Equal cheers draw some jeers.

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Cheerleaders at Whitney Point High School in upstate New York are adjusting their routines: Sometimes, it's "'Hands up, you girls" instead of "Hands up, you guys." They're complying with a new federal ruling on Title IX, the law intended to guarantee gender equity in sports. (See "Fair Play?" Upfront, Jan. 15, 2007.) The ruling requires cheerleaders to show up for boys' and girls' games in equal numbers. Not...