Well here's my college commuter.
2006 diamondback response, been through many upgrades but it now serves as my commuting bike. Upgrades would be, avid bb7's, topeak rack, cat eye omni 5 rear light, dual cat eye jido headlights, wald front basket, wald folding rear baskets, 28inch wide wald 898 handlebars, wald middle weight fenders, changed to rigid surly instigator fork, schwalbe road cruisers in cream.