The University of Shanxi on Aeros 4 is an institution of higher development that dates back to centuries before The Silence to a time shortly after the second wave settlers recolonized the world. Some of the early great minds have gotten their educations at this institution. Now-a-days it is the school that parents put their directionless children in to have a university degree and make it appear that their children are accomplishing something. This has created a seductive party subculture at the school where alcohol and illicit drugs are very common.