A diabetic child spurs a race for a bionic pancreas Video. BU oarsmen bring their sport to war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan Interactive. Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues. After nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership. When it comes to dating, this generation of college students is writing its own rules, and often deleting them as quickly as they are written.
The nonscientific survey, which asked about such things as what constitutes a date and the usefulness of social media, tells us much about the dating preferences of students on the Charles River Campus. Looks are less important than personality, a group date is not a real date, and online dating sites are creepy. College, it turns out, also happens to be a wake-up call: Curiously, the survey shows that the generation that studies, plays, and meets online has the best luck meeting love interests the old-fashioned way: through friends, around campus, in classes, and at parties.
The preferred method of asking or being asked out is in person, by a wide margin. And what, exactly, is a date these days? Is it hanging out together?
Can a group going out together be a date? Times may have changed, but 9 out of 10 students still prefer the direct, face-to-face approach when it comes to asking or being asked out.
Everyone agreed: do not expect the girl to pay. I graduated over 6 years ago and moved to the UK shortly after, but I still enjoy reading the BU site. As a fuller-figured female, I am slightly offended by the choice of image. I graduated BU in and I very very rarely check out Bostonia. That said โ kudos to the author for this amazing set of infographics. Well done! I wish more students had replied, though, and I think the university needs to use this page as an example to get more participation in the future.
