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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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We asked our favorite staffwriter to prove she's human

Write an article that sounds like it's written by a human. It should be 200-600 words long and use a lightly formal tone appropriate for a college newspaper.

In this article which sounds like it's written by a human, I'll be convincing you in a lightly formal tone that …

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A Letter from the Editor

Following a disappointing showing from readme in the first issue, we were going to fire the entire editorial staff and replace them all with variants of ChatGPT. We are told this will cut costs and raise profits, but unfortunately, due to labor laws, immigration laws, marriage laws, and regular old …

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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]
A recreation of the OJ Simpson car chase image, but with a buggy and pusher instead of the white Bronco.

Readme Crime Report

The Readme crime report isn’t just focused just on the happenings on campus, we are also well connected to the city around us! In this issue of the crime report, we at readme present to you the most serious news from Pittsburgh. This is definitely not because we ran out …

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Entropy+ Dissolves

Yesterday morning, students in search of the most overpriced, mediocre sushi on campus were greeted by a bizarre sight: Entropy+ no longer exists. For the past few months, the store’s shelves had been getting progressively more messy and chaotic, culminating in this strange spectacle. The leading theory suggests that, by …

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Student gives 75 classmates AIVs

On Tuesday, November 26th, during a midterm for 18-122 (Principles of Slightly Different Computing), a record of 75 students were given academic integrity violations within a 32 minute span. While their alleged offenses varied widely in scale and execution, they all constituted some form of unauthorized aid, traced back to …

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Inventor Claims AI Powered Paperclip "DIFFERENT THAN CLIPPY"

Up-and-coming Silicon Valley entrepreneur Blake Fence introduced his new product WOOORD (stylized all lowercase) at the famed annual SouthWestEast World Tech Conference on Tuesday. Fence presented his novel assistive technology to a room packed with world leaders and the biggest names in artificial intelligence, neural computation, and autonomous agents.

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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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A map of CMU's campus with many spots labeled. They include such notable Adderall distribution points as "clenched in daddy thicc's cheeks", "wean 9 in the blue glowing rooms", "the daycare", and "CMU Freaky house."

Undergrad Senate Exposed for Really Craving Wingstop

PITTSBURGH, PA

(Whis L. Blower)

In a shocking turn of events this past Tuesday, the Undergraduate Student Senate, a committee of 38 seemingly famished individuals, has been secretly indulging themselves in oodles of the most mediocre fried chicken known to mankind. Now you, reader, might be asking, "Whoa …

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Stop asking where I'm from

So I've just met you. Maybe we're standing in line for La Prima. Or we’re next to each other in recitation. Anyways, we're chatting casually. Name, year, major, and then you drop the question: "Where are you from?"

I'm sure you thought it was oh-so harmless. Just small talk. …

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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.

Boeing's Accident Rate Drops 15% After Buying a Slightly More Expensive 3D Printer

EVERETT, WA

After a streak of disastrous quarters for the aerospace industry giant Boeing, a new audit reveals that their commercial airliner accident rate has fallen by approximately 15%. Internal memorandums note a new development at R&D is to thank for this success: an upgrade to the 3D printers …

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Interview with a recent grad

Despite CMU’s robust engineering programs, many recent graduates struggle to find a job right for them. Specifically, a job that doesn’t involve sending missiles to third-world countries. README correspondent Benner Rogers sat down with a recent graduate to find out what makes today’s job market so murderous.

Could you …

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O-Week Crime Report

Hello freshmen, welcome to the best years of your life! And to everyone else, we are so glad you didn’t drop out or quit. While you all were busy, we at readme were also busy, sniffing out crime on campus. Really getting into the dirt for this one. Interested? Read …

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Readme Communists Exposed!

It is with a heavy heart that I, Joseph McCathy, admit we have been slighted. We are all the victims of a great and mighty deception perpetuated by 7 members of the ReadMe staff. ReadMe, like many great organizations before it, is infected by the fever known as Communism. This …

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Argumentative Essay

In this course, I (along with my peers) have developed fundamental skills in argumentation—both the synthesis and analysis of argument, and its application in a modern context. In this essay, I have been asked to take a side on one of the most controversial issues in today's America, and to …

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A chess board in the starting position captioned "Puzzle 1: mate in 34."

The Best Crime Report

It’s time to expose all of the dirty little secrets of a certain satire magazine, of which there are many. Who would ever do such a terrible thing, not the reputable newspaper you are reading, nope, NOT US. Anyways, unrelated, but please send help and money to our gofundme.

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How to Acquire and Care for Schrödinger’s Cat

So you want to get a cat, but that’s too easy. You want a pet that exists in a superposition of living and dead- a pet that makes your science friends think you’re cool. Thankfully, there is a solution. Schrödinger’s Cat is becoming wildly popular amongst college students at medium-sized …

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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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“I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Readme: 2.5 years of slur discourse with nothing to show for it • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs • A numbered list of my favorite types of bullet points and a bulleted list of my favorite types of numbers • Sisyphus tired of being imagined happy, quoted: "Can one of you help me with this damn rock instead?" • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Reindeer waste on Epstein Island raises concerns • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • Unethical P-hacking in science and society: a critical analysis of the tortoise and the hare • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • I'm only going to be seeing one kind of Python this Valentine's day • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Drama students inspired by ex­addict Robert Downey Jr. winning Oscar • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident. • Student Senate Elections Board excited to see more students than ever interesting in voting them out • Athletes warm up by walking both ways uphill through Pittsburgh • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • CMU passes the Bechdel test after Margaret Morrison merger. • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Classic 90s songs we've all forgotten: 1. I Just Got An Abortion (And It Felt So Good) • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Readme: 2.5 years of slur discourse with nothing to show for it • Several students observed staring transfixed at Pausch Bridge's RGB lighting: "If not gaming, why gaming colored?" • Mom if I find the afikomen can I have my turn on the space laser. • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Carnival will be a nice time to decompress, says student planning on staying up for 72 straight hours to build a two story house • Women breaking glass ceiling suffering head lacerations • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • NO EXCEPTIONS. CMU to enforce dismount zones for students in wheelchairs. • A numbered list of my favorite types of bullet points and a bulleted list of my favorite types of numbers. • Sisyphus tired of being imagined happy, quoted: "Can one of you help me with this damn rock instead?" • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • I walked to the sky and all I got was this lousy T-shirt • Reindeer waste on Epstein Island raises concerns. • Novel studies demonstrate that drinking water and eating food are good for you, pulling all nighters and shotgunning Celsius are bad. • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt. • In huge improvement, only three people have gotten food poisoning by CMU dining today! • New CaPS meeting locations include ledges, bridges, and intersections • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • Unethical P-hacking in science and society: a critical analysis of the tortoise and the hare. • CS Students shocked to discover classes have names • I'm only going to be seeing one kind of Python this Valentine's day. • We lowballed our CMU tuition on Facebook Marketplace • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Drama students inspired by ex­addict Robert Downey Jr. winning Oscar