Wilson latest to leave Quakers for Temple The Penn athletic department suffered another defection to the Owls program last week when Jeff Wilson, the former director of men's and women's basketball operations, left for a similar position at Temple. He leaves after a year with the Quakers to work at his alma mater, where he graduated two years ago.

As this is the last issue of the summer edition of Street, it heralds, for many, an approaching departure from West Philadelphia. Be it a road trip back to whence you came or a transoceanic flight to exotic shores that awaits, time spent en route profits categorically from a kickass soundtrack.

DECEMBER UNDERGROUND AFI Major record label etiquette usually dictates that after purchasing a successful band on a smaller label, said label pressures previously successful band to produce quick marketable hits, driving said band away from what made them successful and promptly into the ground.

Allegro Pizza closed for light remodeling Allegro Pizza, at 40th and Spruce streets, closed indefinitely late last week. A sign on the door said that the store had been shut down by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections, in order to fix parts of the structure including the ceiling.

For the second time in a year, the wheels of Philadelphia's public transportation system may come grinding to a screeching halt. Contract negotiations between SEPTA and the union which represents the workers who run the system's Regional Rail trains have so far gone nowhere.

Many Penn students graduate without ever taking the time to see Philadelphia's most historic sites like Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the original location of Penn itself. You don't have to be a history major to appreciate the following tours of the city's most historic district.

A few days ago, I received an e-mail about the Middle East from a fellow Daily Pennsylvanian writer. He called Israel's actions in Lebanon "disproportionate" and said too many U.S. Jews "refuse to look at Israel critically and...equate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.

Avery Lawrence is a College junior from Charlottesville, Va.His e-mail address is avery2@sas.upenn.edu.

David Whitehurst, a College junior on the Penn basketball and track teams has been dismissed from the University for academic reasons, according a report last week by The Times of Trenton. The disclosure puts to rest weeks of speculation and rumors about Whitehurst's status and supports several unconfirmed reports The Summer Pennsylvanian and other media outlets had received.

When a group of students at the University of California at Berkeley convened to protest on-campus military recruitment last year, they hoped their effort would get some attention. But they didn't expect that attention would wind up in a terror-threat database.

The Bill Russell quote doesn't hit you in the face when you walk through the doors. You have to do some looking to find it on one of the exhibits. "Athletes have a unique ability to inspire, motivate and exhilarate," it reads. "Through their actions, athletes touch the hearts and lives of all Americans.

Imagine a shower untarnished by grime, an attractive kitchen, or even reliable hot water. Hardened high-rise veterans might have trouble with such an exercise in fantasy. The Superblock trio of Harnwell, Harrison, and Rodin has long been hampered by shabby interiors and dated infrastructures.

Philadelphia's dream to host the 2016 Summer Olympics was cut short yesterday as the City of Brotherly Love was eliminated by the United States Olympic Committee. The city was one of five American cities vying to be the single American city potentially making a bid for the world games.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Starring: Will Ferrell Director: Adam McKay Rated: PG-13 According to the opening scene of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Eleanor Rossevent once said, "America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.

On the morning of Sunday, July 23, seven people were shot and two were stabbed in the span of four hours in Philadelphia, including a 22-year old man who was shot in the face. This spate of violence is only a small part of the city's gradual increase in crime, but it helps illustrate Philadelphia's newest grim statistic: the city's homicide rate has increased by 7% from this point last year.

Well folks, it's been fun. We've laughed (I did at least), we've cried (mostly over my bad jokes), we had a good run, but now we've come to the end of the road. And I appreciate all of you who still actually are reading this. So Donnie, thank you.

Most students who take summer classes just go through the same routine as during the other semesters. But one group of students is able to earn summer credits without ever stepping foot on Locust Walk. Instead those students are enjoying unique cultures in far off cities such as Buenos Aires, London, Florence, and Seoul.