Beloit College in Wisconsin just released their annual "Mindset List" . . . where they list a bunch of things about college freshmen that'll make you feel ancient.  This year's freshmen were born in 1996, so here are some highlights about their mindset .

1.  They were just starting kindergarten when 9/11 happened.

2.  They've never known life without "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" . . . he took over the show in 1999, when they were three.

3.  They were never seduced into smoking by Joe Camel . . . he was gone by '97.

4.  They've never known life without the WNBA . . . it started in 1997.

5.  Bill Gates has been the richest man in the U.S. their entire lives.

6.  They've never experienced the AIDS crisis . . . the number of cases of Americans dying from AIDS has been going down their entire lives.

7.  They have never used Netscape as a web browser.