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UCLA and USC have been rivals for as long as UCLA has existed. The prank wars have ended, but the football teams still compete for the Victory Bell every year. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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Throwback Thursday: The history and decline of legendary UCLA-USC rivalry pranks

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It’s that time of year again, and we’re not talking about holiday lights or Thanksgiving turkeys. It’s the time of year when black walls are erected around our beloved Bruin Bear and John Wooden statues; the season when tensions with our crosstown rival run high.

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Throwback Thursday: The history and decline of legendary UCLA-USC rivalry pranks

By Alexandra Grace Bell

Nov. 21, 2019 5:39 p.m.