‘Essentials’ for students going to university are now ‘lifestyle statements’ instead of basics

THE university student essentials have gone from survival basics to lifestyle statements within 30 years. A poll of 1,200 students past and present found alarm clocks or contact books full of handwritten phone numbers aren’t as vital as they were back in the mid-90s. Back then, towels, books, and kettles were considered must-haves for getting...