis • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Santa is proud of you, even if no one else is. • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • Person who said "Wow, that was easy" after exam stoned to death • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • OPINION: I want everyone to be happy, except my favorite musicians • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds. • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning. • Construction of Roko's Basilisk Pegged to Begin 2026, Per OpenAI, Meta. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Steam tunnels condense into water tunnels • King Solomon Attempts to divide up twins, mother requests they're both cut in half. • Top ten reels from the five hundred that you still haven't responded to • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history. • Most breakthroughs in modern geology found to just be someone finding a cool rock on their street • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • Investors in shambles as numbers aren't going up. • Future generation invents pants that are baggy in six new dimensions • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • What was Copernicus' problem? Well, that man was a Pisces. • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs. • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Santa takes unannounced detour, US goes to DEFCON 2. • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Celsius starts sponsoring student all-­nighters • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half. • English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Spinning benches found to be migratory ­ where do they go?