By Abby Schwartz The Summer Pennsylvanian gamail@dailypennsylvanian.com Most campers this summer found themselves making friendship bracelets and singing songs around a campfire. But 28 middle school girls are spending one week at a camp this summer where they create their own lip gloss and make DNA glow in the dark.

In April, The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board encouraged the City to adopt the South Street Bridge Coalition's changes to the current proposal. Now, almost four months later, the bridge is still open - albeit with a 6-ton weight limit - and it is time to take some sort of action.

Collegesoccernews.com released its annual rankings of the top 40 soccer recruting classes, and Penn's incoming freshmen came in at No. 36 on the list. Penn - the only Ivy League school on the list - will bring in five freshmen in the Class of 2012. Christian Barreiro was additionally honored in the website's list of the Top 100 Freshmen to Watch.

Competing for the gold is not enough for U.S. Olympic rower and Penn alumnus Tom Paradiso. Thanks to his partnership with an environmental organization, Paradiso will use his platform to promote environmental awareness through the most subtle of fashion accessories - his shoelaces.

Outgoing senior Dean Merrill may have seen his career with the Quakers come to an end at the Ivy League Championships, but that doesn't mean he's done. Merrill - last year's captain - qualified for the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship for the second year in a row.

Updated 8:49 p.m. -- Tuesday, Aug. 26 Blackouts hit 3,400 West Philadelphia residents at approximately 5:20 p.m. today and lasted until approximately 7:50 p.m. The cause of the blackout was a transformer at 43rd and Sansom streets, said Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella.

Over the summer, the Palestra got a makeover. Students arriving for basketball season this fall may be surprised to see that the Palestra now sports a brand new floor. The new floor, in addition to its asthetic enhancements, will serve to improve the safety of the arena by adding cushioning that the old wood did not have.

After graduating, many Penn students take some time to see the world. Usually, that travel ends after the summer, when graduate schools or careers take over. For Gilly Lane, though, his career began but the traveling didn't stop. He opted to become a professional squash player.

It's been almost two months since former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign, but that doesn't mean her bills will disappear. While Clinton paid off outstanding debts to 15 colleges and universities last month, she still owes almost $150,000 for events her campaign held at schools across the nation.

Penn's pre-college programs offer SAT tutoring and Ivy campus tours instead of an independent, intellectual experience.

Researchers at the Penn School of Medicine have discovered two ways to detect the changes indicative of Alzheimer's disease onset before symptoms are apparent. The studies - presented this week at a conference in Chicago - may lead to the development of more advanced Alxheimer's treatment.

In Meknes, Morroco, the tennis club is one of the nicest places to hang out with family, says Hicham Laalej. "It's a sport that my dad has been playing since his twenties," he says. "So my dad would take [my brother and I] to that place [often]." That's were they developed their love for the sport.

Last Friday, the Blackstone Group and AlliedBarton Security Services announced that the private equity fund managed by Blackstone will acquire AlliedBarton, a security company that has over 50,000 employees throughout the United States. The details of the pending

A rape was reported involving two 17-year-old high school students on Penn's campus, according to Philadelphia police. The rape was reported to have occurred in a dorm on the 3700 block of Spruce Street at about 6:20 p.m. on July 23. According to Capt. John Darby of the Special Vitims Unit, the two students knew each other and have both given statements to the police.

A new copy of Oxtoby's Principles of Modern Chemistry costs $205 at the Penn Bookstore, and an electronic version is $103.99 at coursesmart.com. But some students get their copies for free - by illegally downloading them from file-hosting Web sites and peer-to-peer networks.

Just over a week before Opening Ceremonies for the Beijing Games, the Ivy League has launched a blog to help fans follow the action for Ancient Eight alumni competitors The web site, Iviesinchina.com, contains links to bios for all Ivy League alumni competing in Beijing, as well as articles and other information relating to the Ivy League and the Olympics.

After 21 years at Penn, Ilene Rosenstein, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, is leaving Penn to take on the position of director of the University of Southern California's counseling services. Although this is her final week at Penn, she will have two weeks of vacation before her official last day on Aug.