Articles by Eric Jacobs

03/15/06 5:00am

Students recover after fire at house

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.
03/15/06 5:00am

Coach not looking past lower-seeded Quakers

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.
03/15/06 5:00am

Application should not be common

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.
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