Eric Jacobs

Residents of 4042 Sansom St. thought the fire alarm that woke them at about 3:30 a.m. was merely a case of burnt popcorn. But the students soon discovered that their house was in flames. The March 3 fire that engulfed the three-story rowhouse sent six Penn students and one Bryn Mawr College student to the hospital.

Not too many Big 12 coaches know much about the Ivy League. The conference's dozen teams played a total of four games against the Ancient Eight this season. Not surprisingly, the midwesterners are 4-0 in those games, all of which were played before the first week of January.

Starting with the Class of 2011, red and blue boxes will no longer dot students' applications -- the University will only be accepting the Common Application. And while the move will make things a little easier for high school seniors applying to college, accepting the Common App will cause considerable harm to the long-term vitality of Penn and its student body.