Built in 1933 to serve as the campus "living room," the Texas Union offers multiple dining options and meeting spaces, hosting events like film screenings at the Texas Union Theater and live music at the Cactus Café. The Texas Union Underground offers bowling, billiards and other games and is home to our new Alienware ESports Lab. After students advocated for an additional student union building, the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center opened in 2011, where you'll find one of the University's most popular public art installations, James Turrell's Skyspace, "The Color Inside."
Student Spaces
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Student Spaces
James Turrell’s Skyspace, “The Color Inside”
Alienware Esports Arena
🌇 James Turrell’s Skyspace, “The Color Inside”
The WCP Student Activities Center is home to the iconic artist James Turrell’s "The Color Inside," a meditative campus landmark. During sunrise and sunset, colored lights illuminate the walls and contrast the natural skylight. Visit at various times of the day to experience the range of light and color in the naked-eye observatory.
🎮️ Alienware Esports Arena
The Alienware Longhorn Esports Arena launched in October 2023 and is now open to the campus community! The 3,400-square-foot Arena, located in the Texas Union Underground, is a full-scale gaming space outfitted with 43 Alienware stations, a varsity room, a production center, a console game space and a viewing area.
