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Posted 02/12/2008 at 10:18 PM
College athletics is rich in tradition, and UCLA has done a remarkable in celebrating its 100 NCAA national championships. You have probably noticed the Golden C on the UCLA basketball jerseys this season. C equals 100 in Roman numerals, just like X equals 10 and L means 50. Every UCLA team will sport the Golden C this season, and there is a tribute to this athletic feat at the center of the Pauley Pavilion court.
However, outside of the men's basketball's record 11 championships, most of the titles have gone to such sports as men's tennis (16), men's volleyball (19), women's gymnastics (5) and women's water polo (5). Still, despite most of the championships coming in minor sports, this is an impressive athletic feat that most schools would be proud to have.
Now, if UCLA could just do something about its fight song. Or should I say the University of California, Berkeley's fight song. If you ever watch a football or basketball game between the two schools, you will know what I mean.
Seems that Cal's 'Big C' was written back in 1913 and was adopted by other schools in the University of California system. Other UC schools that also use the song are UC Irvine and UC Davis. Cal Berkeley never had its fight song copyrighted, and after a brief legal fight it was determined that the song was public domain. A director at the UCLA marching band changed the lyrics and renamed the song 'Sons of Westwood.'
However, 'Sons of Westwood' differs from 'Big C' about as much as Vanilla Ice's 'Ice Ice Baby' from Queen's 'Under Pressure.' You think a school with as much prestige as UCLA could come up with its own anthem.
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