![]() Grab some midnight Moody food from Moody Towers Dining Commons, since it’ll likely be the one of the only things open within walking distance during the late hours of your studying. Maybe while cramming for a test, you’ll get hungry and will be willing to eat anything even though it’s midnight. ![]() It’s located right outside Cullen Family Plaza, in front of the fountains. An unofficial tradition, some UH students rub the mascot Shasta’s paw for good luck. When it’s not a game day, you’ll probably have tests and quizzes you’ll be studying for all week. ![]() The Cougars soon adopted that gesture as a symbol of pride.”Īt the end of every game, you’ll throw up that paw and sing the alma mater along with the Spirit of Houston. “The opposing team, the University of Texas, mocked UH by imitating the cougar’s injury. “The tradition dates back to 1953, when Shasta I, the presiding cougar mascot, lost a toe in a cage door on the way to a game,” the University said. You’ll pose for every photo and sing every game day song while throwing up the cougar paw, done by folding the ring finger of the right hand toward the palm and holding it with your thumb, while leaving the other three fingers up. As an official tradition, the University says “the color unites us, to live and to celebrate together, and behold our individual achievements as a singular legacy of pride.”īe sure to hold on to all those red shirts for game days, which have their own wide array of traditions. After you collect your shirts, which will mostly be red, you’ll want to store them aside for Cougar Red Fridays.
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