HOLIDAY GIFT WISH LIST
U. ASKED 675 students at 27 schools
what they want this holiday season. The results, in order of preference:
TECH TOOLS
1. Computer
2. CD-ROM drive
3. Printer
4. Software
5. Modem
COMMUNICATIONS
2. Cellular phone
1. Cordless phone
3. Fax machine
4. Online account
5. Pager/Beeper
AUDIO EQUIPMENT
1. CD player
2. Speakers
3. Mini CD player
4. Headphones
5. AM/FM Receiver
TV/VIDEO EQUIPMENT
1. TV
2. VCR
4. TV video game system
3. Camcorder
5. Video games
ENTERTAINMENT ACCESSORIES
1. CDs
2. Videos
3. Concert tickets
4. Movie tickets
5. Books
PHOTO EQUIPMENT
1. Camera
2. Film
3. Camera lens
4. Instant camera
5. Single-use camera
TRANSPORTATION 4-WHEELERS
1. Car
2. Sport utility vehicle
3. Truck
4. Van
TRANSPORTATION 2-WHEELERS
1. Mountain bike
4. Touring bike
VEHICLE ITEMS
3. Scooter/moped
2. Motorcycle
2. Car phone
3. Car alarm
SPORTS/
1. Car stereo
5. Tune-up
1. Athletic shoes
4. Camping gear
4. Tires
3. Skis/Skiing equipment
FITNESS GEAR
2. Hiking boots
5. In-line skates
CLOTHES/
ACCESSORIES
1. Jeans
3. Shoes
2. Jacket/Coat
4. Shirts
CHARITIES/ CHURCHES/ CAUSES
5. Sweaters
1. Children
PERSONAL CARE
1. Perfume/Cologne
2. Homeless
2. Glasses/Sunglasses
3. AIDS-related
3. Cosmetics/Skin care
4. Contact lenses
4. Cancer-related
SURVIVAL GEAR
5. Religious
2. Backpack
5. Sunscreen
1. Car insurance
IN YOUR DREAMS
3. Microwave
1. A real job
2. A car that never breaks down
4. Luggage
5. Condoms
3. Rich uncle pays off your student loans
5. A lifetime supply of beer
4. Tickets to the 1996 Olympics
6. Free/ample parking on campus
7. A diamond ring
8. Pamela Anderson dipped in chocolate
9. X-ray vision
10. Antonio Banderas dipped in chocolate
11. Free trip to Calif. to hang with U. editors
IF YOU HAD ONLY ONE HOLIDAY WISH:
- Enough money to travel the world on my brand new Harley low-rider
- To get inside O.J.'s mind and find out what really happenen
- To spend Christmas '96 as a newlywed
- A paid trip for spring break
- Enough sleep during the next semester
- See the Eagles before I die (or they do)
- Nonstop sex
- Peace, love and understanding...
and UNM wins a NCAA basketball game
- A beefy falafel
- A great weekend in the Bahamas with Don Juan DeMarco
- Not to ever fill out any more STUPID surveys
- Joey from Friends wrapped in a big red bow
- For the Cubs to win the World Series
- To win the Nobel Prize in my field
Guest Expert:
Torry The Traffic Guy
On Torry's Wish List: "I want a 1995 Lexus - black with chrome rims.
Oh, and my own circus. That's about it."
December 1995 · U.Magazine 23