Archive for: hook ’em horns

 
Confodite Cornua!

Confodite Cornua!

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How would the Romans have said “Hook ’em Horns”? Among the many talents of Ward Farnsworth, dean of UT’s School of Law, is a prodigious knowledge of Latin....

 
 

Longhorn Who Popularized Hook ‘Em Hand Sign Dies

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On a cool Friday evening in November 1955, then-Dean Arno Nowotny was upbraiding UT head cheerleader Harley Clark. What gives you the right to call something an...

 
 

The Big Yell: 5 UT Traditions Freshmen Should Know

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The Texas fight song, Wabash Cannonball, Smokey the Cannon—UT’s Class of 2017 learned it all at the second annual Big Yell! and Texas Football Town Hall,...

 
 

“Bigger Yell” Rally Corrals UT School Spirit

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The Hook ‘Em Horns hand sign, Smokey the Cannon, The Eyes of Texas, the Wabash Cannonball: last night students on the Forty Acres were treated to a rowdy...

 
 

Why Italians Are the Texans of Europe

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We have loads in common, with one exception: a certain hand sign. The Flying Longhorns travel program tours hundreds of countries on all seven continents (yes, even...

 
 

To Have and To Hook ’em

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Longhorn weddings are serious business. At The Alcalde, we’re consistently inspired by the creative ways Texas Exes incorporate their alma mater into their...

 
 
 
 
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