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University of Southern California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | USC was founded in 1880 as a Methodist University, on land donated by three wealthy Los Angeles residents. |
 | | USC's nickname is the Trojans, epitomized by the statue of Tommy Trojan near the center of campus. |
 | | USC is often identified as "Southern Cal" by the media, much to the chagrin of the school's sports information department, which specifically requests in every media guide that the school not be referred to as "Southern Cal" in order to avoid association with the University of California, Berkeley (known as "Cal"). |
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