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  | &lt;span class=&quot;byline&quot;&gt;Will Penman&lt;/span&gt;
  
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      &lt;p&gt;This weekend I went to what&rsquo;s known as a &ldquo;date auction&rdquo;: Attendees bid on a guy or girl, and the proceeds go to charity. In this case, two of Carnegie Mellon&rsquo;s great a cappella groups, Counterpoint and the Originals, auctioned off select members to the highest bidder. Out of the five guys and five girls auctioned, I don&#039;t think a single date will occur, so it obviously wasn&rsquo;t done in all seriousness. And the people seemed really nice &mdash; it&rsquo;s nothing about them. I just think that date auctions are an unwise way to raise money.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let me set the scene. We met in The Underground, which coincidentally makes me think of a holding tank for slaves, but at least the singers looked dapper in their outfits. Of the 50-ish people there, most seemed to be unintentionally present &mdash; playing pool, eating with friends &mdash; although many were attentive. I was creepily off to the side taking notes. Several gaggles of girls were there to cheer on their friends. I think one girl&rsquo;s dad was even there with a ...&lt;/p&gt;

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