April 20, 2016
Tower Turns Orange, Darkens This Week
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights two nights, and darken another, this week. First, on April 20, the Tower…
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Tower Shines for Students’ Successes at Honors Day
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights tonight (Saturday, April 16) in celebration of Honors Day. Introduced in 1948, Honors…
Continue ReadingApril 15, 2016
Tower Lighting Honors Department of Chemical Engineering’s Centennial
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with orange lights and the number “100” on its sides tonight (Friday, April 15) to mark…
Continue ReadingApril 7, 2016
Tower Darkens to Honor Life of Haruka Weiser
The UT Austin Tower will be in the darkened configuration the night of Thursday, April 7, 2016 in honor of student Haruka Weiser. The Tower will…
Continue ReadingMarch 27, 2016
Tower Turns Orange for Men’s Swimming & Diving National Title
The UT Tower will be lit in burnt orange with a numeral “1” on all four sides this evening (March 27) to commemorate the Texas…
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Orange Tower Honors President’s Award Winners
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will glow orange Tuesday, March 8 in honor of three important awards bestowed by the university to deserving…
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Tower Shines for Texas Independence Day
Proud Texans often remind people outside the Lone Star State that “everything is bigger in Texas,” and on the Forty Acres we have one of…
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Tower Lighting Honors Dual Big 12 Titles for Swimming and Diving
The UT Tower will be drenched in burnt orange lighting this evening (Feb. 27) in recognition of The University of Texas at Austin men’s and…
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Tower Shines for Class of 2015
We’re lighting the Tower two nights in a row to honor the Class of 2015 as they leave the Forty Acres after Fall Commencement. The…
Continue ReadingNovember 29, 2015
Tower Shines for Volleyball’s Big 12 Championship Win
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will be lit burnt orange on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, to celebrate the Texas Volleyball…
Continue ReadingNovember 17, 2015
Tower Shines for Professor Goodenough’s Global Innovation
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with an orange glow Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in honor of professor John B. Goodenough. Goodenough,…
Continue ReadingNovember 12, 2015
Tower Shines for Army ROTC
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will turn orange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in honor of the university’s Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team, which…
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