Students at the University of South Carolina walk around campus while attending their final day of classes for the spring 2024 semester. A group of protestors gathered on Davis Field during the last day of classes.
A protestor plays the keyboard next to a skateboard reading "Free Palestine" on Davis Field on April 22, 2024. Music was played by protestors via keyboard, and recorded tracks were played on a speaker at various points during the day.
Protestors break down their tents and clean up Davis Field after spending the day in protest of the university’s Israeli-connected investors. Protestors gathered in response to actions on other college campus' across the country. "I feel like it scared the school a little bit, which is always a good thing," third-year sociology major Andrés Gonzalez said.
Attendees of the "Anti-Zionist Passover" tape a sign saying "Free Palestine" to the center of gates on Greene Street on April 22, 2024. Signs were taped to trees and poles surrounding Davis Field during the protest.
Josh Cooper of Jewish Voice for Peace leads the group of protesters through an abbreviated Passover, substituting grape juice for wine. Cooper explained an overview of the history behind each step of the meal as he led the group.
Anson (AD) Foster, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, holds up the No. 3 while asking those assembled if they will bring three friends on Wednesday to the planned occupation of Russell House. "What we are going for next is a full-on occupation of Russell House," Foster said to two colleagues earlier in the day. "To go, to sit down, to not leave."
An attendee of the "Anti-Zionist Passover" uses a water bottle to clean his hands. The washing of hands is part of the Passover meal, and attendees used water bottles to complete this step.
People hold manna on Davis Field during the "Anti-Zionist Passover" on April 22, 2024. Attendees followed Josh Cooper in an abbreviated version of the steps of the Passover meal.
Attendees of the "Anti-Zionist Passover" greet one another with a hug. A group fluctuating between 30 and 40 people attended the event on April 22, 2024.
Gamecock basketball senior guard Te-Hina Paopao takes a selfie with fans while walking towards the Statehouse on April 14, 2024. Fans gathered before 10 a.m. to see the team walk past late in the afternoon.