Even when I was in second grade, all of my classmates identified as Longhorns or Aggies. Their allegiance usually bent toward which college their parents attended—the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M. My father was a proud Aggie who received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in College Station. So at recess, when I heard kids shouting, “Longhorn or Aggie?” I knew my answer right away. When my school hosted “team spirit” days, I pulled a maroon Texas A&M T-shirt from my closet with no second thoughts. Aggies were good and Longhorns were bad—this I knew to be true. I inherited the rivalry. And maybe that’s one of the reasons why years later, when I was headed for college, I decided to attend the…
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