<p>Eagle:</p>
<p>When I was in college, there was one payphone per floor, a couple of outlets per dorm room, no lounge on my floor. No one dreamed of bringing minifridges (did they even exist), microwave ovens (ditto) and electric typewriters, if they had been invented, were not yet in widespread use.
No attention was paid to making the buildings wheel-chair accessible, there was a limited range of sports available, and no pressure from Title 9 to spend money on sports that women are more likely to take up. There was very little in the way of academic support: no bureau of study skills, writing center, or drop-in math center. There was no technology staff to fix computers, teach faculty how to use powerpoint, use slide projectors, etc…
Read college visits reports and see what parents and students enthuse about various college campuses: not cramped dorm rooms with rickety furniture, not outdated labs, not huge classes.
Parents and students as consumers have always asked for more, more, more, never less.</p>