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Smelling The Roses
In Pasadena's Big Game

JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

s the Northwestern Uni- sports-related injuries. Right
versity football team now he is nursing torn liga-
takes the field in Pasade- ments in his wrist, and once he
na's Rose Bowl on New was knocked out after a stunt
Year's Day, Aaron Charfoos of wasn't properly executed.
"We were doing something
West Bloomfield should have
one of the best vantage points called a basket toss where three
or four guys throw a girl 20-25
for the game.
The 20-year-old college senior, feet or more in the air and then
a member of the Northwestern catch her," he explained. "When
26-member varsity cheerlead- we caught one of the girls, I
ing squad, won't actually get to accidentally got elbowed in the
watch most of the game, but he head. But, I would rather they
will be on the field for the Jan. fall on me than hit the ground."
1 Rose Bowl.
Mr. Charfoos, one of
13 men on the school's
cheerleading squad,
said, "I really enjoy
cheerleading. It's a lot
of fun, and we're really
looking forward to
cheering in the Rose
Bowl. Everyone is look-
ing forward to seeing
Northwestern finish off
with a really good, win-
ning season."
Mr. Charfoos, an en-
vironmental sciences
and international stud-
ies major, never had
any cheerleading or
gymnastic experience
until he joined the
cheerleading squad.
"I've basically
learned everything
since, started (three Aaron Charfoos, bottom left, helps support the
years ago)," said Mr. pyramid.
Charfoos, who is fre-
quently asked how he
Northwestern's trip to the
became a cheerleader. "I was a
member of the Cranbrook track Rose Bowl, its first since 1949,
and cross country teams, and I is bringing a good deal of atten-
tion to the 12,000-student uni-
had a ton of school spirit."
Without a track or cross coun- versity. Not only is the football
try team to join at Northwest- team reaping the fame of a bowl
ern, Mr. Charfoos had to find a trip, but the cheerleading squad
is getting its share of attention
new school endeavor.
"During my first week of col- as well.
Last week the "Today Show"
lege, I went to the activities fair
and I happened to meet the guy taped a segment with the dance
who was captain of the cheer- team and cheerleaders. It will
leading squad," Mr. Charfoos air Jan. 1. Other television pro-
said. "I knew I wanted to stay grams are asking for appear-
active and keep in good shape, ances and the squad is
and I thought it would be fun to committed to marching in the
get on the field and cheer for the Rose Bowl Parade.
Cheering in front of large
team. I saw what the squad
members did, and it looked like crowds is relatively new for Mr.
Charfoos and the other Wildcat
fun."
There are those who joke with cheerleaders.
Northwestern, consistently
Mr. Charfoos about being a
cheerleader but "generally, once among the worst teams in the
they get to a game and see what Big Ten until this year, typical-
we are doing, they usually are ly attracted no more than 12,000
taken aback," he said. "People fans a game.
The first time Northwestern
who know me know it's one of
sold out their nearly 50,000-seat
those things I do."
Cheerleading can be a dan- stadium was the second or third
gerous activity, and Mr. Char- home game this year, according
foos has had his share of to Mr. Charfoos. Li