In the Brown Daily Herald last week, columnist Renata Sago objectively and unbiasedly wrote about “hooking up,” referring to it as “trite and tasteless.” She even mentioned the incredibly high possibility of getting oral herpes from making out with a stranger. (Luckily, no one in a relationship ever has oral herpes.) Fellow sophomore Sam Loomis responded yesterday with a defense of random hookups, citing arguments by John Stuart Mill and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Only in the Ivies.

You might be unaware of this, but having done some investigatory research, I’ve discovered that Penn also has this “hookup culture”. Whether it’s making out at frat parties or the surprisingly complicated arrangement of friends with benefits, Penn students regularly show how little time and regard they have for actual “relationships.” It’s either long-term married bliss or casual, fun . . . mutual enjoyment.

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