What’s it like being at university? Guardian journalist John Crace went back to Exeter University for the first time since he graduated 30 years ago. So, what’s the difference?
With an attendance from 5,000 in Crace’s time to 15,000 now, he certainly recognises the changes round his old alma mater. He touches on fees, expectations and – shh, dare we say – inflated marks in the new market-focused university.
With such big issues knocking around, we thought we’d pull the fashion quote from the article.
“Thirty years ago a student’s identity was writ large. The hippies, the punks, the young Tories: they all had their own uniform. Now, though it’s quite possible there are tribal indicators apparent to a 19-year-old, to the untrained eye there’s an astonishing level of homogeneity. The women: well-groomed, made-up. The men: stylishly dishevelled. And at least a third are wearing some item with a university logo – something that was the kiss of sartorial death in the 70s.”
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