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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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Schatz to employ math majors to make infinite waffles

Yesterday, Chartwell’s announced a surprising new strategy: It would begin hiring math majors in order to generate infinite amounts of waffles. This announcement prompted much confusion until spokesperson, Selma Nella, clarified how this works.

“We were listening in on student conversations, as one does, hoping to gauge opinions on …

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Merry Christmas from Meat

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Date Recap With README

First Date

Oh my gosh, I'm so excited! This is my first time going on a date, I hope I don't ruin it with some silly typo. We're just going to the library, but it's a nice outing not too far outside my comfort zone.

Second Date

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How to tell if my Hinge crush is a honeypot

Dear Reader,

I’ve been dealing with quite the conundrum and was hoping that you, an incredibly intelligent consumer of ReadMe, would be able to help me. You see, I just wanted to get laid. There are few opportunities for romantic or sexual escapades when you’re an alumnus of Carnegie …

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North Korea Study Abroad Opportunity

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The Early Worm

The early worm has a far less rosy outlook

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Argumentative Essay

In this course, I (along with my peers) have developed fundamental skills in argumentation—both the synthesis and analysis of argument, and its application in a modern context. In this essay, I have been asked to take a side on one of the most controversial issues in today's America, and to …

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Every Gun Needs a Home

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Optimal Conditions for Black Mold Farming

Abstract

Black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) is a fungus known to grow in apartment buildings rented out to college students by slum lords. This phenomenon is usually absent from buildings with proper ventilation systems, begging the question: how could black mold be grown in a dorm room? Many of the …

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A Letter from the Editor

As the premier and only newspaper on campus, readme is honored to welcome each and every single one of you to Carnegie Mellon University, four years of your life you couldn't have anywhere else. Unless, of course, you buy the all inclusive package for 20% more plus shipping, in which …

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The realization that the year 2014 is in 4 hours 5 minutes 17 seconds, and its aging-related implications

In this paradigm-shifting study, we unveil the startling truth that our perception of time is seriously flawed. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the year that occurred four years ago was not 2016, but actually 2020. This conclusion was arrived at by the fact that 2024 - 4 = 2020, and not …

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Fluoride Free Water

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New CivE Lab Kit

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How to make your neighbor's crawl space feel like home

With rising house prices and global climate change, many of us are making the sensible switch to cheaper, more sustainable housing, such as the attics and crawl spaces of our former neighbors. But when you come home from a long day of gender studies, you want to relax in a …

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Updates from Physics

An announcement sent out earlier this week to Carnegie Mellon University students has created widespread controversy and discourse. The email, as seen below, disclosed an important warning for all students to avoid the Gates Hillman Centre on 11/25/24.

Many on campus are worried about the potential implications of …

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Artificial Intelligence – For Real, This Time

13 minute listen at: https://cmureadme.com/podcasts/artificial-intelligence-for-real-this-time

SAFFRON, BYLINE: Welcome to our first installment of LISTENUP, our new README podcast hosted right here out of the heart of Pittsburgh.

(SOUNDBYTE OF PATRIOTIC BRIDGEBUILDING AND METALWORKING NOISES)

SAFFRON: Today we’re here with a very special guest. I’d like to introduce—

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Candygrams for CMU Students

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Quarantine after Pgh Connections Trip

The Office of Community Engagement and Leadership Development recently sponsored a kayaking trip on the Allegheny River for incoming freshmen. While it was overall successful (97% retention rate), some students had a bit of a scuffle with some geese while out on the water. Chaperones noted that three or four …

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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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ReadMe Bets Entire Budget on Landslide Mondale Election Victory

It’s not the 70s anymore. Hippies are out. Snorting cocaine in a yuppie penthouse is in. ReadMe is playing it fast and loose, strutting down Wall Street with slick backed hair, a new suit, and a son named ReadMe Jr. with a distant look in his eyes and a baseball …

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I Was Abducted and Brought to the Mellon Institute

It was a normal Thursday night, meaning I had one tequila soda, one IPA, three tequila sodas, and a Celsius. I was walking back to my dorm from Squirrel Hill when a bright light appeared over me. All of a sudden, I found myself falling over. I assumed it was …

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Update to "Ain't gunna work on Saturday"

All week I worked at carnival building my booth
Stayed up till 5am, shaving years off my youth.
Come Friday morning it was time to connect the final piece
But then it was almost shabbos, so I had to cease.
When people started walking in the whole booth collapsed,
The …

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Funny Pranks We Legally Can't Tell You To Pull During Carnival

Pulling pranks is great, just yesterday I pulled a hilarious prank where I put opioids in a guy’s beer. With Carnival leading to all kinds of people being out and about on campus, it's the perfect time for a little fun. But maybe you’re tired of the same old boring …

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Ranking CMU's presidents

Arthur A. Hamerschlag (1903–1922): As Carnegie Tech's first president, Hamerschlag was a visionary. He oversaw the school's transition from a trade school for young people in industry to a four-year college, which is widely regarded as a mistake. Despite overseeing CMU's original sin, he Hammed his Schlag so hard that …

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I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Martha Stewart cleared of all murder charger between 1995­-96 • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises • Heart in Work now considered dangerous conditions, scientists aghast • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Anatomy class adds study inside component • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history • Tenth dentist speaks out • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • This Article Replaces Your Bioraft Training • Shocking new scandal breaks as leaked report reveals Tim Walz saved puppy from drowning • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • CMU students surprised to find out nobody cares how little they slept • Prosecutor agrees to downgrade Capital Grains to 1st Degree Grains • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • CMU History Dept. buys new textbooks with oddly attractive pictures of Andrew Carnegie • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • Martha Stewart cleared of all murder charger between 1995­-96. • CMU air has "just the right amount" of Radon, administration pinky promises. • Heart in Work now considered dangerous conditions, scientists aghast • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Anatomy class adds study inside component. • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history. • Tenth dentist speaks out • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • This Article Replaces Your Bioraft Training • Shocking new scandal breaks as leaked report reveals Tim Walz saved puppy from drowning • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Victorian Child unimpressed by current labor standards, "You can't do anything these days!" • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up. • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • REPORT: If Kamala really wanted my vote, she wouldn’t’ve made me late to class • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Deer given proper therapy and antidepressants significantly less likely to freeze in front of cars. • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • CMU students surprised to find out nobody cares how little they slept • Prosecutor agrees to downgrade Capital Grains to 1st Degree Grains • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • CMU History Dept. buys new textbooks with oddly attractive pictures of Andrew Carnegie • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses