Fourth-year English student Syd Sandford is one of many in her generation that uses tattoos as a form of self expression. She carries on her skin a permanent collection of ink that ties her to family, friends and herself, that not only connect Sandford to her key life values, but help her love the woman she sees in the mirror each day.
Hands On Prosthetic Engineering is a club at USC dedicated to helping the community while teaching members about the process of 3D-printing. Despite limitations created by the pandemic, the student organization is in the process of making a custom hand for a local worker.
An audience member forming a heart with their hands watching T-Pain perform at Cockstock on Oct. 21, 2022. The Cockstock headliner for 2025 will be Quavo and will take place in January.
FILE - People arrived on the South Carolina Statehouse lawn as early as 2 p.m. for Donald Trump's late afternoon appearance on Jan. 28, 2023. Recently, South Carolina legislators ratified the state budget, allocating money to the University of South Carolina.
FILE — Third-year accounting student Hannah Augsbach Lamma answers a question at the Student Government debate on Feb. 15, 2023. Lamma is the current treasurer for USC's Student Government.
FILE - Then presidential candidate and third-year political science student Emily “Emmie” Thompson answers a question at the Student Government debate on Feb. 15, 2023. Thompson is now the student body president.
FILE — Gamecock football players celebrate with their teammates at Williams-Brice Stadium against the University of Georgia on Sep. 17, 2022. The Gamecocks lost to the Bulldogs 48 - 7.
Protestors hold up pro-choice signs during the Dobbs v. Jackson protest at the South Carolina Statehouse on June 25, 2022. The protest came as a response to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case earlier that June.
A protester stands in front of City of Columbia police officers amongst other protestors holding up pro-abortion signs during the Dobbs v. Jackson protest at the South Carolina Statehouse on June 25, 2023. The protest came as a response to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case earlier that June.
Protestors hold up pro-choice signs during the Dobbs v. Jackson protest at the South Carolina Statehouse on June 25, 2022. The protest came as a response to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case earlier that June.
A protester covered in blood-colored paint holds up a pro-abortion sign labeled “I’ll Just Do It Myself” during the Dobbs v. Jackson protest at the South Carolina state capitol on June 25, 2022. The protest came as a response to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case earlier that June.
A protester covered in blood-colored paint holds up a pro-abortion sign labeled “I’ll Just Do It Myself” during the Dobbs v. Jackson protest at the South Carolina state capitol on June 25, 2022. The protest came as a response to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade case earlier that June.