Art can and should be political.

When the government or another authority continually steps in as a virtuous purveyor of wisdom, it creates a culture that prevents personal responsibility.

But Wise, the second-year assistant coach for the men’s team, doesn’t always show up to the Palestra to coach Zack Rosen and Tyler Berardini.

Jackie’s brother Mitchell taught her everything she knows when it comes to basketball.

Last year, everything the Quakers built during a trio of league wins crumbled to pieces in a nightmarish week. Penn believes this year will be different.

Throwing caution to the wind, Knapp chose not to opt for an operation after tearing two ligaments in her knee. To her, there was only one option: play hurt.

Today begins Feb Club, a tradition that celebrates each day of the last month the senior class has together.

Mitt Romney coasted to a victory in the Florida primary yesterday, reclaiming his title as the frontrunner of the Republican presidential race. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, received more votes than his two closest competitors — former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen.

After the closing of the liquor store near campus, students now have another alternative for procuring alcohol. Last week, College senior Alex Ball created Penn Delivers, a new alcohol delivery service.

Pour some sugar and get your sweet tooth ready, because this year’s Spring Fling theme is “Fling Never Tasted So Sweet,” the Social Planning and Events Committee announced on Wednesday. VIDEO:Word on the Walk: Spring Fling Theme

The MyHeartMap Challenge, which will run until Mar. 13, aims to draw awareness to automatic external defibrillators in the Philadelphia county. Through a scavenger hunt open to the public, the contest offers monetary prizes to groups that can locate the most defibrillators — machines that release electric shocks to the heart to restore normal heart rhythms after cardiac arrest.

Following Penn’s 1.7-percent drop in overall applications for the Class of 2016, Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia universities have announced decreases of 1.9, 1.7, 7 and 8.9 percent, respectively. INTERACTIVE: Ivy League Admission Rates

Though many Jewish students see the views of the BDS conference against Israel as inflammatory, they do not plan to respond in a hostile manner. TOPICS: BDS Conference

Crime log from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26

The Rajendra and Neera Singh Program in Market and Social Systems Engineering, a brand new program in the Engineering School, was launched in the fall and is now entering its second semester.

Business Owners on Sansom Street are relieved that the Law School’s construction is coming to an end.

Many international students who choose not to apply for financial aid in order to avoid hurting their chances of gaining admission to Penn.