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Readme Summer School


Finals Week Sestina

As I enter the cold concrete cervix of Wean,
the gold plaque of Raymond smells my fear.
I order a coffee that’ll make me shit
out all my self loathing and lack of sleep.
I don’t think I’ve retained a thing from this class.
It might be worth risking the …

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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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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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Auntie Readme’s: Answering REAL Questions Asked By REAL Freshmen

Welcome, freshmen, to the most prestigious institution this side of the Monongahela River! (And this side of the Allegheny as well, and the other side of Forbes, and the other other side of Schenley, and, well, you get the point.) Some of you are probably (understandably!) nervous about going to …

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A picture looking up at Walking to the Sky captioned "you're almost there!"
"How many times did you vote this election? (Sample Size: 500 students)" [a pie chart with the following data: 0–2 is 29.5%, 3–5 is 47.7%, 6–10 is 15.9%, and 11+ is 6.8%]

I Fucking Hate the 54

Pittsburgh, a city that prides itself on having some of the strongest trans­rights protections, seems to have been lying right to our faces. You can declare the Steel City to be a "Trans haven" as much as you want, but that does not answer for the glaring dialectic right in …

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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")
A set of four fake CMU missed connections: "To the asianest asian who ever asianed, I'm so into you (because you're asian)", "To the guy who was walking through Doherty two weeks ago, who I will provide no further descriptors of, you're so fine",  "To the girl I've been unflinchingly staring down for the whole semester, I can't tell if you're into me or deeply terrified of me, but I think we both want the same thing [smirk emoji]", and "I wanna fuck my TA so bad"

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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A Letter from the Editor

As the premier and only newspaper on campus, readme is honored to welcome each and every single one of you to Carnegie Mellon University, four years of your life you couldn't have anywhere else. Unless, of course, you buy the all inclusive package for 20% more plus shipping, in which …

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Grandma's Secret Recipes, Volume 167

Sweet Surprise Chili 2 lbs ground beef 1 lb venison, fresh 2 cans red tomatoes (none of those damn other colors) 1 can sweet corn kernels 1 pack bacon 1 carton steel nails (add rust for flavor) ½ carton milk 2 tbsp garlic salt 2 tbsp lard

Melt lard …

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Spring Carnival Committee found dead in office

The CMU community is in shock after the discovery on Wednesday morning that all of Spring Carnival Committee (SCC) has died. An FMS maintenance worker discovered their remains in the SCC office on the third floor of the UC, and autopsy reports state that they had likely been dead for …

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What is Sex? An Investigative Account

In the modern day, it is difficult to partake in the “popular culture” or the “massive media” without encountering allusions to the “sex”. The “sexual object” is evidently a device of notable significance to the constitution of that which may be referred to. However, being a mysterious and obfuscated entity, …

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I called Pitt Police to CMU

Next issue, Readme will put CMU PD’s skills to the test in a brave act of investigative journalism. But for this week, we’ve decided to set the bar by first seeing how the police department at the far larger University of Pittsburgh handles everything we have to throw at them. …

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With child labor laws repealed, CMU Daycare begins buggy training

In the landmark Supreme Court case Buggy v. United States, child labor laws have successfully been repealed to allow the use of children for buggy drivers. CMU has already begun transforming its daycare center in Margaret Morrison into a state-of-the-art buggy training facility. Children as young as two will begin …

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A skeleton in a sports car looking back at you. Neon text reads "Adios, fucker! Have a good one, friend."

Nine-and-a-half theses on comedy

  1. When the humorist writes, he ought to will the entire piece be one of intelligibility.

  2. Satire cannot be understood as merely the presence of references and proper nouns; artificial intelligence, Farnam Jahanian, Palantir, and Charlie Kirk do not a joke make.

  3. When …

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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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Evil Careers for those in the Arts (Oh, and the Humanities)

Every freshman comes to CMU with the same dream. They may have different passions, but when they stand up at convocation, each one has the same thought in their mind: my very own Faustian contract is just around the corner. Unfortunately, achieving this dream is easier for some than it …

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SASC or SEX? New Coaching Workshop Draws Controversy

The Student Academic Success Center's new seminal seminar is under fire after students label it as "gross." The new seminar, designed specifically for finals week, outlines how students can best dress themselves to improve grade performance. "Dress for success!" said Dr. Lacey Skivvies, head of this new initiative. Dr. Skivvies …

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Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • I met Santa Claus, she's black • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size • Rabbi hot?! • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • ... and it's the ugly 30% • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping" • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something” • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations • There's still time to hook up with your professor! • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA • Forbes Avenue Jehova's Witnesses will be performing in Greek Sing 2025 • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee. • Man-Woman Interaction institute forced to extrapolate from low sample size. • Rabbi hot?! • NEW RECORD: 3 CMU students manage to have sex over Carnival, allegedly with other humans • Campus activist group disappointed after navigating bureaucratic hurdles to register protest only for less than 25 people to show up. • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • ... and it's the ugly 30% • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping" • CMU students take Pitt finals: “It’s nice to be good at something”. • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • Professor Iliano Cervesato applies for an RA position in E-Tower following Carnegie Cup Cheating Allegations. • There's still time to hook up with your professor! • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • China expresses concerns over working conditions in CFA