The main entrance of USC's Science and Technology Building stands on April 10, 2024. The university's renovation project to improve multiple classrooms and biology labs in the building's "east tower" is expected to cost $25 million.
Dr. Rushonda James, the assistant dean of student success for the College of Information and Communications, stands for a portrait in front of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on April 10, 2024. James believes that women can be successful in any career path they choose.
The Station at Five Points sits on Gervais Street in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 28, 2024. Residents have expressed numerous concerns regarding the safety of the building.
A University of South Carolina student celebrates in the Thomas Cooper Fountain following the women's basketball team's victory in the final round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Tournament on April 7, 2024. Students gathered around the fountain before the start of the game's fourth quarter.
A University of South Carolina student sits on a friend's shoulders and poses for a picture during celebrations following the South Carolina women's basketball team's NCAA National Championship win on April 7, 2024. Students converged in the Thomas Cooper Fountain and Reflecting Pool following the Gamecocks' 87-75 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A student at the University of South Carolina belly flops into the Thomas Cooper Reflecting Pool after the women's basketball National Championship win on April 7, 2024. The Gamecocks had a comeback win after suffering from an 11-point Iowa Hawkeyes lead.
FILE - Freshman two-way player Reganne Bennett stands for the national anthem before the game against the College of Charleston on Feb. 28, 2024. During this game, Bennett pitched three innings and allowed no runners to score.
A photo illustration of a computer screen shows information for the movie "Dune: Part Two" on April 3, 2024. The film is the second of a two-part adaptation of the novel "Dune" published by Frank Herbert in 1965.
FILE — Sophomore guard Raven Johnson drives the ball down the court in South Carolina's second-round game against North Carolina during the NCAA Women’s Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 24, 2024. Johnson scored 14 points in just over 32 minutes of play during the Gamecocks' 79-75 Sweet Sixteen victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.
Freshman guard MiLaysia Fulwiley prepares to shoot in South Carolina's second-round game against North Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament on March 24, 2024. Fulwiley scored 20 points in the Gamecocks’ 88-41 win over the Tar Heels.