The 1904 Olympics featured a first-place finisher disqualified for cheating, rat a used as a performance-enhancing drug, and rotten apples and rabid dogs as obstacles. And that was just in the marathon. Originally granted to Chicago but moved to St.

As the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, open Thursday, the games are mired in the controversy surrounding Russia’s anti-gay laws. While these laws are certainly not something to condone, the Olympics shouldn’t be about politics, and the U.S.’s decision not to boycott the Olympics is the right one.

What you could buy instead of another year at Wash. U. Zach Kram, Sahil Patel & Maddie Wilson Washington University announced its tuition for the 2014-15 academic year Friday morning, set at $45,700. For a lot of people, that’s a lot of money, so we thought of some “better” uses for your (parents’) hard-earned money. • 9,140 Subway footlongs (1.

Like his teammates on Washington University’s baseball team, freshman Max Golembo feels at home in the batter’s box, and with good reason—his .398 on-base percentage ranks third on the team, and he leads Wash. U. with 19 runs scored.

The ABC Family show “Make It or Break It” comes back for a new season tomorrow, and the pressure is on as Lauren, Payson and Kaylie vie for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Season two ended with a comeback by Team USA to clinch the gold at the world championships.

I suppose the Olympics are noisy: the wild crowds, the rhythmic helicopters, the smooth newscasters, the frosty sounds of carved ice or fanned snow. It’s probably a hell of a cacophony, but I haven’t heard any of it. Oh, I’ve been watching the Olympics all right—I’ve been sold on the winter event since I eagerly watched Tara Lipinski seize the gold in 1998 at the Nagano games.

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Ever since my family made it a nightly activity to watch the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, I’ve been enthralled with the Olympics. There’s not a single event in the world that could bring together as many various peoples and cultures to form a single, cohesive marathon of athletic prowess and national pride as the Olympics.

The news recently broke that NBC will likely lose money on the Winter Olympics. I don’t understand. Yes, it kind of makes sense that the country is in a bad place economically. But that cannot be the only reason why. I need to ask: Why the hate? I read an article for class earlier today that posed the following question: What kind of person would leave the television on with no one watching?