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Why does financial aid prosper while the endowment starves?

A specter is haunting CMU. You can see it in the hazy air, smell it on the crusty Entropy sign, feel it on the shadeless Mall. It’s a modern­-day tragedy. The poor are killing our endowment.

Andrew Carnegie laid down the endowment’s first million dollars himself. From the very …

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Rules are for fools

I saw Nasreddin walking from Doherty to Hammerschlag by way of Flagstaff Hill. “Nasreddin,” I said, “That route’s way too long. You should just go through Wean.” “Exactly, everyone will be taking the shortcut.”


One day, Nasreddin saw a sign on the Cut: KEEP OFF GRASS. He picked …

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Amid Pitt Threat, Defensive Campus Turtles to Increase in Number

As the laser cannon atop the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning nears completion, projected for the fall 2024 semester, Pitt students rejoice their opportunity to reenter the locked top floors of Cathy to zap unsuspecting CMU students. A Pitt alumn elaborated in an interview, “I always loved studying up …

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My mommy says I can't go to war

My mommy said I can’t go to war.
My mommy said I can’t go to bootcamp.
My mommy said I can’t go to basic training.

My mommy said war is scary.
My mommy said I’m her precious little boy.
My mommy said I am going to get hurt in …

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The Grass is Greyer on the Other Side

Carnegie Mellon University is a globally regarded institution. With one of the best computer science programs in the world, a booming arts scene, and plenty of ways to engage its students, it’s no wonder CMU has such a strong reputation. Not only is this school academically challenging, providing students with …

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Readme Goes to Carnival

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"The reality of being a safety icon: documenting the lives of those who save ours. In theaters April 1st." [many illustrations of stickmen getting drunk, snorting substances, stumbling around, and so on]

We're broke

Today, Readme spent the last of our meager budget purchasing kibble from PetSmart to stave off the death throes of one of our small, orphaned staffwriters. On our way out of the PetSmart, we were attacked by a man with a knife who took all of our print quota, forcing …

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Carnegie Mellon rabbits claim squatters rights

Rabbits have officially claimed squatters’ rights on the CMU Mall and CFA Lawn following years of occupation. The invasive creatures were first introduced fifty years ago when a freshman living in Mudge brought their hobby rabbit farm to campus. The university initially tried to contain them, but efforts ceased after …

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Feng Shui to make you forget them

Everyone’s been there at some point or another: She left and took the house and the kids, he suddenly ghosted you after texting you “Love you, sweet dreams” the evening before, or you find from their friend that they were not into you it’s just that you were there …

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Dying CMU students will now take "Finals"

On Friday, Warner Hall announced a policy of "Finals" (with a capital "F"), much to the confusion of the student body. While the specifics of the plan have yet to be shared, administration has made concepts of it clear: all CMU students who die during the fall and spring semesters …

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The Scramble for Element 119: The Race Continues

The quest to discover new superheavy elements has in the past been analogized to a race. Since the discovery of berkelium, in 1946, scientists from various laboratories around the world have competed, and at times collaborated, to discover new elements, leading to a string of discoveries of element 97 up …

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Chemger Games winners threaten double suicide, sequels cancelled

It has been an action-packed day for the Chemger Games. Contestants from every corner of campus have embarked on the perilous journey to reach the Mellon Institute, with many dying from exhaustion before ever reaching the godforsaken building. Of those who remained, drama was omnipresent. Who could forget the unforgettable …

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Call Me in Case of Campus Emergencies

Imagine this: you’ve been shot and you’re bleeding out on the ground. You call the campus police to come save you, but they send out a guy with another gun! Do you feel safe in this situation? Do you trust this random stranger not to also shoot you? Of course …

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A color-by-number of a flag, where the entire flag is numbered 1 for red.

Carnegie Mellon Updates Enrollment Contract, Since Nobody Reads Those Things Anyway: Here are Some of the Details

In an email sent directly to students’ spam folders, Carnegie Mellon University has announced changes to the contract signed by all students upon enrollment. “Because no one is going to read this,” Provost Jim Garrett writes in the email, “we are proud to announce that we have made some of …

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Modern technology comes for us all

Dr. Wittol requires little introduction, though he insists on one out of modesty. Indeed, one suspects he would have no objection to being introduced twice, thrice, or even into perpetuity, provided there were brief pauses for applause. A couple’s therapist, he was a modern Cupid, winged by the arms of …

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Auntie ReadMe’s: How To Participate In Carnival Traditions

Well, it’s really a shame that I died under “mysterious circumstances” the week before Carnival, because dying kind of sucks and there are several Carnival traditions that center it, such as “the crucifixion of every member of the losing booth orgs on their leftover pieces of wood.” That’s okay though, …

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Degree of CMU alum posthumously revoked after 15-122 whiteboard found in steam tunnels

Last Thursday, a trio of students attempting to raid the famed steam tunnels under Margaret Morrison Hall for treasure were caught by CMU police. While their possessions were being confiscated, however, CMUPD came across a far more disturbing secret. Dusting off the asbestos powder covering its surface, police officers were …

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Students shocked as test difficulty scales inversely with study • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Giant Eagle to incinerate your groceries if you don't donate 5 cents to starving kids • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CMU student confused by other college: "I didn't know Penn was in Pittsburgh!" • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • King Charles III to consider castling • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband • "Readme more popular than the Beatles", Jesus claims • Tired of protein shakes? Gym bros invent "carb shakes" comprised of beer, ground pasta, and soft-serve ice cream • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you • Seeing Walking to the Sky as boring as seeing photograph of Walking to the Sky, studies report • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Students shocked as test difficulty scales inversely with study • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • Alumni donations hitting record high, so please stop donating: CMU Finance reports • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • "I hate campus dining" says student eating third Hunan meal of day • Giant Eagle to incinerate your groceries if you don't donate 5 cents to starving kids • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CMU student confused by other college: "I didn't know Penn was in Pittsburgh!" • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • King Charles III to consider castling • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband. • "Readme more popular than the Beatles", Jesus claims • Tired of protein shakes? Gym bros invent "carb shakes" comprised of beer, ground pasta, and soft-serve ice cream. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • I'm not homophobic, I'm just homo-weary. • Administration to build new Student Academic Failure Center just for you. • Seeing Walking to the Sky as boring as seeing photograph of Walking to the Sky, studies report. • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation