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College Spotlight

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 . .

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College Spotlight

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  1. College Spotlight

  2. Location: Houston, TX • Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the United States, with a city population of 2.1 million people.

  3. Mascot: Cougar At sporting events, the campus rallies around Shasta, UH's cougar mascot. Between 1947 and 1989, five live cougars served as mascots… …Since 1989, costumed students have carried on the tradition.

  4. Pushups The Cougar mascots perform pushups for each point scored during a football game.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Cougar Sign

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Phi SlammaJamma: 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. Hakeem Olajuwon  Clyde “The Glide” Drexler

  11. Sources • appible.com • http://www.otsbuscharter.com • Townmapusa.com • Boxscorenews.com • Fansedge.com • Espn.go.com • Bleacherreport.com • Uh.edu

  12. Visit U of H’s Youtube Page for more information!

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