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Tinder is a popular app used for online dating.

Students recount their experiences on dating apps

Kaitlyn Mitchell, Reporter October 8, 2023

As of fall of 2023, Kent State boasts an enrollment of 25,283 students on its main campus. While this presents a large pool of potential relationship partners, students may find it overwhelming to navigate...

Kent State SRVSS shares tips for staying safe on dating apps

Zoe Finley, Reporter March 21, 2023

A true crime documentary following a man who scammed several women for thousands of dollars went viral via social media after it exposed the modern danger of online dating. Netflix’s "The Tinder Swindler" follows...

OPINION: Learning how to be in a healthy relationship in an era of hooking up

OPINION: Learning how to be in a healthy relationship in an era of hooking up

Chloe Wilson-Henline, Opinion Writer February 24, 2023

Dating in this day and age is more complicated than ever. Meeting people organically is nerve-wracking and dating apps have a negative connotation associated with them. People associate dating with dread,...

Bradley and Tonti, who have been together since they met on Tinder a year ago.

Couple finds love despite uncertainty of dating apps

Jennifer Lasik Reporter February 17, 2021

“Should I swipe right or left?” “What if they did not like my pictures?” These are typical questions that go through the minds of those who go on dating apps and want to find love. Online dating...

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Pool November 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper attends a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2020...

Clara Varndell, a sophomore public health major, adjusts her "condom fairy" wings during Condoms on the K Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. The event kicked off Kent Interhall Council's annual Sex Week.

Let’s talk about sex — and how young people might be having less of it

Nicholas Hunter February 13, 2019

Experts say dating apps could be killing your sex driveAt Kent State, we’re not shy about sex.We’ve had Sex Week on campus in previous years, which included Sextoberfest, Condoms on the K, a “Sex...