Last time we checked in with NYU Hook Ups, the site was still in its infancy. The posts on its Facebook page were a mix of earnest pleas and blatant trolling, sprinkled with videos and articles posted by the site itself. “Looking for a decent human being,” one user wrote. “If time permits, I sit down with John Sexton for a cup of tea,” read another. “Going abroad next semester [and] looking for one final no strings attached night,” posted one male Stern student.
That was two months ago. Winter break has come and gone, and the site’s initial objective—to find you, the lonely, homeward-bound NYU student, a last-minute hookup—is past its expiration date. But what happened to John Sexton’s tea buddy? Or the Sternie who was hankering for some post-finals release? And what’s become of the site itself—is it still a troll’s paradise, or has it developed into our own little OkCupid? Read more…
