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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

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The concerns with dating apps

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter February 25, 2025

For our generation, dating apps are central to the dating scene. Some 53% of people under 30 have admitted to using a dating app, primarily Tinder, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet, they offer...

DAMB app logo provided by William Burroughs.

Dating reimagined: UK graduate’s new dating app puts meaning behind your swipe

Alexis Baker, News Editor June 14, 2023

While attempting to find a date for UK’s Phi Delta Theta’s formal, recent UK graduate William “Will” Burroughs was inspired to create a new medium of modern dating. Burroughs is in the process...

Illustration by Allie Hall.

Swiping left and right: Dating at UK in the digital age

Savannah Garnett, Reporter March 8, 2023

Dating apps are completely changing the way college students date.  More college students are turning to these apps for a myriad of reasons, and dating is just the beginning. The University of Kentucky...

Dating apps at UK a cure for student loneliness

Hailey Peters February 11, 2019

Valentine’s Day is a rather polarizing holiday— if you have someone special in your life, it’s a great day to celebrate that; if you don’t, it can feel like a day filled with flowers and chocolate...

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