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London Fog
The origin of London Fog Tea -- also known as Earl Grey Tea Latte -- is traced to Vancouver (Canada) cafe life. Its name pays homage to London, England, the birthplace of Earl Grey tea, and has penetrated and locked into the waking routine in educational settlements.
Memorial Church Sunday Service
Second Sunday of Advent Service, Dec. 7, 2025, 11 AM EST: Preacher: The Rev. Emmanuel K. Akyeampong, Minister for Worship and Formation in the Memorial Church Ellen Gurney Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies.
How to Care for Horses in the Winter
Staff expert Karl Hoopes explains how to provide a suitable environment for horses to live outside in the winter and remain comfortable and healthy.
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements are where people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Winter Sport
Today we review the status of technical standards for designing, building and maintaining facilities for very competitive sport and less competitive recreational activity. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Downtown Ice Arena
The University has been exploring options for its aging Ice Arena (built in 1931) which include renovations coupled with a new off-campus facility. The current arena requires significant upgrades for ADA compliance, structural repairs, windows, roof, and ice mat replacement to serve its users (hockey clubs, figure skating, public skating, etc.). It's funded primarily by student fees, and decisions involve student referendums. So early in the concept phase numbers fly -- recently $50 million.
Bleachers, Folding Seating & Grandstands
This standard cross-references (i.e. "interacts") with related titles in the National Fire Protection Association catalog and local crowd control regulations. It sets minimum requirements for means of egress facilities, stability, and safety to life and property relative to the construction, alteration, repair, operation and maintenance of new and existing temporary and permanent bleachers, folding and telescopic seating and grandstands.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).