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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Sand Warriors Bondi Beach, Australia's most famous stretch of sand, is ready for its Olympics close-up. But some locals are still furious that the stadium built to host beach volleyball - the Games' flesh-baring party sport - has cut their beloved Bondi in half. After attempts to halt construction proved unsuccessful, activists have come up with a plan that calls for 1,000 people, armed with giant mirrors, to disrupt telecasts by flashing sunlight at television crews and into camera lenses. "We want the Olympic movement to reflect on its cultural imperialism," says Bondi councilor Dominic Wykanak. Unfortunately...
...start, everyone worships the athletes, aka the ones with the best bodies - that is, with the possible exception of the female weight lifters, and that scary New Zealand softball pitcher. Here at the games the athletes are an untouchable clique unto themselves, although when you actually manage to get close enough to talk to one of them, they turn out to be just as dull as they were in 11th grade...
...first game, Brown (2-4) gained a measure of revenge for the loss a week earlier. The Crimson's depth kept it close, as the team continued to effectively rotate men in frequently against Brown...
...addition to its talent, size and strength, the Crimson's desire to make history may be the final ingredient that it needs to win a championship. After coming close to winning the league last year, Harvard hopes that this year it has concocted the correct recipe for success...
...goal from the first day has been to win the Ivy League title," Kelly said. "We haven't done it since I've been here and we've come close a couple times. We just want to win the Ivy League and get into the [NCAA] tournament...