UConn accused of sexism for cutting gymnastic routines
(NEWSER) - Ditch all those nasty gymnastics routines, girls, and look cute again! That's what some observers heard when the University of Connecticut ended gymnastic and tumbling skills in its cheerleaders' routines last week, Sarah Ball writes in Newsweek. "Even if school officials weren't solely motivated by wanting to see less gymnastics and more dancing in skimpy uniforms," bristled one critic, "the decision was still sexist." More»