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...returning Harvard line-up would love to improve on last year's success, when the Crimson finished third in the Ivy League behind powerhouse teams from Brown and Princeton. Harvard is looking for key performances from the likes of sophomore Pia Chock, who will continue to make her presence in the Ivy League felt in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events...
...rolled on, bits of the True Cross or Our Lady's shoe faded from prominence within their gilded reliquaries. What catapulted the shroud into its role as a modern touchstone was the testimony of a thoroughly modern invention: the camera. On May 28, 1898, a city councillor named Secondo Pia took the first photographs of the relic. One scholar recounts that as the negative image began to appear in his darkroom, Pia "nearly dropped the plate." Markings that had been faint on the cloth suddenly jumped out with such extraordinary clarity and added detail that "he felt certain...
...certainly released a new wave of fascination, both popular and scientific. In the 100 years following Pia's epiphany, the cloth has been removed from its silver casket not just for the public but also to several waves of scientific observers. The trend's high point occurred in 1978, when the Roman Catholic Church allowed a five-day extravaganza during which more than two dozen scientists from the U.S., Italy and Switzerland performed a battery of tests on the shroud and also used pieces of tape to lift material from its surface for later study. The tests included photo...
Although the Crimson did not win the event, it was a morale boaster for the rest of the team, especially since freshman Pia Chock won the consolation finals heat just before...
...never swum at a big shave and taper meet where it is a team competition," said freshman Butterflier Pia Chock. "I think that will make the freshmen compete better because we know the team is counting on us. It is definitely better than swimming individually at national meets with just your coach there to support...