Beloit College Mindset List http:// www.beloit.edu /~ pubaff /mindset

Beloit College Mindset List Our effort is to identify a worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2007.

Our effort is to identify a worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2007.

Beloit College Mindset List The "Class of 2011" refers to students entering college this year. They are generally 18 which suggests they were born in 1989.

The "Class of 2011" refers to students entering college this year. They are generally 18 which suggests they were born in 1989.

The Class of 2011 What Berlin wall?

What Berlin wall?

The Class of 2011 Humvees, minus the artillery, have always been available to the public.

Humvees, minus the artillery, have always been available to the public.

The Class of 2011 Rush Limbaugh and the “Dittoheads” have always been lambasting liberals.

Rush Limbaugh and the “Dittoheads” have always been lambasting liberals.

The Class of 2011 They have grown up with bottled water.

They have grown up with bottled water.

The Class of 2011 General Motors has always been working on an electric car.

General Motors has always been working on an electric car.

The Class of 2011 Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa.

The Class of 2011 Pete Rose has never played baseball.

Pete Rose has never played baseball.

The Class of 2011 Rap music has always been mainstream.

Rap music has always been mainstream.

The Class of 2011 “ Off the hook” has never had anything to do with a telephone.

“ Off the hook” has never had anything to do with a telephone.

The Class of 2011 They were born the year Harvard Law Review editor Barack Obama announced he might run for office some day.

They were born the year Harvard Law Review editor Barack Obama announced he might run for office some day.

The Class of 2011 The NBA season has always gone on and on and on and on.

The NBA season has always gone on and on and on and on.

The Class of 2011 Classmates could include > Michelle Wie, > Jordin Sparks, > & Bart Simpson.

Classmates could include > Michelle Wie, > Jordin Sparks, > & Bart Simpson.

The Class of 2011 Half of them may have been members of the Baby-Sitters Club.

Half of them may have been members of the Baby-Sitters Club.

The Class of 2011 Eastern Airlines has never “earned their wings” in their lifetime.

Eastern Airlines has never “earned their wings” in their lifetime.

The Class of 2011 No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of “liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”

No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of “liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”

The Class of 2011 Wal-Mart has always been a larger retailer than Sears and has always employed more workers than GM.

Wal-Mart has always been a larger retailer than Sears and has always employed more workers than GM.

The Class of 2011 Wolf Blitzer has always been serving up the news on CNN.

Wolf Blitzer has always been serving up the news on CNN.

The Class of 2011 Al Gore has always been running for president or thinking about it.

Al Gore has always been running for president or thinking about it.

The Class of 2011 Multigrain chips have always provided healthful junk food.

Multigrain chips have always provided healthful junk food.

The Class of 2011 They grew up in Wayne’s World.

They grew up in Wayne’s World.

The Class of 2011 U2 has always been more than a spy plane.

U2 has always been more than a spy plane.

The Class of 2011 They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as “The Joker.”

They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as “The Joker.”

The Class of 2011 Commercial product placements have been the norm in films and on TV.

Commercial product placements have been the norm in films and on TV.

The Class of 2011 Fox has always been a major network.

Fox has always been a major network.

The Class of 2011 They drove their parents crazy with the Beavis and Butt-Head laugh.

They drove their parents crazy with the Beavis and Butt-Head laugh.

The Class of 2011 The “Blue Man Group” has always been everywhere.

The “Blue Man Group” has always been everywhere.

The Class of 2011 Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography can happen in real time.

Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography can happen in real time.

The Class of 2011 They learned about JFK from Oliver Stone and Malcolm X from Spike Lee.

They learned about JFK from Oliver Stone and Malcolm X from Spike Lee.

The Class of 2011 Tiananmen Square is a 2008 Olympics venue, not the scene of a massacre

Tiananmen Square is a 2008 Olympics venue, not the scene of a massacre

The Class of 2011 MTV has never featured music videos.

MTV has never featured music videos.

The Class of 2011 Jerry Springer has always been lowering the level of discourse on TV.

Jerry Springer has always been lowering the level of discourse on TV.

The Class of 2011 They get much more information from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert than from the newspaper.

They get much more information from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert than from the newspaper.

The Class of 2011 They’re always texting 1 n other.

They’re always texting

1 n other.

The Class of 2011 They never saw Johnny Carson live on television.

They never saw Johnny Carson live on television.

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