The pressure also takes a toll on their lives outside the classroom. Many students, of course, go to movies or concerts. Two-person dating has been replaced by group dating, in which men and women travel in unpartnered packs. I mean, people go out a lot but do not want serious relationships. There is a lot of sex.
College is about casual sex.
A student at Boston University told the authors that the threat of AIDS means that a student will observe a person for a while before sleeping with him. A dean at the University of Texas at Arlington offered another connection between alcohol and sex. Women and minorities are challenging the shrinking job pool. Men find a macho conviviality in alcohol, and this leads to angry feelings and abuse, especially sexual abuse. Alcohol is the drug of choice among many college students.