The Buzz: How do you feel about men taking the woman’s last name?
October 2, 2015
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Shayan Ambarghooie, 20, Biology/Psychology
“I’m always a fan of women, I respect them. I really don’t care because I think men and women are equal. Everything should be mutual.”
Serina Saklikal, 18, Undeclared
“I like that, it’s more on the feminist side. Culturally the norm would be to take the man’s last name. But I think it’d be cool. It would be less work for me, I wouldn’t have to change anything.”
Spencer Arbabi, 18, Undeclared
“It’s like any other choice, it’s the person’s decision. It should be the same as the woman taking the man’s last name. I think it might have been blasphemous 20 years ago. But it just goes hand in hand, why is it even a question, shouldn’t everyone be treated equally?”
Mo Ortiz, 18, Business
“It should be between the couple. They should talk it out. I feel like they should hyphenate it if they want.”
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