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Pending the results of an Undergraduate Council committee meeting, the 809 students who filed Valentine's Datamatch forms will learn their romantic fates today or tomosrrow...
...only one dollar, students who completed the 35 questions of the Datamatch survey, sponsored by the Council and the Harvard Computer Society (HCS), will receive a list of their 10 best matches from Council members tabling in dining halls around campus...
These same Council members are responsible for questions such as: "It's Friday night. What do you do? a) study b) go clubbing c) have lots of sex d) go the Grille e) wish you were having lots of sex." Other queries on the Datamatch form ranged from appropriate date behavior to favorite exotic locations for sexual fantasies...
Whether we participate in the Datamatch survey just for the amusement value, or for the glimmer of hope of finding the perfect match, there is something exciting about the silliness of filling out a quick little survey and offering yourself up to fate. On a campus that is known to be less than conducive to coupling, let's thank the council for helping us to cherish the one week of the year when we won't need to wait for Thursday night at the Grille to exalt in random romance...
...Datamatch participant, don't forget to pay your dollar and get the names of your matches. Once you have the print-out, don't let it get lost among all the countless important documents on your desk. Follow the spirit of the holiday and call one of the people on the list. The survey is sure to bring out some common interests, no matter how trivial, that can certainly lead to a friendship, even if not marriage. I commend the council for setting aside talk of randomization and the Core and making fun a priority, even if only once...