- 1. For these students, Martha Graham, Pan American Airways, Michael Landon, Dr. Seuss, Miles Davis, The Dallas Times Herald, Gene Roddenberry, and Freddie Mercury have always been dead.
- 2. Dan Rostenkowski, Jack Kevorkian, and Mike Tyson have always been felons.
- 3. The Green Giant has always been Shrek, not the big guy picking vegetables.
- 4. They have never used a card catalog to find a book.
- 5. Margaret Thatcher has always been a former prime minister.
For these students, rap music has always been mainstream
The Beloit College Mindset List -- "a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college."