Pink Locker Room Promotes Homophobia

A law professor at the University of Iowa, who recently moved there from Boston, has taken exception to the hue in the visitor's locker room and thinks something should be done about it:

A University of Iowa law professor said the school is promoting homophobia and will challenge whether Iowa is violating NCAA rules by painting a visitors' locker room pink.

Erin Buzuvis moved to Iowa from Boston in the fall and discovered the visiting team's locker room at Kinnick Stadium was pink -- something she said promotes sexism and homophobia.

But officials with the school's sports department said they won't change the pink walls, which is a long-time facet in Kinnick Stadium.

The color was introduced decades ago by former Hawkeye coach Hayden Fry to soften opponents. But recent stadium renovations added more pink items to the locker room, including lockers, sinks and urinals.

Buzuvis plans to speak with a school committee compiling a report on Iowa's compliance with NCAA regulations.

The report is conducted every five years and does not yet address the pink locker room.

Apparently when you mix a blue state professor with a red state football program, you don't get pink.