Beliot College 2011 Freshman list
The Mindset List was created at Beloit College in 1998 to reflect the world view of entering first year students. The list gets updated every year. This is the reality of first year students entering University in the fall of 2011. "What Berlin wall?" Humvees, minus the artillery, have always been available to the public. They never “rolled down” a car window. They have grown up with bottled water. General Motors has always been working on an electric car.Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa. Rap music has always been mainstream. “Off the hook” has never had anything to do with a telephone. Russia has always had a multi-party political system. Women have always been police chiefs in major cities. They were born before Bart Simpson existed. No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of “liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” Being “lame” has to do with being dumb or inarticulate, not disabled. Multigrain chips have alway