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02 November 2011
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Graduate Life
I haven’t been able to talk in three days. Why? Because I literally screamed my voice out at the Stanford-USC game last Saturday. I’ve never really been into sports, and my undergrad school didn’t have any sports team (or even a mascot), but grad school has given me Trojan fever, and I don’t think there’s a cure.
I missed out on the student season ticket this year, so more often than not I’m at my local sports bar cheering the team on and glaring at any Notre Dame fans because I know they are inherently evil. But there is nothing like a Trojan football game in the Coliseum. Cardinal and gold are certainly not my colors, but come game day, either at a bar or the Coliseum, I’m layered in USC paraphernalia, waiting to get any song the Spirit of Troy plays stuck in my head for days - and yelling at people who will never hear me.
This gets me back to my main point: anyone lucky enough to see the Stanford-USC game knows exactly how and why I lost my voice. It was such a great game, and such a wonderful experience to share with my family and friends. Surrounded by people I’ve never met and will probably never see again, we all bonded over a ref’s bad call, some ridiculous Stanford fan, and those moments when we really thought we had won. When I was accepted to USC for grad school, I think my family was more excited for football opportunities than for my educational opportunities.
Last Saturday night, with all of us screaming and yelling until our voices went hoarse and disappeared, I realized how contagious Trojan fever really is. If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. Be warned, and fight on!
Written by Stephanie Byrd.
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