This year I missed seeing people parading their college colors up and down Las Olas Boulevard – another casualty, thanks to fan-free Bowl games, of the pandemic. They give the street a festive atmosphere, and they remind me of the days when kids wore the names of colleges on their sweatshirts (usually bought by aspirational parents) instead of those of clothing chains. Our national decline can probably be traced to the year in which Banana Republic replaced Columbia University on casualwear.
