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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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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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A Novel Approach to Union Busting

Running a small business is hard. In today’s world full of soulless corporations, it is inspiring to see hard­working American families succeed in honest business ventures like buying out the competition and passing the result down to their children. Unfortunately, the world is often cruel to those with pure intentions. …

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A GoFundMe page to "support readme on strike," with a photo of picketing readme writers. One sign says "Eshaan owes me $20."
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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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Snowman animated by rogue BME students

At 3 am on Wednesday, 12/05, a team of exhausted BME student researchers made a major leap in genetic engineering, by successfully animating a snowman. The snow creature – humanoid with rounded limbs, standing around four feet tall – is powered by the highly bioengineered carrot forming its ‘nose’. The …

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The packaging for "Children's Tylenot [sic]", labeled "Does NOT Contain Acetaminophen"
A logo depicting a dragon with a black head and red jaw, which has "CMU" stamped on it in serif font.

Do you want to hear a joke?

Hey hey, I got a joke for you, right? You’re like, reading this magazine or whatever. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, the Reader, whatever. This one’s like traveling, right? Like abroad? So, you know how you’re, like, traveling? Like, tr-traveling? Haha! You know, hehe, like, there’s, you know, wo- wo- [chuckling] there’s …

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Coming soon...[readme logo with "uncensored" stamp] Sex! Drugs! Unedited fanfics! Be on the lookout for "readme, UNCENSORED"!
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Before Baker and Porter, they were Hunter and Gatherer

Baker Hall and Porter Hall: We all know them, love them, get lost in them, and indulge in erotic fanfiction of them from time to time. “But what you may not know is their deep and rich history of cultural evolution,” says anthropologist X. Cavator.

“It’s easy to look …

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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."

FAST and RAW Romance Advice

Readers of ReadMe, you know that we’ve always promised you an educational, engaging, and deadly serious article of the highest standards. On this special occasion, we promise no differently. This is all the advice you deserve to handle romance and love in your life.

YOU are failing to communicate.

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So you've heard of 122?

So you met a friend during O-week. They're lively, clever, and excited for their first semester at a top-tier university. But a few weeks into the school year, you'll notice them shying away. They won't seem as alive at parties. They'll sit quietly during board game night while everyone else …

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Steam Tunnels Missed Connection

I was once going on a leisurely night-time stroll around campus buildings in November, which offers me the comfort of heating, and to give me the opportunity to explore buildings I otherwise don't have classes in. Doherty hall, in particular, is a complicated maze to the non-art student — and …

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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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To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks • Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • REPORT: Carnegie Mellon students so afraid of the sun they only go outside during eclipse • "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 • REPORT: Tuition increase announced, will to be used for "absolutely nothing", admin says • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • CMU students take pictures of Hunt library light pollution after mistaking it for Aurora Borealis • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • My strong opinions on the Syrian Revolution an essay • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • How to tell if your lesbian is a reform rabbi (she is) • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • King Charles III to consider castling • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week • Man I sure hope no one rejects this headline • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • CMU sends too many acceptance letters, Class of 2029 cancelled • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone • Carnival rides now include the Throngler, the Impaly­Stabber, and the Twist • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Local chapter of the KKK disappointed to see that the sun is black following total eclipse • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Reviewing Gary’s oh shit! Cat get away from Buddy! Buddy isn’t food! What did you do to Buddy?! • Gelt still more real than crypto • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead • "Sorry guys, I'm actually dead this time." Elvis, 1979 • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • A two sentence horror story: "I walk into my Intro ML final. There is a single GPU placed at everyone's desk." • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks. • Pope endorses climbing Hamerschlag as only "holy" contraception: "your gametes will be smote by the power of God. • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • REPORT: Carnegie Mellon students so afraid of the sun they only go outside during eclipse • "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. • REPORT: Tuition increase announced, will to be used for "absolutely nothing", admin says • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • CMU students take pictures of Hunt library light pollution after mistaking it for Aurora Borealis • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • My strong opinions on the Syrian Revolution an essay. • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • How to tell if your lesbian is a reform rabbi (she is). • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • King Charles III to consider castling • Wildlife conservation group takes "CMU English Major" off of endangered species list following record­setting 7 students enrolled • Local hero: student finally folds laundry that has been marniating in the bin for the last week • Man I sure hope no one rejects this headline. • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • CMU sends too many acceptance letters, Class of 2029 cancelled • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone. • Carnival rides now include the Throngler, the Impaly­Stabber, and the Twist. • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen. • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Local chapter of the KKK disappointed to see that the sun is black following total eclipse • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Reviewing Gary’s oh shit! Cat get away from Buddy! Buddy isn’t food! What did you do to Buddy?! • Gelt still more real than crypto. • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead. • "Sorry guys, I'm actually dead this time." Elvis, 1979. • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • A two sentence horror story: "I walk into my Intro ML final. There is a single GPU placed at everyone's desk." • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles