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Go West Side Friends, faculty, and acquaintances, on this day, I ask you this. Is it wrong for a student to cheer against his or her own high school sports team? Before such an easy answer rolls to the forefront of your mind, let me ask you another question. Can a person be pushed beyond the limit of his toleration capacity to cheer for a team that is not exclusive to represent his school, but …

…instead of admonishing them for this behavior, we pat them on the back. So who would blame a person for cheering against his or her own high school sports team? When events occur, and buttons are pushed, the hearts and minds of certain individuals can only be tarnished to a certain point of dullness before dissatisfaction bares its teeth and someone from the North Marion section of the crowd begins to yell, "Go West Side!"