The top of the UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, November 11 to celebrate Texas Football’s victory over TCU.
The Longhorns are now 9-1 and will play Iowa State in Ames, Iowa on Saturday, November 18 at 7 p.m. CT.
As part of UT tradition, the top of the tower turns orange to celebrate regular-season football victories.
April 22, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Monday, April 22 to commemorate Texas Men’s Tennis‘ 2024 Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament championships. Per tradition, the University recognizes UT sports programs who win a conference team championship with a Burnt Orange lighting of the campus landmark. Fans are…
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April 21, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Sunday, April 21 in honor of the Texas Men’s Tennis team winning the Big 12 Tournament 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…
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April 20, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, April 20 to celebrate the 76th Annual Honors Day. Introduced in 1948 and celebrated every year since, Honors Day recognizes the accomplishments of the highest achieving students at The University of Texas at Austin — those who have earned their…
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April 18, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, April 18, 2024, in honor of class ring recipients. 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 them. The…
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April 12, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Friday, April 12, 2024, in honor of the members of our world-class faculty community who have received significant national and international awards during the past year. Ranked among the top public universities in the country, UT is home to more than…
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April 9, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Tuesday, April 9 in honor of this year’s recipients of the President’s Research Impact Award. Established in 2023 to recognize faculty and researchers whose scholarly or creative endeavors invigorate knowledge, challenge perceptions and change lives, the President’s Research Impact Award is…
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April 7, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Sunday, April 7 in honor of the Texas Men’s Tennis team clinching at least a share of the Big 12 regular season title. The No. 5 Longhorns earned their share of the title with a 4-1 win over No. 11 Oklahoma…
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March 12, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt-orange lights Tuesday, March 12 to celebrate the Texas Women’s Basketball team winning the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship. The Longhorns defeated the Iowa State Cyclones, 53-70 to win the conference title. Texas has now won 12 tournament championships in the…
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March 2, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, March 2, 2024, to celebrate Texas Independence Day. 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…
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February 24, 2024
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Saturday, February 24, 2024, in honor of Texas Track and Field winning the 2024 Big 12 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Longhorns claimed the title for the fourth time five years, and this championship is the 14th overall for…
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