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Women's Sports, Title IX And The Cheerleader Option

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:26pm

It may get harder for athletic programs to adhere to the Title IX mandate that athletic representation on campuses mirror student enrollment.

Frank Deford notes that if colleges make cheerleading a sport, they might stave off budget cuts to male-dominated sports programs — but at what cost to other female athletes?