Delurking to say that I've been riding a 2007 Globe Sport (the unisex model) for about a month now and love it - it's leagues better than the 1980s Schwinn that I commuted on during college. It's my first new bike in 20 years so I don't have much to compare it to (my LBS is mainly a Specialized shop, so that's all I test rode), but I think it would be a great choice for a college bike.