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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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Last Rites: The Final Words of a Student Trapped in Gates

ReadMe’s most dedicated journalists have recently discovered a letter at the bottom of a Rohr Cafe – La Prima coffee cup, believed to be written by a student who never made it out of the Gates and Hillman centers. Out of respect for this fallen student, we have decided to …

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An image which contains the text "the Carnegie Mellon semester of humiliation" in CMU-consistent branding.
An Obama-style poster of Farnam Jahanian with a red, white, and blue image filter, with large block letters spelling "NOPE."
A chess board in the starting position captioned "Puzzle 1: mate in 34."

A Psychosocial Approach to Game-Theoretic Analysis of Rock Paper Scissors

1. Introduction

Rock paper scissors, also known as scissors paper rock, and rarely ever referred to as paper rock scissors, is a game typically played between two people, where one match of rock paper scissors (RPS) consists of both players throwing out a hand gesture at the same time after …

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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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The Man, The Myth, The Farnam

Hey you, did you know that Carnegie Mellon University has its very own version of Superman? A larger-than life guy so essential to campus life whether social, financial, sexual, or academic? A man so powerful he can bend steel beams with his own two hands? A man who can safely …

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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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Readme Retraces Its Steps

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O-Week Crime Report

Hello freshmen, welcome to the best years of your life! And to everyone else, we are so glad you didn’t drop out or quit. While you all were busy, we at readme were also busy, sniffing out crime on campus. Really getting into the dirt for this one. Interested? Read …

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Spring Carnival Committee found dead in office

The CMU community is in shock after the discovery on Wednesday morning that all of Spring Carnival Committee (SCC) has died. An FMS maintenance worker discovered their remains in the SCC office on the third floor of the UC, and autopsy reports state that they had likely been dead for …

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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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Buggy: An Introduction

So you’ve found yourself in, near, or aiding and abetting a carbon fiber tube going 35 miles per hour down a hill. Do not fear, this happens all the time. There are many reasons why you may find yourself in this situation:


1) You are short
2) You went …

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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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How to tell if your classmates peaked in college

As CMU alumni return to their alma mater for the carnival season, one question is at the top of their minds as they see their former classmates: “Did they peak in university?”

To help out our fellow Tartans, we have created this guide on how to identify people who …

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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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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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Top 10 ways to die during Carnival

1. Buggy crashes: Is this one even close? Buggy is like having kids - ­it makes no sense at all when you actually think about it. It’s highly dangerous. The preparation takes up several months of your life, and leads to uncountable sleepless nights. And yet, we can’t seem to …

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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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CMU To Construct New, Shittier Donner

shittier donner With the completion of the new Highmark Center for Wellness, CMU has successfully wrapped up yet another construction project. Needing a new project to collect alumni donations, CMU turns to their freshman housing. Hopeful Donner residents prayed that CMU would finally announce the destruction of Donner, however, this Monday CMU …

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A quiz labeled "Am I Austistic Quiz" with the subtitle "Find out now for free!" It has three questions: "What's your name?", "What's your date of birth?", and "Do you have autism?" (with options A and B for yes and no respectively). At the bottom, upside down text says "Key: Did you mostly select 'A'? You're autistic! Did you mostly select 'B'? Chances are you're not autistic."
Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • ReadMe a huge proponent of meth as children's study aid • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Rest in Peace Buddy • I met Santa Claus, she's black • Student Government shutdown looms as Senate fails to ratify budget • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • EMS attempts to tackle STDs, declares immediate victory • Creator of Bradford pear tree amongst first to be killed on invention of time travel • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • REPORT: Tuition increase announced, will to be used for "absolutely nothing", admin says • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Tenth dentist speaks out • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • Dedicated Gender Studies student finds clitoris, loses track of penis • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool. • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Physics professor explains the heat death of the universe in terms of cold, soggy Rev Noodle • CMU rules military service ineligible for Experiential Learning. • Broadway to begin recruiting directly from Greek Sing auditions • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Two women argue about twins, King Solomon demands both be cut in half. • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • ReadMe a huge proponent of meth as children's study aid. • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Rest in Peace Buddy • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • Student Government shutdown looms as Senate fails to ratify budget • Artificial Intelligence trained by CMU students gains sentience, immediately kills itself • EMS attempts to tackle STDs, declares immediate victory • Creator of Bradford pear tree amongst first to be killed on invention of time travel. • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history. • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay. • Andrew Melons? New proof reveals that Andrew Mellon secretly had big naturals • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • REPORT: Tuition increase announced, will to be used for "absolutely nothing", admin says • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Tenth dentist speaks out • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • Dedicated Gender Studies student finds clitoris, loses track of penis • Biology department recommends students engineer another pandemic for finals reprieve, extra credit offered