from dictionary.com:
Usage Note: Peruse has long meant “to read thoroughly” and is often used loosely when one could use the word read instead. Sometimes people use it to mean “to glance over, skim,” as in I only had a moment to peruse the manual quickly, but this usage is widely considered an error. Sixty-six percent of the Usage Panel finds it unacceptable
Darn. I am one of those who councils friends in college not to rely on Internet sources, and it is only an Internet source that you can find in agreement with me. I guess it must be a fabulous Internet source. /laugh