One quarter of the student body is looking for love--or just fooling around.

As of last night, more than 1500 Harvard students have logged onto the Harvard Computer Society's (HCS) free online matchmaking service, Datamatch, at www.hsc.harvard.edu/~datamatch.

Most students say they are participating for some laughs.

"I'm just doing it as a joke," said Margot E. Kaminski '04. "I didn't take it seriously at all. Some of the responses are ridiculous. Whatever matches I get, I'm not going to follow up."

Students hoping to be nipped by cupid's arrow answer 30 questions about their ideal first date, their favorite television show and campus publication and the book title that best describes their life--choices ranged from Harry Potter to The Sound and the Fury.

Datamatch closes today at 11:59 p.m., and shortly after 12 a.m. on Valentine's Day, the HCS computer program will e-mail those looking for love--and those looking for a laugh--a list of 10 people whose responses most closely match their own.

Participants can opt to be matched with females, males, or both. They can also send the site's URL to their friends.

Most students say they are checking out the site for entertainment.