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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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A Grad Student's Guide to PA Liquor Laws

Congratulations on starting grad school! It’s like freshman year all over again, except now you’re old, and alcohol isn’t new and cool anymore. On the bright side, getting your hands on a drink should at least be significantly easier this time around, right?

Wrong. The state of Pennsylvania is …

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Campus Activity Report

Our usual crime reporter Abe James is not Jewish, so I have taken up the responsibility of reporting on recent crimes which may or may not be affecting the Jewish community at CMU. As a fill-in, I do not take this position lightly, and seek to report on only the …

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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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Two similar sketches of the base of Walking to the Sky with Warner Hall in the background. In one image, a crushed piano has just landed on top of what is now a splatter of blood.

A Miracle Christmas Gift: Nearly-Perfect Finals

Wednesday morning, students across CMU campus awoke to an incredible email resting in their inboxes: “You’re done with finals!”

Sent from a gibberish address, the messages contained only roughly-scanned notes written on sheet paper. In large looping cursive text and taped-on Polaroids, these letters told students that their last …

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Top 10 Tops

10. Bob Ross “Just beat the devil out of it” was NOT about the paintbrush.

9. Thom Yorke He wrote Creep.

8. Ellen She’ll abuse you just like how she abused her staff.

7. Meryl Streep Have you seen The Devil Wears Prada?

6. Michael Cera

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Auntie ReadMe Advises On: Lack of Pronouns in the Barista Industry Due to Tech Layoffs

Hello valued readers! I’m Cindy, (they/them), better known as Auntie ReadMe. After opening my inbox to the questions that are stumping the best and brightest minds in the country, I have been continually disappointed against my lowest expectations, and not at all surprised. A completely unastonishing amount of you want …

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The REAL and UNADULTERATED TRUTH about Spring Break

Hello readers of this esteemed magazine. I come to you with the TRUTH about Spring Break. I must write quickly before they find me. I’m not supposed to be telling you this…

This semester I enrolled in 15-451, a simple algorithms course to fulfill my SCS requirements. In the …

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Heart not in work, striking Homestead workers declare

After weeks of refusing to stay working at the steel mill past 2 a.m., employees at Homestead Steel Works have finally gone on strike. They are protesting outside the factory, saying that working all day without a lunch break is “unethical.” Some complain they have not been home to visit …

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The New And Improved Readme Guide to Being a Landlord

Congrats! You just picked up the keys to your second home. Time to turn this place into the shittiest slightly below average college house of some wannabe frat bro’s dreams. Here are readmE’s patented tips to get your place ready for some fresh faced college douchebags.

Tip 1: Your …

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A quote attributed to Eric Adams in which he prophesizes his own mayorship on January 1st, 2022: "Thirty-something years ago, I woke up out of my sleep in a cold sweat. God spoke to my heart and said, 'you are going to be the mayor January 1, 2022.' And the message was clear. God stated, 'you cannot be silent, you must tell everyone you know.' I would go around the city, pastor, and I would tell everybody 'I'm gonna be mayor January 1, 2022.' People used to think I was on medication." [I checked, this is a genuine Eric Adams quote - rtosh]
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EADME CIME EPOT

We have so much debt. As such, I have to use a typewite that’s missing a few keys. How will this cut costs and pay off the debt? No idea.

Phishing Scam A massive phishing scam was sent out by a compomised student oganization to 960 and 100 students …

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Auntie ReadMe’s: A Conversation With Dr. Et. Al

After being suspended from the Guild of Advice Columnists for “giving bad advice” because “you can’t just lie” or something and “several people have died as a result of going along with something this column said and that means you can legally be charged with manslaughter” and other silly allegations …

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An Open Letter to the CMU community

I write to you now as a call to take action. These are trying times, and all members of Carnegie Mellon’s community today are suffering. As such, I implore you all to take a stand today to root out an evil from our beloved campus.

Today our God-given, American, …

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Following surprise come-from-behind campaign, George Michael announced as U.S. President Elect

president elect In a landslide victory, George Michael has successfully secured his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election. This marks the first time a third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election in United States History. Michael is also the first animal to reach the position of Commander in Chief since Garfield’s …

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Pierre Menard, Author of the 15-122 Final

Long before a student has even enrolled in 15-122, it is guaranteed they have already contemplated and come to dread the class. It’s encountered in rumors and Reddit threads long before a student even sets foot on campus. By the time one is ready to take it, the class has …

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Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Wind storm politely opens door, walks inside CMU building, and breaks every computer • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model • King Charles III to consider castling • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • Academic Office allows you to superscore GPA and BAC during Carnival only • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Carnegie Mellon's cannibal-in-residence seem moping around campus: "so much for on-campus dining..." • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • 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 • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • First-year on r/cmu congratulated for having a "pretty fire schedule." • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • Buggy steroid use on raceday: an investigation • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • Wind storm politely opens door, walks inside CMU building, and breaks every computer. • Chartwells pilots innovative Sustenance-as-a-Service model. • King Charles III to consider castling • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • Academic Office allows you to superscore GPA and BAC during Carnival only • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Carnegie Mellon's cannibal-in-residence seem moping around campus: "so much for on-campus dining..." • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • 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 • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • First-year on r/cmu congratulated for having a "pretty fire schedule." • Incoming SCS welcome packet now includes map of showers on campus • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • CMU Hollywood theme goes straight to streaming