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The Mindset of the Incoming College Freshmen

Posted by kdawson on from the we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle dept.

Beloit College has come out with its annual Mindset List of what the incoming class (of 2013) has always known and has never known. "For these students, ... the Green Giant has always been Shrek, not the big guy picking vegetables. They have never used a card catalog to find a book. ... Tattoos have always been very chic and highly visible. ... Rap music has always been mainstream. ... Except for the present incumbent, the President has never inhaled. ... Amateur radio operators have never needed to know Morse code."

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  1. 1984 much? by nadando · · Score: 5, Interesting

    'The European Union has always existed'.

    1. Re:1984 much? by gbarules2999 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I know I'm not quite indicative of my fellow class of 2013 (I'm on Slashdot, dear lord), but this is nonsense. I know exactly who the Green Giant is and have eaten several of its products. I have indeed used a card catalog to find books, back in elementary and early middle school. Tattoos being chic is an opinion that is not shared by an entire generation.

      The actual link has truth in the list occasionally, but I'm annoyed at the assumptions made.