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<p>Actually, the OP wrote the following back on p. 1 (post #4):</p>
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<p>Thus, I think many of the original commenters were referring to Arizona not Alabama. The University of Arizona uses “UA” as does Alabama.“UA” means different things to different people, much as with “USC.” I grew up on the East Coast and “USC” = University of Southern California. Many on CC read University of South Carolina when they see that abbreviation, which I why I think it’s important to be clear which schools we’re referring to in a general (not college-specific) forum. </p>