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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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CMU to host the Olympic Games

JANUARY, GESLING STADIUM – After decades of Carnegie Mellon nobly hosting sporting events and their most exciting approximations thereof – Buggy races, Booth build week, and occasional football games (I was able to attend one, when I happened to walk by Gesling Stadium after the halftime show caught my ear) …

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So you're on a couple waitlists

This past week CMU students were given the opportunity to register for spring semester classes. Due to over-enrollment this year some poor sops (me) were given 9:30 pm registration times. By noon, 15-122 already had a 370-person waitlist, which is fine, it’s only a pre-req to every single course I …

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An advertisement consisting of text superimposed on an image of Walking to the Sky taken from behind the statue of a child who looks upward. it states: "Now hiring! New vacancy open at Walking to the Sky! Call (412) 268-2323 to apply today! (*Rest in peace, cmudaddythicc)"
A photograph of a mysterious individual handing a large (11×17") piece of paper which says "DOG BREEDING LICENSE" in large bold font to an "unidentified, dashing Readme staffer" in front of the bronze Scotty dog sculpture outside the Cohon University Center. The unidentified staffer is indeed quite dashing. In the photo they're wearing a Bring Me The Horizon hoodie with a readme sticker.

Readme Goes to Shul

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Readme's Moderately Late Guide to Choosing your Freshman Dorm

As a freshman, freshwoman, or fresh non-binary person, part of your experience will be to live in one of CMU’s 13 premium housing options or Donner House. Without further ado, here’s Readme’s guide to everything you wish you’d known when you’d ranked your housing choices. We’d have published this article …

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I Ate 100 Tic Tacs and now I’m Glowing

My day started off pretty normal. I went to the store and bought my groceries. At checkout a box of tic tacs tempted me. I purchased the box. I ate one tic tac. It was so yummy. I ate another tic tac it was yummier. 5 hours later and I …

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A logo depicting a dragon with a black head and red jaw, which has "CMU" stamped on it in serif font.

The Lottery

The morning of October 27th was cloudy and overcast, with the cold of a mid-autumn day; the leaves of the trees showed hints of orange, and the dutifully maintained grass was richly green. The students of Carnegie Mellon began to gather on the Cut around ten o’clock; the whole lottery …

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Three students injured in West Point cake cutting ritual, reports claim

Last Friday, the nightly dessert distribution at United States Military Academy West Point turned deadly. Jeff, the plebe assigned to cut the fruitcake, doffed his hat and removed the laminated cake-slicing template from beneath it. He brushed fresh buzzcut hairs off the template and placed it on the cake. There …

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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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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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15-112 Declared War Crime by Hague, CS Academy Under Investigation

Joining catastrophes in Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first 15-112 midterm has been declared a war crime by The Hague International Criminal Court.

A README reporter ventured into the wasteland that was DH 2210 last week, to document the disaster that experts are now calling …

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I'm a Straight White Male: Here's why SCS's Gender Imbalance is Concerning

The only thing starker than my grades is the SCS gender imbalance. Though I am a straight, white male, I feel it is my duty to speak up about this issue. It’s a problem that keeps me up at night, long after I’m finished with my evening meditation and journaling …

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Texas Instruments Threats, and Bombs, Rapidly Defused

Texas Instruments Incorporated. Beloved creator of worldwide-use calculators, fine electrical equipment, and high explosives.

In this week that will forever go down in history, TI merged its fields of expertise into one product to blow them all away: The TI-C4s, a new line of explosive-rigged calculators. And CMU – …

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I swear to god I'm stalking you platonically

Look, there's no easy way to say this, and I've thought a lot about how I want to introduce myself. I just wanted to send this to clear things up.

As I'm sure you've noticed, I've been stalking you for some time now. I know you might think I'm …

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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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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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Snowstorm Hits Donner, Proclaimed "Still Livable"

Larry: Good evening. We're coming to you live from the arctic tundra that was once the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, where the great Blizzard of '48 has crippled the nation and, more importantly, threequarters of a freshman dorm. I'm here with first-year student Kevin, who is currently enjoying his …

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My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • You won't remember anything from Carnival anyway, and other reasons why you should text that girl • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Linguists invent new slur for couples • Kanye up to something • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Anatomy class adds study inside component • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030 • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Student spends 7 hours working up the courage to make a phone call, recipient doesn't answer • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • Drama students inspired by ex­addict Robert Downey Jr. winning Oscar • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • Woman with 17,000 tinder matches gets her accounted deleted, makes a grinder account instead • Gelt still more real than crypto • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks • Architecture students host training camp for hunkering down at CMU • Club snipes channels are starting to become real passive aggressive • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • How to feng shui your killdozer • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • School of Computer Science puts funding toward public transit; installs tram line on the Gates spiral • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool. • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • You won't remember anything from Carnival anyway, and other reasons why you should text that girl • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone. • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Linguists invent new slur for couples. • Kanye up to something • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Anatomy class adds study inside component. • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030. • CMU linguistics department finishes 70 year project to translate ancient Egyptian porno • Christmas Wishes Granted: CEO Shot. • Internship interviews now include mandatory duel to the death • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Student spends 7 hours working up the courage to make a phone call, recipient doesn't answer • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Due to inflation, 11th man required for Minyan • Drama students inspired by ex­addict Robert Downey Jr. winning Oscar • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • The existential horror of nap time: A retrospective • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Woman with 17,000 tinder matches gets her accounted deleted, makes a grinder account instead • Gelt still more real than crypto. • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • README's Scottish Terrier Passes Away • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • Carnegie Mellon color no longer the concept of plaid • To ease staffing troubles, Philosophy Department begins tying professors to trolley tracks. • Architecture students host training camp for hunkering down at CMU • Club snipes channels are starting to become real passive aggressive. • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • How to feng shui your killdozer • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame.