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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.

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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By Julie Xie · Jan. 11, 2011

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.



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The U.S. Senate handed student activists mixed results this weekend, derailing the DREAM Act but putting an end to the ban on openly gay individuals serving in the military.


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A Drexel University student fell from the third floor of a Hamilton Court building around 12 a.m. on Saturday, according to student reports.


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A man speeding down 39th St. crashed into the concrete bollards between Walnut and Locust streets early Friday morning. No injuries were reported, and the man was arrested for DUI.