public function browse(Request $request) { $valentineId = $request->cookie('shy_first_id'); $sex = $request->cookie('shy_first_sex'); if ($request->has('college')) { $college = $request->input('college'); } else { $college = $request->cookie('shy_first_college'); } $colleges = Valentine::getDistinctColleges(); $Notifications = Notifications::where('valentineId', '=', $valentineId)->get()->toArray(); $cool = Valentine::searchProfile($college, $sex)->toArray(); $data = array('colleges' => $colleges, 'college' => $college, 'cool' => $cool, 'Notifications' => $Notifications); return view('browse', $data); }