Life’s Best 4 Years: College in the 1990s
University life in the 90s was a unique stage, between the analog era and the beginning of the digital world. Students took notes by hand, communicated by landline or letters, and listened to music on a Walkman.
Social media didn't exist in the 1990s, so friendships were forged in person. It was a time of exploration and freedom, without smartphones and with more time for face-to-face conversations.
In the 90s, the internet was not yet as accessible as it is today, so the students mainly depended on books and encyclopedias for our schoolwork. We often had to go to the library or search through a large number of books to find the information we needed.
Today, looking back awakens nostalgia for the simplicity of that decade.
A Dorm Room from the 1990s
A glimpse into student life in a 1990s dorm.
College Students Having Fun
College students enjoying every moment of campus life.
College Friends from the 1990s.
Good times, great friends from college.
My 1990s Dorm Room
Where the memories and posters lived.
Early tech fashion in the 1990s
When gadgets were big, clunky, and oh-so-cool.
1990s College Vibes
Endless books and late-night studying.
Navigating the Digital World of the 1990s
A student and their trusty college computer.
Students in a Tulane University Dorm Room
Dorm life at Tulane University, New Orleans, December 1993.
Students in the Computer Lab
Learning, coding, and connecting.
College students in a Radio Station
Broadcasting live with students in the radio studio.
Dorm Room in the 1990s
From posters and photos taped to the mirror to colorful knick-knacks.
Students in the College Library
Campus life with hundred of books before everything went digital.
Late 1990s College Fashion
Where comfort met cool.
Campus Style in the Late 1990s
From grunge rebellion to athleisure comfort.
Late 1990s Fashion
How Students Dressed in College.
Dorm life in 1999
Posters, books, and a TV within reach.