Tinder: The New Dating App for College Students I Find Incredibly Creepy.

Step foot on any college campus and the name “Tinder” is bound to creep up–emphasis on “creep,” because the iOS app does nothing but make me feel uncomfortable.

To put it simply, Tinder focuses on one question: Hot or not? The dating app anonymously matches users with people within a 50 mile radius of them, and gives them the option of pressing a red X (Not interested! Sorry, I’m not sorry.) or a green heart (Smokeshow! Like me?!). If both people express interest, Tinder notifies them and they’re allowed to start building a budding mobile romance.

Now, users login through Facebook, so Tinder can generate an account consisting of a profile picture, age and location, as well as allow people to see if they share any mutual friends or interests with other users.

Sounds way less creepy than, say, Match com or OKCupid, right?

Well, I just downloaded the app and have been yaying or naying people for a solid 30 minutes–all in the name of journalistic research, of course. What I realized, however, is that my own profile is flawed.

It says I’m 12. Yes, 12 years old.

Somehow, my birthday on Facebook–which I correctly entered in (8/9/89, for anyone wondering. Feel free to buy presents.)–didn’t sync with the app, meaning I’m now a 12-year-old 23 year old. How alarming is that? How can I trust anyone else’s age when my own has timewarped me back to the eighth grade?

Interracial Dating Decreases with Church Attendance (Except for One Denomination).

The notion of Sunday mornings being “the most-segregated hour in America” may be longstanding. But recent studies took this idea further and examined how those who attend church most often are least likely to ever have dated or married someone from another race.

Except for one Christian denomination.

In a recent blog post, David Briggs at the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) notes how researchers at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) found that “being in a church with few or no members of another race makes a difference in choosing romantic partners.”

Using data from the 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, Samuel Perry of the University of Chicago found that about 50 percent of those who attend church only once a year or never said they had dated a person of another race, whereas only 27 percent of those who attend church weekly or more said the same.

“Segregated churches breed segregated lives,” said Perry, according to Briggs. However, he also found that those who pray and read the Bible more often were more likely to date outside of their race. (Perry’s findings will appear in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.)

Meanwhile, another SSSR report from Joshua Tom and Brandon Martinez at Baylor University found that religious affiliation (whether Christian, non-Christian, or religiously unaffiliated) made no statistically significant difference in whether someone was in an interracial marriage—except for Catholics. They were twice as likely to be in such a marriage, especially if they attended services more frequently. The likely reason: the growing Hispanic population.

WATCH: ‘S.I.’ Swimsuit Model Kate Upton Addresses Rumors She’s Dating Mark Sanchez.

You gotta love Ellen DeGeneres, and her go-for-broke, kamikaze-like interview style. While questioning Sports Illustrated cover model Kate Upton on Thursday’s show, she doesn’t bother inquiring whether the rumors are true about Upton dating New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Instead, she just jumps into a line of questioning that assumes that truth to be self-evident.

After discussing the SI cover, DeGeneres smoothly segues into her sneak attack. “And your boyfriend, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, how does he feel about this?”

Upton, 19, who hasn’t officially acknowledged that the two are dating, laughs nervously and offers up a silly non sequitur. “Um, I did not have a Valentine’s Day date this year,” she replies.

“OK, so he was busy,” says DeGeneres, undeterred. “So how does your boyfriend Mark Sanchez feel about all this whole Sports Illustrated cover thing? He must be proud, right?”

Several awkward exchanges continue from there, with DeGeneres trying to hold in laughter and Upton trying to sound coy, but looking like a deer caught in headlights. Eventually the blonde bombshell admits that she’s met him. “My sister works for the Jets,” she says. “And she’s been working there for four years. So, I went to all the games.”

“So, now you’re dating him?” asked DeGeneres, which led Upton to finally admit that she’s met him “briefly.”

Thankfully, DeGeneres refrains from mentioning the news reports about Sanchez’s many visits to her New York City apartment. Instead, she skips right to the more pertinent question of how long they’ve been dating. Fully flummoxed, Upton laughs and says, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“All right,” said DeGeneres, and turns to the audience. “She’s dating Mark Sanchez.”

DeGeneres’ playful, non-judgmental vibe allows her to get away with these probing questions. While Upton herself has her fierce fans and her equally strident detractors, DeGeneres manages to keep her interview light-hearted. Kudos to Ellen!