What I think on this point is that how different the days of my university are from current period. It was 6 years ago when I was a university student.
Thinking about Japanese university students, they escape from the class using "DAI-HEN" that means other students reply in attendance for one students, some are absorbed in part-time job, some try to participate in club activities eagerly, and others enjoy blind-date. I don't know if it is due to the repulsion of the hard studying days of high school but they look enjoying happy time.
Then, thinking about key items for them; one is cell phone that is the way of communication with friends and steady, one is Internet for collecting information and homework staff, one is a car that is required to join in the club activities and go somewhere with friends and steady, and another is part-time job to earn money.
In our days, there were cell phones even though the form of them had changed. Also Internet already exisited then. Cars have been for a long time, and they do part-time job whenever the era is.
Besides of these, we had blind dates and went to Karaoke and drove. I also tried to play billiyards and mahjong a little. What I want to say is that there is not so big difference between the students 6 years ago and the students in present time.