It's 2009, the air is crisp, orange and golden leaves drift along the sidewalks of IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis). The campus feels almost asleep, but the voices of students rushing between classes fill the silence and replace the emptiness with heartbeat.
Herron School of Art and Design will host National Portfolio Day on Saturday, giving prospective students a chance to present their work to art and design schools from across the country accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The event runs like a college fair, with students meeting representatives from the schools they choose and looking for the place they fit as an emerging artist.
A plush toy stitched with the words "believe me" sits along one wall. Across the room, a bright pink plaster torso of a female figure asks about consent through a wooden speech bubble. The pieces read as childlike at first. A longer look turns them toward sexuality, womanhood and identity.
The U.S. women's basketball team will face Hungary in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarterfinals after Hungary beat Japan 84-63 on Tuesday, moving to 3-1 in the tournament in Berlin. Hungary shooting guard Réka Lelik led the way with 23 points and eight rebounds in a win in which Japan made an uncharacteristic seven 3-pointers and shot 32% from the field. The win sent the Hungarian national team to its first World Cup quarterfinal since 1986.
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