<p>Originally there were no other UCs, so at athletic events it would to be long to say University of California, so they ignored the “University of”. The “ifornia” got ignored due to initialism, and that is why we are called Cal.</p>
<p>Originally there were no other UCs, so at athletic events it would to be long to say University of California, so they ignored the “University of”. The “ifornia” got ignored due to initialism, and that is why we are called Cal.</p>