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    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: can't they just keep the cheerleading squad on as a sport for competitions and the like... then have a spirit squad for games? i mean, i don't know t... more »
    likepenguins: I'm so confused. Why doesn't UConn just have a pep squad to hand out buttons if it feels like the fans need something to wave? To me, good athletics... more »
    whynotshesaid: This is such a bummer. I've always had conflicted feelings about cheerleading, and this doesn't help. My sister was a cheerleader for four years, so ... more »
    homoviper: I think "spread Husky spirit" is my new favorite phrase. more »
    cwisto moweina has got yer goat: That last sentence is full of shit. This is the same school which a few years ago, when the women won the National Championship in basketball and th... more »
    Penny_Esq: This incenses me quite a bit more than it should, I suspect, but holy moses would I be pissed if I'd been a UConn cheerleader. Honestly, part of the r... more »
    nora charles: While I agree with everyone else that cheerleading requires solid athletic ability . . . cheering, clapping, and throwing t-shirts really doesn't. The... more »
    WitteeFool: LAME. I went to a ton of UCONN events when I was in CT and their cheerleading squad was always very impressive. The worst part was when they tried to ... more »
    quatrevingtquatre: They cannot has BOTH a Spirit Squad and a Cheer Squad? My high school in Texas had a powerhouse cheer squad that won nationals almost every year, and ... more »
    shorty63136: Uh...cheerleading absolutely is a sport that requires, guess what - athletic ability. If you want to get the crowd more involved, create a separate Sp... more »
    applebrown-betty: this is a cheertatorship!! more »
    agentsee: I wonder how much of this situation also has to do with liability. Cheerleading can be really dangerous and there are a ton of lawsuits from the inju... more »
    flaxen_vixen: Women can base stunts too, ya'know! At my stereotypically suburban high school guys would rather be caught dead than be a cheerleader. Our all girl sq... more »
    mommy_dearest: "In related news, a lot of guys interested in the football team were discouraged at tryouts because it required "physical skill." Therefore, the unive... more »
    Ruby_de_la_Booby: Maybe I can't let go of high school/cliques/mean girls, but it's really really really hard for me to gather up any sympathy for cheerleaders. more »
    Zombies make the heart grow fonder: This is very sad to me. Many moons ago when I was a young zombie making hearts grow fonder living in a town near Storrs, CT, I was a middle school ch... more »
    HighSchoolFearleader: It's disappointing that UConn doesn't believe in the athleticism that cheerleading requires. I'm a cheerleader (we cheer for the varsity football and ... more »
    greengrey: If the girls want to do gymnastics, why don't they make a gymnastics team and have it as a separate thing from cheerleading? If you want to be seen as... more »
    Samanthrax: I was expecting ghosts. How disappointing. more »
    Cher_Horowitz: You're being a cheertator, Christine Wilson, and a pain in my ass! more »
  • #nocheers

    UConn Replaces Cheerleaders With Less Athletic "Spirit Squad"

    The University of Connecticut has done away with its cheerleaders because the squad was too focused on perfecting difficult stunts rather than cheering on other sports teams. They've been replaced with the "Spirit Squad," which requires no athletic ability. More »
  • #schooldaze

    College Senior Is Sexually Assaulted While Group Of Dudes Cheer