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Augie hooks students up with sex education

Augie hooks students up with sex education

Chloe Baxter March 25, 2023

Hooking up is when individuals engage in casual intimacy without expecting to be or in a committed relationship.  Many say that hooking up is a standard part of college life, saying it takes precedence...

Love without borders: Dating across cultures

Love without borders: Dating across cultures

Delaney Farwell May 7, 2022

The first time I met my boyfriend’s parents, I couldn’t really speak to them. They knew some English and I knew some Spanish, but it wasn’t enough to foster a good or clear connection between us.  I...

What is dating: How hard is it to get a first date?

Najiah Osborne November 13, 2021

If you’re one in a million, and you’re taken, how hard was it to score a first date? What is dating? Dating in western societies has been stated to be the stage of a romantic relationship where you...

Online dating for college students

Online dating for college students

Peter Moens March 31, 2021

Byline: Kaitlin Jacobson & Peter Moens Dating in college can be tricky, especially with classes, activities and the pandemic. Many students who have had no luck finding a significant other turn to...

Dead Poet’s Espresso, a local coffeehouse located at 1525 3rd Ave in downtown Moline, IL, serves up fresh brews, warm breakfasts and lunches daily. Open 6:30 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday, Dead Poet’s Espresso is a popular and tasty choice for a local Fall date with your significant other.

Top five first date locations in the QC area

Abigail Johnson November 7, 2019

Fall has clearly begun and with it cuffing season. If you are unfamiliar with this term, cuffing season is a pop culture term for the period between fall and winter when people start seriously looking...

Tinder information was taken from Tinder.com, the New York Times and CNN.
Graphic by Ryan Silvola.

Students: Tinder more of a dating game

March 29, 2015

Taking away the stigma of online dating is Tinder, a dating app where users decide in seconds if someone is attractive or not with a smile swipe left or right. Tinder is a social networking app for the...

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