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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Not just cute girls with pom-poms

Author Kate Torgovnick peeks inside the competitive world of college cheerleading and finds more than clichés -- she finds serious athletes.
By Lynn Harris

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  • Tuesday, March 25, 2008 07:44 PM

    Go Borg!

    Cheerleaders are perhaps the oddest part of our culture's obsession with mindless team sports.

    We're talking about people who *aren't even playing the game* shouting out mindless hype to help give the Borg in the stands a mindless adrenaline rush to help get them excited about a mindless activity.

    And we're supposed to take all of this seriously?

    For crying out loud, either play the game yourself or go read a book.

    —Thomas Servo Read Thomas Servo's other letters

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