Austin, TX
University of Texas, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. Annual events include Forty Acres Fest which is a campus-wide festival featuring over 100 student organizations, live music, food and games; and Texas Revue which is a talent show that comes with a grand prize of $1,500. UT houses the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library which is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Originally built as a library and standing at 307 feet tall, the UT Tower lights up orange after every
sports win to signal pride. Additionally, numbers are created on the tower through lighting including a 1 for national championships, a jersey number for a Heisman winner, or the last two digits of a graduating class. Burnt orange and white are the school colors and Hook ‘em Horns is the hand symbol that was originally demonstrated at a pep rally before a game against TCU back in 1955. Notable alumni include actors Matthew McConaughey and Owen Wilson, former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, and American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.