A group of roughly 30 USC students who are members of the Trojan Knights sat below a cardinal and gold canopy tent in the heart of campus. Tommy Trojan is to the right of them, coated in layers of duct tape.

Across the way, Traveler wears a matching outfit. The dull silver, which has been funded by USC, shields them from potential vandalism from UCLA students, and the Trojan Knights’ watchful eyes are ready to deter any Bruin antics.

“We’ve been doing this for 82 years now,” Calder Swiderski said of the Trojan Knights’ 24/7 security. “When you’re here, and we’re all just chatting, hanging out, it doesn’t set in. But when I walk up for the day, I’m remembering I’m part of this organization that’s historic, that’s been on this campus. This organization’s over 100 years old.”

With the chan

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