A Day in the Life of a Student – 1977
09:00 Woken up by wind up alarm clock
09:05 Put on the radio, choice of local radio or radio 1, 2, 3 or 4
10:00 Head to university, either write notes with a biro or on occasions use portable typewriter
12:00 Visual aids in second lecture shown in form of a slideshow on a projector
13:00 Listen to cassettes in University Library, useful for languages students
14:00 Spend time in students union watching one of three channels on black and white television
15:00 Sit with friends and listen to pirate radio on a transistor radio. No commercial radio available
15:30 Withdraw five pounds to pay for weekly shopping
16:00 Type up an essay on a typewriter at home, tip-ex out mistakes
17:00 Write a letter to a friend, send it off and wait a few days for a reply
18:00 Ring friend’s house phone and arrange to meet up later at 20:00
19:00 Get showered, dressed and if you wish, straighten hair with an iron
20:30 Friend arrives 30 minutes late, the bus broke down
21:00 Buy a round for less than one pound. Play a game of Pong on the arcade game
21:30 Play the quiz and win thanks to intelligence
23:00 Put on record player, listen to some music
00:00 Wind up your alarm ready for another day
A Day in the Life of a Student - 2007
09:00 Woken up by alarm on mobile phone
09:05 Put on the TV, choice of over 60 channels on standard digital TV plus all major radio stations
10:00 Head to university, either write notes with a biro or type up on laptop
11:00 If you are really lazy, go home and steal lecture notes available on blackboard
12:00 Visual aids in lecture either on video, DVD or on slideshow on PowerPoint
13:00 Listen to previously downloaded language tracks on iPod
14:00 Spend time in your bedroom watching one of 60 channels on HDTV
15:00 Spend time at home playing ‘Halo’ online with players from four continents
15:30 Order your weekly shopping online for £50
16:00 Type up an essay on computer, use spelling and grammar check to edit work
17:00 Write an email to a friend, send it off and potentially wait minutes for a reply
18:00 Text friend and arrange to meet at 20:00
19:00 Get showered, dressed and if you want straighten hair with £20 straighteners
19:45 Friend calls from his mobile to let you know he is running late
21:00 Buy a round for nearly five pounds. Play one of 50 games available on ‘itbox’
21:30 Play quiz and win thanks to sly calls to friends from toilet, quick text messaging under the table or use of mobile internet to check answers
23:00 Head home and download music from internet in minutes
00:00 Set your alarm on your phone ready for another day
