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College Spotlight. Location: Houston, TX. Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the United States, with a city population of 2.1 million people. Mascot: Cougar. At sporting events , the c ampus rallies around Shasta , UH's c ougar mascot. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Location: Houston, TX• Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the United States, with a city population of 2.1 million people.
Mascot: Cougar
At sportingevents, the
campusrallies aroundShasta, UH's
cougarmascot. …Since 1989, costumed
students have carried on the tradition.
Between 1947 and 1989, five live cougars served as mascots…
U of H Colors
• The official colors of the University of Houston are Scarlet Red and Albino White
• Red stands for courage or inner strength to face the unknown
• White stands for the good of helping one's fellow man.
Hand Signal
• At game time, Cougar fans show their support by making the "cougar sign," made by folding the ring finger of the right hand toward the palm.
• The tradition dates back to 1953, when Shasta I, the presiding cougar mascot, lost a toe in a cage door on her way to a game. The opposing team, the University of Texas, mocked UH by imitating the cougar's injury. The Cougars soon adopted that gesture as a symbol of pride.
Academics• The University of Houston offers 120 undergraduate majors and minors, and several pre-professional programs leading to careers in medicine, law, pharmacy and more. They also offer programs leading to teacher certification
• The most popular majors include: Business, Management, Marketing, Psychology, Social Sciences, Communication, Journalism, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
Frontiersmen
• The UH Frontiersmen display the Texas flag and the University of Houston flag at football games
• The Frontiersmen’s primary purpose is to support UH athletics, school spirit and Frontier Fiesta.
Phi Slamma Jamma: Texas’ Tallest Fraternity
The 1982-1984 U of H men’s basketball team was known for its slam dunking and explosive, fast-breaking style of play.
Clyde “The Glide” Drexler
Hakeem Olajuwon
Sources
• appible.com• http://www.otsbuscharter.com• Townmapusa.com• Boxscorenews.com• Fansedge.com• Espn.go.com• Bleacherreport.com• Uh.edu
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