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By Sushaan Modi · Jan. 12, 2011

Penn wrestler Rollie Peterkin took the 133-pound title at the Dec. 29-30 Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., while the team finished eighth in the 34-team field and recorded two other medalists.

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.






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.