Wednesday, August 23, 2006

The Beloit College Class of 2010 Mindset List is now out. Some highlights:
1. The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
6. There has always been only one Germany.
15. They have never had to distinguish between the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams.
16. DNA fingerprinting has always been admissible evidence in court.
19. "Google" has always been a verb.
23. Bar codes have always been on everything, from library cards and snail mail to retail items.
70. They have always "dissed" what they don't like.
75. Professional athletes have always competed in the Olympics.