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Either:-

i) People with a genuine thirst for knowledge seeking guidance along the path of academic wisdom;

or:-

ii) People with a genuine thirst who have opted to study in Ankh-Morpork because of the sheer number and variety of pubs;

or:-

iii) The lowest form of life at Unseen University, and who are studiously avoided by the Faculty until there is no other alternative. There is an unspoken convention suiting both Faculty and students that many lectures will take place in Room 3b, an arrangement that suits both sides perfectly.