Class of 2011 born same year as the World Wide Web
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For the May 2007 commencement ceremonies, we asked graduates to write an epilogue to their college career.
This time, we'd like to ask our incoming freshmen to write a preface to their college career. In 75 words or fewer, explain where you come from and why you chose to pursue higher education and why you chose the University of Nevada.
Once we verify your submission using the contact information below, we will post your preface for everyone to see. (We will not publish your contact information.)
Other notable events from 1989-90
- 1989
- 1990
- Namibia declares independence from South Africa
- Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first executive president of the Soviet Union.
- Time, Inc. merges with Warner Communications
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By Brandon Stewart
In 1989, George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as the 41st president of the United States. It was a year of debuts for Dilbert, the Simpsons and America’s Funniest Home Videos. It was also the year that Tim Berners-Lee created the first page of the World Wide Web.
The following year, the NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope and the UN Security Council authorized military intervention against Iraq if the country did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait. Also in 1990, the world said hello to Will Smith on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and goodbye to the puppet alien, ALF.
Those two years are also the birth year of the majority of the University’s new freshmen, the Class of 2011, who arrive on campus later this week.
The following incoming students were interviewed by University Communications to introduce the Class of 2011 current students and faculty.
Simon Pinsky, 18, from Galena High School
How many text messages do you send a day?
I probably send about 20.
How often do you check your email?
I check it every day, sometimes multiple times a day.
How often do you check social networking sites?
I check [my Facebook page] pretty rarely, actually. Maybe once every two weeks when I get an email notification that something is new.
What was the first CD you purchased?
I’m not sure if it was the first, but probably Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP.
How do you keep in touch with current events?
I read news online from the Washington Post.
What’s your first memory of using the Internet?
I think I was 8 years old when first used the Internet, probably to play games. But I’m not sure. I can’t remember that far back.
Tara Geib, 18, from Galena High School
How many text messages do you send a day?
Probably 20 to 30, or 50 sometimes. And I receive as many as I send.
How often do you check your email?
I probably only check my email once every two days.
How often do you check your pages on social networking sites?
I have both a MySpace and Facebook page. I check my MySpace like once an hour (laughs). I check my facebook like once a day or twice a day.
What was the first CD you owned?
Hanson.
How often do you call your parents each day?
I call my mom a lot. I’ll be at work and just get bored and call her. So I probably call her two or three times a day. When start college, I’m sure it will be a lot more.
How do you keep in touch with current events?
I don’t really pay attention to the news. My dad will tell me some stuff and I maybe watch five minutes of local news in the morning.
What’s your favorite book?
I have three: Crank, Burned and Impulse by Ellen Hopkins.
Devin Cables, 18, from Reed High School
How many text messages do you send a day?
Probably like 500.
What’s been your favorite book?
A Child Called "It" by David J. Pelzer
How often do you call your parents a day and how often do they call you?
I probably call my dad two or three times a day and my mom once every other day. My mom calls me like three or four times a day and my dad calls about once a day.
What was the first CD you purchased?
It was the All That soundtrack from the Nickelodeon show.
Annie Trent, 18, from Reno High School
How many text messages do you send a day?
Probably between 20 and 30.
How often do you check your email?
I check it every day. And ever since I got a UNR account, I check that every day, probably two or three times a day.
How often do you check your pages on social networking sites?
I probably check my MySpace page two or three times a day.
What was the first CD you ever purchased?
I think it was Hanson.
How often do you call your parents each day and how often do they call you?
I live with my parents still, so I usually call them when I’m out with my friends to check up on them. They call me a lot. My mom will call me about five to 10 times a day.
How do you keep in touch with current events?
I probably get most of my news from the Yahoo! Homepage.
What’s your favorite book?
Cold Mountain.
Stacie Miller, 18, from Galena High School
How many text messages do you send a day?
A lot… like 80 or 100.
How often do you check your email?
Maybe once a week.
How often do you check your pages on social networking sites?
I check my MySpace three or four times a day and my Facebook every couple days.
What was the first CD you ever purchased?
I think it was a 98 Degrees.
How do you keep in touch with current events?
I watch local morning news sometimes.
What’s your favorite book?
Anything by Nicholas Sparks.
Brandon Stewart is a Web editor in University Communications.
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