The Tripod

By now, it's likely that you've received an e-mail notifying you that someone at Trinity has a crush on you. If you're wondering where this came from, look no further than the Web site GoodCrush, brought to you by a partnership with the Trinity College Student Government Association (SGA). People are able to crush on you, and vice-versa, and names will only be revealed if a match is found.

According to a GoodCrush press release, "The SGA?hopes that the use of GoodCrush across campus will give the student body a tool to make new, meaningful connections." Trinity's GoodCrush launched on Feb. 8. Created by Josh Weinstein, a member of the Princeton Class of 2009, GoodCrush started as a student project in 2007.

"The usual crush-finding tactics -Facebook, the grapevine, 'party and hope for the best' and self-conscious small-talk - just didn't seem efficient," said Weinstein. "I wanted to optimize the process and know if my crush liked me back." To use the site, students register an online profile through their school e-mail address and can also upload all their Facebook information.

To bring GoodCrush to Trinity, Weinstein contacted SGA?President Andrew Grubin '10 and asked if Trinity would like to participate in the site. "The SGA Executive Board thought that it would be a cute idea to bring to campus for Valentine's Day," said former Vice President of the Multicultural Affairs Committee Melissa Litwack '10.

GoodCrush (motto: "Looking for love on all the right campuses") also allows users to see the ten most crushed-on students in the network. At time of publication, the most crushed on boy at Trinity is Otis Holloway '12, and the most crushed on girl is Alexandra Masko '10. "I'm very flattered and was not expecting this at all," Masko told the Tripod. Masko has made six matches so far, has two unmatched crushes, and three active crushes. Active crushes are ones that have been sent out by the user. Also holding strong at number six is Grubin. Though launched in conjunction with the coming of Valentine's Day, the site will remain as a way for Trinity singles to potentially meet one another, should they both hold interest in the other. GoodCrush has also been used as a means for friends to "crush" on each other for fun. Litwack said, "while GoodCrush is similar to other social networking sites, the premise of 'crushing' and the ability to remain anonymous makes it unique."

The Web site also hosts a "Missed Connections" page, similar to the Craigslist.com "Missed Connections" page, but limited to Trinity students and the campus. Students are able to post sightings of strangers and fruitless encounters in hopes of finding a match. So far 47 "Missed Connections" have been posted, their subjects ranging from a cappella concerts to math class to sightings in Ferris.

Not all students are smitten with GoodCrush, however. "I?think it is kind of creepy," said Erin?Caner '10. "If someone has a crush on me, they should just come out and say it."

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