Olympic illustration

Sunday, August 11, 1996No "Pain" in "Olympic" As an accomplished athlete, I feel I have something important to say about the controversy surrounding Kerri Strug and her gold-medal winning vault, and also about the sport of women’s gymnastics as a whole. Many people have voiced the opinion that Kerri was put under too much pressure, […]

Media should not always be taken at face value

Sunday, August 11, 1996 By Auren Hoffman People are too quick to accept someone’s word as truth in today’s world of moving electrons and instant media. Every television station, newspaper, magazine and radio show is biased. There is no such thing as totally objective, nonpartisan reporting. Media should be biased ­ but they should be […]