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Beloit College Mindset List: How does the class of 2016 view the world?

Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.

Furbies, Star Wars, and M&Ms

  • By Ron Nief and Tom McBride Beloit College

26. Having made the acquaintance of Furby at an early age, they have expected their toy friends to do ever more unpredictable things.

27. Outdated icons with images of floppy discs for "save," a telephone for "phone," and a snail-mail envelope for "mail" have oddly decorated their tablets and smartphone screens.

28. Star Wars has always been just a film, not a defence strategy.

29. They have had to incessantly remind their parents not to refer to their CDs and DVDs as "tapes."

30. There have always been blue M&Ms, but no tan ones.

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