Major incident

Rice University: Network Services | Power Outages at Stadium

Affected: Wireless, Wired

Current status of Rice University: Operational — live Rice University status

Timeline

1. May 4, 2026, 16:46 UTC
   investigating
   Users are currently experiencing limited or complete loss of network connectivity at Rice Stadium and the immediate surrounding areas. Network Services is actively investigating the outage and suspects a potential power issue. A request has been submitted to Facilities to check the power supply in the area, and we will provide an update once more information is available.
2. May 4, 2026, 19:12 UTC
   resolved
   Power issues at the Stadium have been resolved. All networking equipment is online and operational.

Updates as published by Rice University (original).