Neighborhood News Bureau students Kelly Jones, left, and Sophie Erber fill bags with food donated by campus community members. Students from NNB, part of the Department of Journalism & Media Studies, delivered seven Thanksgiving baskets to families in need in Midtown on Nov. 15. The campus-wide canned food drive began [...]

“I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that’s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I [...]

A record-breaking freshmen class and residential population have kept the Wellness Center staff overly busy this semester. Students seeking counseling may face long waits due to an increased demand for services. Anita Sahgal, the Wellness Center’s director, addressed the wait times and explained what is being done to meet students’ [...]

USF St. Petersburg students elected 19 new Student Government senators earlier this month. The senators account for Student Government’s legislative branch, which is responsible for allocating the more than $1.8 million dollars collected from the student-generated Activity and Service fees. A&S fees fund clubs and organizations and other student services [...]

The Student Environmental Awareness Society, known to most as SEAS, is fighting some big problems with big solutions. While their goal of raising awareness and getting people outside to realize they are part of the environment is universal, their focus is local. This semester, SEAS has plans to create on-campus [...]

Voters between the ages of 18 and 29 were expected to stay home on Nov. 6. Instead, they showed up to the polls in larger numbers than 2008. With 60 percent of the vote, Barack Obama was their clear choice. The Crow’s Nest interviewed students who watched the numbers come [...]

Tensions ran high as students sat on the edge of their seats, jumped up, whispered, shouted and prayed during Tuesday night’s election results in the University Student Center. “We really need to win, so we can stay in college,” said M.J. Johnson, a Barack Obama supporter who prayed for a [...]

With his athletic build and boyish face—aside from mild stubble for “no shave” November—David Sutton, a finance major, blends in with his fellow USF St. Petersburg students. So when people realize that he is a 25-year-old undergrad, they usually have questions. Sutton welcomes these inquiries, explaining that he “took a [...]

USF St. Petersburg students hit campus polls last Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Vincent DeCosmo, election rules chair, 270 students voted in 19 new Student Government senators: Steven Bird (113 votes) Matthew Bull (86 votes) Michael Cardozo (48 votes) Bryce Fitzgerald (79 votes) Jozef Gherman (64 votes) Jacob Grimes (116 [...]

Three days a week, the USF St. Petersburg sailing team sets out for practice on the bay from 3:30 p.m. until sundown. On this particular evening, the wind pushes the waves against the hard seawall that borders the city. The waves bounce back out into the bay, making it a [...]