Ok, what about a nice bag to carry her books, files etc in, a dictaphone or tape recorder for recording lectures, a cappucino machine as she will be staying up late studying, or maybe one of those cheap laptop computers that are 10" or less which she can carry around more eaily than a big laptop?
Or are these ideas too sensible?
It has been a while since you went to uni, right?
A bag to carry her books – lol, she'll be in the first year (i assume) and most students don't discover the library until way into their second year.
Dictafone – that will be useful for the first two weeks. After that student realise that a) the recordings are useless and b) listening back takes time out of sleep/drinking time.
LOL @ up late studying and who needs coffee when pro-plus is so cheap.
Netbooks are only useful if the computer will be carried about alot – so the library for example… as if.
Yours,
a cynical lecturer preparing for the start of term.