Beloit College Mind Set List

One of my favorite reads each year is the Beloit College Mind Set List. This list compiled by Tom McBride professor of Humanities and offers a peek into the mindset of each new freshman class. The perspective of todays eighteen year olds (born in 1989) juxtaposed over the perspective of someone much older is sometimes funny, sometimes poignant. The entire list contains 70 items and can be viewed here. My favorites include:

• They have never "rolled down" a car window
• Rap music has always been mainstream
• Russia has always had a multi part political system
• Al Gore has always been running for President, or thinking about it
• MTV has never featured music videos