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Stealing at Stack'd: A Guide

Stack’d Underground is, on most nights, a thriving center of off duty student activity. Many regular joes are here to grab a quick bite or chat with their classmates. But for enterprising CMU students like me and you, this is also the perfect opportunity to make a quick dime without …

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Professionalism in Sexting

Half of you complain about all the horrible new things the youth are up to, and half of you are mad about what they’re not doing. Not one of you ever thinks about what they’re still doing, but doing completely wrong. Sexting has been the cornerstone of our culture for …

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An advertisement containing formal-looking serif text and an image of a Tartan reporter in a suit whose head has been digitally altered to appear smushed. It reads: "Are you a reader of the Tartan? No? We're not surprised! Read The Tartan if you hate: asking questions; independently verified claims; proofread work; anything other than interviews; proper kerning; ...AND MORE!" followed by a quote "After all, just because someone said it, doesn't mean it's true" (attributed to "that guy over there")
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Students Rush to Graduate as End of World Looms

DECEMBER 20, 2012 - While CMU students have always tried to graduate in less than 8 semesters, only the quickly approaching demise of all life on Earth could incentivize even the most burnt out underachievers to get their degree before spring. Despite astronomers’ insistence that Sagittarius A* is too far …

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The War on South Craig Street

“I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. It's my job.” Oliver Wendell Holmes.

By the summer of 2026, Avirat Kohli had had enough. Two great armies were converging on his Indian grocery, and what would …

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Readme: An Unbiased, Impartial Review

I, Linda Green, a proud member of the Good Christian Mothers of America, would like to make my voice heard on this despicable and anti-Christian so-called satire newspaper.

I was first introduced to this wretched and unholy publication after I learned about the secret homosexual agenda of The Very …

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes inspiration from Andrew Carnegie

Steel mills, newspapers, and Carnegie Mellon Architecture: what do these all have in common? They are all built on a foundation of Pittsburgh-based exploitative labor practices. Andrew Carnegie opened his first steel mill in 1875, and with it started Pittsburgh’s cultural obsession with underpaying and overworking the labor force. With …

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The Death of a CFA Grass Farmer

The barren time comes every year and we are never ready. No matter how hard we labor, our stores only dwindle. Futility strokes my dingus with her cold hands, never granting me the mercy of release. We cannot outwork the famine. We cannot outrun the tent.

It comes every …

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"Are you a small Asian woman? CMU wants YOU for buggy driving! Contact a buggy org and strap into a tin can today!"

I'm going to punch you (John Lennon)

Out walking
I’ve got a shovel
And a crow bar
And a copy of Catcher in the Rye
And my fists
I am going
Going to punch you

Like a priest
I move with holy purpose
Towards an asshole
Unlike the priest
Not in a sexual way
Though I …

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A 213 student's guide to the subtle distinction between yaoi and bl

If you've taken one of the many Intro to Computer Systems courses (15/18-x13, or 213 for short), you've likely encountered a little thing we in the community call "bl" for short. You've probably also encountered yaoi. Some people argue these are the same thing, while others argue they're completely different, …

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A "DIY 2-player word search" on a 3x3 grid with words including XXX and OOO.

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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A College Student's Guide to saving money

As I wrap up my first semester of college, I have begun to reflect on all of the new experiences and people I have met. One of these is “poor people”. College has exposed me to a breadth of new experiences and I have realized some people are in the …

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SHOCKING: Roman Republic only 2600 years away from nuclear capability

In a revelation sending shockwaves through the complex, community-destroying, complex-destroying military-industrial community-complex complex, a new study warns that the ancient civilization of Rome may be far closer to nuclear capability than previously believed.

The authors of the report caution that 2600 years is not as distant as it sounds. …

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How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • I have an opinion on Israel Palestine and you can too! • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • Greedy snake oil salesman refuses to make sale • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Transphobes: It's still Constantinople • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us • Local first-­year unable to use restroom without the lulling of reels from adjacent stalls • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Giant Eagle to incinerate your groceries if you don't donate 5 cents to starving kids • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Repeatedly saying "No hablo ingles" has not helped me get out of my Spanish final • Desperate to cash in on AI craze, Catholic church to unveil Gaude • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Ethics Student a little too aroused by South African history. • CMU kills suspected 122 cheater in targeted strike; 18 civilians dead. • Programmer forgets to specify; throws a birthday ksh. • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • I have an opinion on Israel Palestine and you can too! • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Hero cop reads corpse Miranda rights. • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • Greedy snake oil salesman refuses to make sale. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Transphobes: It's still Constantinople • I don't know how to spell Renassance either, French people assure us. • Local first-­year unable to use restroom without the lulling of reels from adjacent stalls • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Giant Eagle to incinerate your groceries if you don't donate 5 cents to starving kids • Young men increasingly feeling that having a Borat impression counts as a personality ­ Report • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • Repeatedly saying "No hablo ingles" has not helped me get out of my Spanish final. • Desperate to cash in on AI craze, Catholic church to unveil Gaude.