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A burnt orange ribbon and text that says "UT Remembers" with an illustration of the UT Tower

The UT Tower will darken Friday, May 7 in memory of Longhorns who died during the past year.

Except for a white cap and observation deck, all of the Tower’s levels and windows will darken as part of UT Remembers.

With darkened lights, the UT Tower stands above the campus at night.

Held annually on the last day of the spring semester, UT Remembers honors the members of our community who have passed away in the last year. This tradition is an in-memoriam recognition of their lives, and provides a time to remember those whom we have lost and honors the impact they had on the larger university community.

So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us as we remember them.”

Light the Tower: Benson Latin American Collection Centennial

March 24, 2022

Light the Tower: Benson Latin American Collection Centennial

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, March 24 in honor of the centennial of a crown jewel of our campus — the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Established as the Latin American library on campus in 1921, the collection is beloved by students and faculty,…

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Light the Tower: Texas Track and Field Wins National Championship

March 23, 2022

Light the Tower: Texas Track and Field Wins National Championship

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “1” on its sides on Wednesday, March 23 to celebrate Texas Track and Field winning the 2022 Division I men’s indoor track and field championship. The Longhorns clinched the win by beating North Carolina A&T in the 4×400 meter relay, the championship’s…

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Light the Tower: Women’s Basketball Wins Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship

March 22, 2022

Light the Tower: Women’s Basketball Wins Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Tuesday, March 22 to commemorate the Texas Women’s Basketball 2022 Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship. Per campus tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a burnt orange lighting of the campus landmark. The special…

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Light the Tower: Texas Women’s Basketball Wins Big 12 Tournament

March 13, 2022

Light the Tower: Texas Women’s Basketball Wins Big 12 Tournament

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Sunday, March 13 in honor of the Texas Women’s Basketball team winning the Big 12 Tournament. Per campus tradition, the Tower is bathed in burnt orange lighting from top-to-bottom when a University of Texas athletics team wins a conference championship. The…

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Light the Tower: Texas Wins 2022 Division I Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship

March 12, 2022

Light the Tower: Texas Wins 2022 Division I Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, March 12 to celebrate Texas Track and Field winning the 2022 Division I men’s indoor track and field championship. The Longhorns clinched the win by beating North Carolina A&T in the 4×400 meter relay, the championship’s final event. In total,…

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Tower Shines for Texas Independence Day

March 2, 2022

Tower Shines for Texas Independence Day

To celebrate Texas Independence Day, the UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Wednesday, March 2. The holiday commemorates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and formation of the Republic of Texas in 1836. “For the proudest of Texans, it’s the most important day of the year,”…

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Light the Tower: Track and Field Sweeps Big 12 Indoor Championships

March 1, 2022

Light the Tower: Track and Field Sweeps Big 12 Indoor Championships

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Tuesday, March 1 to celebrate the Texas men’s and women’s track and field teams sweeping the Big 12 Indoor Championships for the second year in a row. The Tower will briefly turn to it’s entirely orange lighting configuration during the evening…

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Light the Tower: Longhorns Win Swimming and Diving, Track and Field Big 12 Championships

February 26, 2022

Light the Tower: Longhorns Win Swimming and Diving, Track and Field Big 12 Championships

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights from top to bottom on Saturday, February 26, 2022 to celebrate the Texas Longhorns winning four Big 12 Championship titles. The Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams and the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams all won conference championships…

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Light the Tower: UT Student Jaskaran Singh Wins Jeopardy! National college Championship

February 22, 2022

Light the Tower: UT Student Jaskaran Singh Wins Jeopardy! National college Championship

The top of the UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top Tuesday, February 22, 2022 to celebrate student Jaskaran Singh’s victory in the “Jeopardy! National College Championship.” Singh, a senior at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business double majoring in finance and economics, won the $250,000 grand prize during…

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Tower Shines for 2021 Graduates

December 4, 2021

Tower Shines for 2021 Graduates

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “21” on its sides for two nights in a row to honor this year’s graduates. The Tower will shine with the special lighting configuration on both Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5 to celebrate the accomplishments of our December…

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