The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights on Thursday, May 15, to celebrate Texas Baseball winning the 2025 Southeastern Conference Championship.
As part of 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.
November 28, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 28. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories.
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November 22, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 22. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Arch Manning rewrote the record books for one of the most…
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November 21, 2025
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Friday, November 21, in honor of the newest recipients of the Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes alumni who have made significant achievements in their careers and service to the University. The 2025 honorees include: Gary Farmer…
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November 6, 2025
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, November 6, 2025, in honor of class ring recipients. Per tradition, ahead of the Texas Exes Ring Celebration, class rings will spend the night at the Tower while it shines in honor of the students and alumni who will soon wear…
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November 1, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Nov. 1. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Read more: No. 20/19 Football Secures Conference Victory Over No. 9/11…
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October 22, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights with a “31” displayed on the south side to celebrated the inauguration and investiture of the University’s 31st President, James E. Davis. In August, the UT System Board of Regents named Davis as the next President of UT Austin. Watch the recorded…
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October 19, 2025
The top of the UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights to celebrate Texas Football’s win over University of Kentucky. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Read more: No. 21/17 Football outlasts Kentucky in overtime, 16-13
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October 12, 2025
The top of the UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights to celebrate Texas Football’s win over the University of Oklahoma. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Read more: Football stifles No. 6/6 Oklahoma in Red River Rivalry win,…
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September 20, 2025
The top of the UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights to celebrate Texas Football’s win over Sam Houston State University. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Read more: No. 8/7 Football Routs Sam Houston in Dominant Win, 55-0
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September 15, 2025
Established in 1883 as a University of the first class, we have been educating Texans and serving our state with pride for 142 years. An excerpt from Jim Nicar’s post on his UT History Corner blog today reads: One hundred and forty-two years ago, the University of Texas opened not…
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