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The Daily Pennsylvanian

9/11 10th Anniversary Issue

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The University received a record-breaking 30,956 applications for the class of 2015, marking an almost 15-percent increase from last year — a change Dean of Admissions Eric Furda attributed largely to Penn’s no-loan financial aid policies.


A large fire broke out in the Windermere Court apartments at 48th and Walnut streets Monday afternoon. The fire sent up a large plume of dark smoke visible from campus.

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Fire at 48th, Walnut contained

A large fire broke out in the Windermere Court apartments at 48th and Walnut streets Monday afternoon. The fire sent up a large plume of dark smoke visible from campus.




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Penn saw a 14-percent increase in applications for the class of 2015 compared to last year, receiving 30,800 total applications — the highest number in University history.


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A 20-year-old resident of Yardley, Pa., died early Wednesday morning after a fatal injury at the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house — also known as “Skulls” — on Dec. 31.




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The Quakers defeated Lafayette, 59-52, giving the Penn women's hoops squad (5-5) its first three-game winning streak since the 2008-2009 season.




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Against a struggling Marist team, the Penn men's basketball squad let an early lead slip away, losing 66-57 to the Red Foxes (3-10) in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.





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Police confirmed that a 20-year-old Drexel student jumped from a Hamilton Court building around 12 a.m. Saturday in a suicide attempt. His medical condition is not available.