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Red Velvet Pancakes

Michigan Central | Student Life: Gynecology & Sexual Health

🐦Homophily Michigan 🐦

University of Michigan | Washtenaw County

Birds of a Feather Flourish Together

The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg

Update Status

We continue sorting through anomalies with Godaddy Tech Support to resolve Standards Michigan requirement for frequent and timely updates across all of our platforms.  We got half the problem solved last month when we upgraded to WordPress 6.8.1 but updating was slow on mobile devices.  Our normal course of business will not be interrupted as far as our daily colloquia is concerned but we cannot predict the outcome on the images which are an essential part of our work.

  • Posts are not updating across all platforms — particularly on X on iPhones.  Usually a caching problem and not one we haven’t seen before.
  • Some images will not center.
  • Footer and right-side widgets not loading properly.

The good news is that all our content, including media, survived the WordPress upgrade.  The next step in our “GoDaddy Journey” will be to edit our widgets to reflect our new business address; still proximate to the University of Michigan South Athletic Campus — across the street from our former office with an Olive Garden very nearby.

Always surprises but none that we cannot handle.  Much like  hardware in ICT, software must also be maintained.

This page will be posted to our X-feed: @StandardsMich to remind our colleagues and followers that software needs to be “maintained”

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Standards Michigan Weekend

Latte Art University

Standards Michigan Coffee

There is no formal legal, academic, or regulatory criteria that permits an entity to officially call itself a “Latte University.”

The term is not a protected designation like “university” in many jurisdictions (where using “university” in a name often requires government accreditation, charter, or licensing to offer degrees and avoid misleading the public).

In practice, anyone can self-apply the ironic or humorous label “Latte University” because:

  • It is obviously not a genuine accredited higher-education institution with all the bells and whistles we cover at @StandardsMich.
  • It parodies elite or pretentious colleges by associating them with upscale coffee culture (e.g., pumpkin spice lattes, study-in-Starbucks vibes, or “basic” collegiate aesthetics).
  • The name appears jokingly in merchandise (e.g., “Pumpkin Spice Latte University” hoodies), social media bios, memes, or casual self-descriptions for coffee enthusiasts, remote workers, or satire.

No trademark, law, or accrediting body enforces restrictions on such whimsical usage, as long as it doesn’t falsely claim official degree-granting status or confuse consumers in commerce. It’s free speech + branding playfulness.

Roger Scruton: How Fake Subjects like Women Studies Invaded Academia

Bundy, Edgar; The Coffee House Orator; Rochdale Arts & Heritage Services

Water and Fire

Tradition is tending the flame, not worshiping the ashes.”
— Gustav Mahler

Well Water

Water and Sanitation

“Kettle’s On” & Morning Shower

International Plumbing Code

Fireplace Safety

Well Water

Michigan Central | Water 330 | 2021 Michigan Plumbing Code

Water testing helps ensure that well owners have safe, clean drinking water.

Protect the water quality of your water well

One of the first activities upon waking is interacting with water. Approximately 25% of households in the state of Michigan rely on private well water as their primary drinking water source.  This figure comes from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), which estimates nearly 1.12 million households use private wells out of a total of roughly 4.1–4.6 million households statewide (based on U.S. Census data and population estimates of about 10 million residents, with an average household size of 2.5).

Other sources, such as Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Water Stewardship Program, report slightly higher figures of 44–45% for overall groundwater reliance (including public systems drawing from aquifers), but the specific share for private household wells aligns with the 25% estimate from EGLE. Rural and southeastern areas of the state have the highest concentrations.

Sunday Brunch

Sunday Brunch Menu | 10:30 – 1:30 AM Heritage Room

Michigan State University Alumni Chapel

Michigan State University | Ingham County

Meridian Coffee House

Standards Virginia | Net Position $1.130B (Page 11) | Campus Comprehensive Plan 2025

The College of William & Mary, the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, was founded on February 8, 1693, through a royal charter granted by King William III and Queen Mary II of England. Named in their honor, the college aimed to establish a “perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and the good arts and sciences” in the Virginia colony.

Efforts to create a college in Virginia dated back to 1618, but earlier plans failed due to events like the 1622 Powhatan uprising and political upheavals. In 1691, the Virginia General Assembly sent Reverend James Blair, a Scottish clergyman and representative of the Bishop of London, to England to secure approval. Blair successfully petitioned the monarchs, who issued the charter and appointed him as the college’s first president—a position he held until 1743.

The institution, initially Anglican-focused with schools for grammar, philosophy, and divinity, received funding from tobacco taxes, land grants, and even pirate forfeitures. Construction of its main building (now the Wren Building) began in 1695 at Middle Plantation, before Williamsburg existed.

“The Wren” | My Spot (Matt Capel)

“Civil servants are the only people who can smoke a cigarette, drink coffee,
and shake their heads all at the same time.”
— Dave Barry*

Undergrade Gender Imbalance: 41% male, 59% female

National Marriage Project (University of Virginia): Where have all the good men gone?

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https://wcwm.wm.edu/

WCWM Student Radio

* According to a 2013 report from the Aspen Institute and Washington Monthly based on LinkedIn data for graduates from 2000 to 2010, 32.1% of William & Mary graduates reported positions in government and non-profit sectors as their first and second jobs after graduation.

This includes government roles but is not limited to them.More recent first-destination surveys from William & Mary’s Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement (e.g., for the Class of 2024) do not break down employment percentages by specific sectors like government. However, they categorize mean salaries for “public service careers” at $53,529, indicating some graduates pursue roles in that area (which often overlaps with government).

The university is consistently ranked highly for fostering service-oriented careers, such as #12 for “Best Colleges for Service” by Washington Monthly in 2022

“Intimate Partnering of Chinese International Students in the American South”

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The Student Version of an English Breakfast

Statement of Financial Position 2024: Net assets: £745,070

…’UAL is Europe’s largest specialist university for art, design, fashion, communication, and performing arts. It ranks 2nd globally in Art and Design (QS World University Rankings 2023).  Formed in 2004 from historic colleges dating back to the 19th century, UAL is a collegiate federation of six renowned institutions:

  • Camberwell College of Arts
  • Central Saint Martins (famous for alumni like Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney)
  • Chelsea College of Arts
  • London College of Communication
  • London College of Fashion
  • Wimbledon College of Arts

With over 18,000 students from more than 130 countries, UAL offers pre-degree to postgraduate courses, fostering innovation through professional practitioners as tutors. Its graduates dominate creative industries, including Turner Prize winners and British Designer of the Year recipients. Campuses span London, immersing students in the world’s creative capital…’

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Sunset Moment, Kaiwen Yi, 2025 MA Illustration, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL

Sunset Moment, Kaiwen Yi, 2025 MA Illustration, | Camberwell College of Arts, UAL

 

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