Sydney Security System Questioned

Australian authorities said they may not have time to carry out full terrorist checks on all workers and volunteers expected to help run the 2000 Olympic Games. The Australian Security

GTE Academic All-America Teams

1998-99 Men’s Fall/Winter At-Large College Division First Team Jarrod Alston – WPI (Soccer) – Sr. 4.00/Mechanical Engineering Ahmad Belfon,Jr. – Florida Southern (Soccer) – Jr. 4.00/Pre-Medicine Adam Carlson – Emory

GTE Academic All-America Teams

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Chinese swimmers have been invited to compete at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships despite a push by the U.S. to have them banned because of their horrendous

IOC Scandal Affecting Sydney Sponsorship

The organizing committee for the 2000 Olympic Games slashed $32 million from its expected revenue, blaming the International Olympic Committee’s bribery scandal for sponsorship shortfalls. Sydney organizers have been trying

Playing Hooky

Aussie swim sensation Ian Thorpe, 16, has taken a leave of absence from high school to concentrate on winning gold in the 2000 Olympics. “I will definitely complete school, but

Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete

Ted Brisson, a senior tri-captain of the North Carolina Tar Heels swim team, was named the winner of the 1999 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Award, worth $5,000. A senior from Goldboro, NC,