BRUINS GET A PAINT JOB!

UCLA and Southern California are not playing for the Pac-10 title this weekend, but that doesn't mean the rivalry lacks passion. Three days before the showdown of Los Angeles schools, someone splashed the UCLA Bruins mascot with the gold and cardinal colors of the Trojans.

The UCLA Bruins mascot needs some cleaning after being splashed with the colors of Southern California.

CAPTION

The L.A. Times

The statue on the Westwood campus had been wrapped in a tarp to protect it from such a prank. However, someone cut through the barrier either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and was able to get away with defacing the mascot.Officials were not in a laughing manner afterwards. Police say the prank is being treated as a felony vandalism.
Southern California is taking steps to ensure that its Tommy Trojan mascot will not meet a similar fate this week. The statue is being guarded in shifts through the week.