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Wearing rivals’ colors detracts from USC

While having breakfast at EVK, I read an excellent article in the Daily Trojan by my friend Blessing Waung. The premise is that USC students wear other schools’ paraphernalia. She believes this is a bad thing, instead preferring that USC students wear nothing but cardinal and gold. (To read the article, see: Wearing rivals’ colors detracts from USC.)  Although I certainly understand where Blessing is coming from, I respectfully disagree. When I see other students wearing the colors or logos of other schools, my respect for them does not decrease and, most of the time, it doesn’t bother me a bit. But before you start calling me a traitor, let me explain my reasons– then you can judge and let me know if you find fault with them.

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