The 2003 Mindset

I know this one is a bit dated, but it serves to show how quickly things change. Some I might add for 2009 appear at the bottom.

Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the Faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshman.
Here are some this year's list of items:
The people who are starting college this fall were born in 1985. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably do not know he had ever been shot.
Bottles have always been plastic with screw-off caps.
Jay Leno has always been the host of the Tonight Show.
Tiananmen Square means nothing to them. There has been only one Pope in their lifetime. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
They do not remember the Cold War - they were 8 years old when the Soviet Union broke apart.
They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.
Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. They have always had cable. There have always been VCRs, but always VHS, not BETA. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. They may have never heard of an 8 track tape. They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.
Roller skating has always meant inline for them.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
There has always been MTV.
They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J.R. was.
Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are bands, not places.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
Michael Jackson has always been white.

Some further suggestions: *Remember that those turning 18 this year were born in 1991*
...Have never lived without email, mobile phones or CDs and have no idea what a record is
...Have never seen an economic recession
...Are native to climate change, global warming, and cross-cultural interaction
...Are unlikely to have tasted butter
What else, I wonder?