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Article: Study suggests dating is dead, 'hooking up' is in
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- University Wire
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- July 31, 2001
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William Alonso
University Wire
07-31-2001
(Daily Egyptian) (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Dating is out, hooking up is in. So says a report released Thursday focusing on women in today's college dating game that stated at many universities, traditional dating is no longer the norm, but is an antiquated concept.
The report, "Hooking up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr. Right: College Women on Mating and Dating Today," was funded by the Independent Women's Forum and conducted by the Institute for American Values. The 18-month study is based on a sample of 1,000 college women as well as in-depth conversations with 62 women on 11 campuses.
Erin Tomlison, a junior majoring in radiology at Southern ...