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First ever PI-Parent conferences

Carnegie Mellon University held the world’s first ever PI – Parent conference this week, allowing principal investigators to meet one-on-one with parents of graduate students to discuss research progress, work habits, lab space conduct, social development, as well as home environment.

University officials said the initiative was introduced in …

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CMU Professor "Math Rizzler" Confuses Everyone with Gen Z Language

The first couple weeks of classes have finished, and rumors have begun to spread. Some complain about classes due to the volume of homework, the high weight of the exams, or the fast speed of the class. One professor, however, takes the cake for the worst rumors spread, and none …

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Tired of Binge Drinking? Try Vibe Drinking

Let me tell you about a CMU student named Bob. I actually don’t know a person named Bob at CMU, but let’s just say he’s real. Like many other students at CMU, he has no friends, no girlfriend, no money, no sexual activity, no summer internship lined up, no loving …

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Steam Tunnels Missed Connection

I was once going on a leisurely night-time stroll around campus buildings in November, which offers me the comfort of heating, and to give me the opportunity to explore buildings I otherwise don't have classes in. Doherty hall, in particular, is a complicated maze to the non-art student — and …

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CMU Humanities Department Revealed to be Sentient AI Testing Grounds

A question stumping experts around the globe has finally been solved: why does Carnegie Mellon have an English department? For decades people have wondered who would possibly attend CMU just to get a degree in Creative Writing when everyone knows literary analysis is for losers. README has recently conducted a …

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Hunt Library is queerbaiting us - OPINION

Hunt Library is queerbaiting us, and I won't stand for it any longer. Hunt was constructed in 1961, but it didn't have exterior lights until 2010, when people stopped gaybashing and everything went to shit. Hunt Library thinks it serves. It needs to stop trying to make Cunt Library happen. …

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Pittsburgh GrubHub Driver Diaries

Day 1:

Hello, diary! Today is my first day driving for GrubHub! To be honest, I didn’t really know what to expect, since I’m so new to the area and haven’t really spoken to anyone yet. For that reason, I wanted to stay more downtown so I’d have more …

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Readme Through The Ages

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Winning the War on Christmas

As we all know, Christmas is falling out of favor with the American public. “Merry Christmas” has been replaced with “Happy holidays.” Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have replaced their Christmas-themed special cups and boxes with holiday-nonspecific red and green cups and boxes printed with tinsel patterns. Christmas movies are …

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An extremely detailed comic depicting a freshman (labeled "greedy freshmen") buying food while stating "yes, more food!" while a worker lebeled "overpaid worker" replies "of course! you're our FAVORITE class!". An emaciated individual in tattered clothes lies on the floor labeled "impoverished upperclassmen" is asking "won't somebody think of us?". A bald man labeled "Farnam" is taking a selfie while saying "this way, EVERYONE can take econ!"
An email saying buggy rolls have moved to the Gates helix.

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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Post-Gazette shareholders introduce "flipped newspaper"

Underlying the closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is a deeper issue than the strike itself: news just isn't profitable anymore. It's a fundamental problem with the whole industry, one gnawing away at the foundations of the most credible institutions of yesteryear. With the rise of digital platforms that put the …

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Tepper Unveils New Hell Campus

“We fought hard to ensure our students a prime location. It’s like a stu-cation! Which is what we’re calling it when one of our students goes to Hell.”

  • Dr. S. A. Tan, Office of Tepper Study Abroad Programs

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Stop Calling Your Parents So Late At Night, You Whiny Little Bitch

It’s the middle of the night and you feel like shit. Maybe it’s 1 a.m., and you just realized there was something due at midnight. Maybe you’re being kept awake by your fifth cold in three weeks. Maybe it just hit that you actually kinda sorta miss home a little. …

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OCs Accidentally Create a Cult

Friday morning students woke up to the news that regular orientation activities were shut down by CMU PD due to orientation counselors accidentally creating a cult. This decision was made in the wake of Carnegie cup’s carnage. While details are murky, efforts to relocate the fence to Wean’s roof, and …

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Interview Transcript, 76-101, Section DD

Q: Let’s start with some basic information. What is your college and major, and what classes are you taking this semester?

A: Thank you so much for asking this thought provoking question. It is really about the essence of the material if you think about it. Now for me, …

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New Study Finds Vaccines Cause CMU Students

Many parents have expressed concerns about the possible long-term complications of vaccinating their children. However, leading scientists recently discovered a positive relationship between childhood immunization and readiness for Carnegie Mellon University.

SCS freshman Lily Anderson received the measles-mumps rubella vaccine at age three. By age four, her parents had …

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Gender euphoria: humorless humping

Gender Dysphoria is the concept of one’s gender identity within oneself clashing with their perceived or performed gender presented to the outside world. This is a common phenomenon, particularly in the trans and non- binary communities, where this dissonance causes intense discomfort. Common triggers for dysphoria include improper pronoun use, …

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A photograph of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, with a cartoonish cat face edited over his head.

Readme Gets Deployed

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Fact Checking The Gettysburg Address

With the election season reaching its apex, I have found it necessary to untangle some of the webs of misinformation that have been weaved through underhanded political campaigns. At the forefront of this country's greatest deception is none other than the highly esteemed so-called “honest” Abe.

That’s right! If …

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I wrote this article while drunk

It’s 2:17 AM. I’ve stumbled my way back to my dorm from some other person’s dorm. Don’t worry, their neighbors didn’t complain. Or, at least, we couldn’t hear any complaints. There’s vomit in the trash can and trash on the floor. The trash can is also on the floor. My …

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A GoFundMe page to "support readme on strike," with a photo of picketing readme writers. One sign says "Eshaan owes me $20."
We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser • Martha Stewart cleared of all murder charger between 1995­-96 • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • RA finds Olympic torch during room check • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Monkey business fails to succeed in ever competitive economy • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • "Nobody's seen the drama students in a month, should we check on them?", says concerned RA • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • Bechdel Test added to autograder • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Creator of Bradford pear tree amongst first to be killed on invention of time travel • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen • ReadMe so funny that they invented CMU to house it • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Armed Martial Arts Clubs' Membership Skyrockets as new policy allows students to challenge AIVs by dueling • Lube offered for Wean holes • “I’ve been conducting for 17 years straight now,” says former Eurhythmics student. “I’ve seen God, and she breathes at 62 bpm” • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser. • Martha Stewart cleared of all murder charger between 1995­-96. • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists. • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • RA finds Olympic torch during room check • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Monkey business fails to succeed in ever competitive economy • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • "Nobody's seen the drama students in a month, should we check on them?", says concerned RA • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • Bechdel Test added to autograder. • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • Creator of Bradford pear tree amongst first to be killed on invention of time travel. • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • SLICE defends university­-sanctioned orgies • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Studies show you're not being gaslit, you're just genuinely losing it • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • Parents devastated after conversion therapy causes teen to lose interest in computer science. • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • Carnegie Mellon police to be given tank to deal with unruly freshmen. • ReadMe so funny that they invented CMU to house it. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • UN rejects Readme bit for diplomatic immunity. • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Armed Martial Arts Clubs' Membership Skyrockets as new policy allows students to challenge AIVs by dueling • Lube offered for Wean holes. • “I’ve been conducting for 17 years straight now,” says former Eurhythmics student. “I’ve seen God, and she breathes at 62 bpm” • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In