Girls Don't Actually Go Wild On Spring Break

This article was originally published on Futurity and has been re-printed here under the Creative Commons license. The popular perception that college students are reaching new levels of self-indulgence and risky behavior during spring break excursions may be based on media coverage and research that oversimplifies what has become an annual rite for many young adults, according to the study. The researchers, who analyzed studies on spring break from 1980 to 2010, conclude that scholars are divid...