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...Will this, as well as other measures, such as lowering the maximum age for delegates and limiting the time a president can serve, be enough to restore the IOC's reputation? Maybe. The pressure to reform is considerable: Major corporations, such as Coke and IBM, which send the IOC $50 million checks so that they can use the Olympic rings in their ads, are not amused with the committee's image as a bunch of shameless shakedown artists. But Samaranch doesn't inspire much confidence when he still largely blames the mess on the competing cities for putting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Hosting Is No Longer a Contact Sport | 12/12/1999 | See Source »

...turns out, not so complicated--romantic relationship, it is the host of side plots and secondary characters that make the musical so completely enjoyable: each actor is ideally cast, completely taking on his or her character's quirks, flaws, woes, and talents (or lack thereof) to the maximum...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Who Could Ask for Anything More?" A review of "Crazy for You" | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson (5-0, 4-0 Ivy League), which finished second to No. 10 Virginia at UVA's Cavalier Invitational last weekend, sent the maximum 26 of its 43 swimmers to the dual meet at Chestnut Hill and the team returned with a 167-114 victory over the Eagles (1-3, 0-1 Big East...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Flies Past Eagles | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

...bill said someone carrying 499 grams of powder serves a maximum one-year sentence, whereas a person caught with just 5 grams of crack cocaine receives a mandatory five-year sentence...

Author: By Erik Beach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel on Prison Reform Draws Boos, Hisses, Heated Debate | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

...prepare their own taxes, H.D. Vest Financial Services wants to help you. Starting in January, you'll be able to access the company's website, www.hdvest.com and e-file your taxes free--whether on the 1040 EZ or other, more complex tax forms. And there is no annual income maximum. Of course, if you want advice from one of its financial planners, that will cost you. "The tax return is really a blueprint for financial planning, and we want to provide financial-planning help," says H.D. Vest president Roger Ochs. The financial-planning firm expects more than 1 million people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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