Show No Probation for Nine Cheerleaders AD A.D. Smith Contributing Writer On January 21 nine of the original 25 members of the Cheerleading squad were called into the Student life life w Leadership office They were told before the meeting that they were in breach of contract according to their scholarships All nine of the cheerleaders were asked to leave the squad We were told to come to this meeting with something prepared to defend our situation situation situation situa situa- tion said Keven Wall one of the nine cheerleaders The meeting included the Student Body President Vice Presidents and some SA senators This group of student leaders decided to not grant any of the members of the squad probation I l I lunch hour hou from rom work t to JI crt this Wall said I 1 finally went in to the theoffice theoffice theoffice office and they told me they were letting me go and there wasn't anything I really could do After Wall was informed of his dismissal the committee spoke with the other cheerleaders cheerleaders cheerleaders cheer cheer- leaders in question They were asked to leave the cheer squad too Their scholarships were also to be revoked I think it is stupid that the school would wait until after the semester had started to can these guys when they knew the grades long before this semester said Scott cu current nt cheerleader er- er erat at M I M II of the the nine nine cheerleaders cheerlead cheerlead- ers in question reportedly had to drop out of school because of the non Why cant can't we have probation probation probation proba proba- tion like the baseball athletes who are granted probation if they go through a bad semester semester semester semes semes- ter asked one of the cheer- cheer See Cheer continued on page 8 Cheer continued from fro front leaders affected by this situa situa- tion The expulsion of nine squad members has had a big impact on the remaining cheerleaders who are preparing for a national cheerleading compe compe- The squad has changed their routine to accommodate for smaller numbers This change isn't going to hurt the people leaving leaving- the leaving the squad Its It's hurting the rest of the squad that is staying Well We'll have to drop out of the competition unless we change our routine which now would have five fi guys and two girls said Stagg |