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Frayer—an NCAA finalist and two-time All-American who won the Wade Shalls Award for the most pins in the country during his senior year at Oklahoma—has entered one of the most talented weight brackets in the field...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frayer Leads Crimson in Quest for Olympic Glory | 5/21/2004 | See Source »

...former All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, Rechul qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials after winning the East Regional. While he is unlikely to join his countrymen in Greece, Rechul did beat Melvin Douglas—who came in fifth at the U.S. Nationals—earlier in the year...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frayer Leads Crimson in Quest for Olympic Glory | 5/21/2004 | See Source »

Kogan, also a senior, had not lost in his past 12 matches. The 26-year old Israeli native, a two-time All-American in both singles and doubles, had been ranked as high as No. 9 earlier this spring...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AOTW: Lingman Turns in Stellar Sunday | 5/19/2004 | See Source »

...leash, perhaps the single most shocking thing about the images from Abu Ghraib prison is the woman in so many of the pictures: smiling broadly or giving a thumbs up or just standing casually in the demented scene as if posing in a college dorm. It's the all-American face of Private First Class Lynndie England. The girl next door, a Jessica Lynch gone wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Inside Abu Ghraib: Why Did They Do It? | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...serious problem. This is a guy who's from outer space--he was born on the planet Krypton, let's not forget--but he's also from another time. He debuted in the 1930s, when Americans liked their heroes like they liked their steaks: tough, thick and all-American. Nowadays we prefer our heroes dark and flawed and tragic. Look at the Punisher (wife and kids dead), or Hellboy (born a demon), or Spider-Man (secretly a nerd). Look at Batman: his parents were killed in front of him, and he dresses like a Cure fan. Now look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comics: Comics: The Problem with Superman | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

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