THE quintet agilely descended the stairs of the second floor of the School of Medicine of Brawijaya University (Unibraw), Malang, East Java. The sound of their banter accompanied their steps toward the lobby. Upon reaching the lobby, one of them fished a notebook out of a backpack. Her four friends took out notebooks as well as lecture texts. A moment later, they were engrossed in a lively discussion.

The five youths Tempo met last week Friday wer