Typically, pets were not allowed in the dormitories, at least not in the most populated undergraduate students' dorms. For graduate students, some small and quiet pets were allowed. The school was nice about it. Many students felt sorry for the street pets, but they could not break the rules and take them back to their dormitory. Of course, a few especially cute and lucky ones would be adopted and go home with the students.
Old Time Tea smelled cat urine from the wind. There was more than one cat living here. The urine had to be marking their territory.
"Are universities places for study? In my era, there were few. I heard only the best students can continue higher education," Old Time Tea said with longing.