Gallery: Move-in Day 2011
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Aug 28, 2011, 0 Comments
Students moved in to Residence Hall One on Saturday, Aug. 20. Check out our gallery and tag yourself and your friends via Facebook. [fbphotos id=10150264433522483]
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Craft the Crow’s Nest’s new slogan and win a $25 gift card
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Aug 27, 2011, 2 Comments
The Crow’s Nest is flying into the University of South Florida St. Petersburg this fall with a ton of exciting changes in tow, and we want you to be a part of them. We’re rethinking our entire publication–working hard all summer to bring you an all-new design, logo, website and level of dedication to USFSP.
Most Florida high school students are not ready for college
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Aug 22, 2011, 0 Comments
A large number of freshmen reading this newspaper are likely not actually ready for college. ACT scores released on August 17 show that only 17 percent of Florida high school graduates are ready for higher education, better than only Tennessee and Mississippi. This is an alarming figure, even stacked up next to an average 25
Curious come to see quick Quidditch competition – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 27, 2011, 3 Comments
USF can now add Quidditch to its very active sports community. The sport, popularized by J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels, spawned an International Quidditch Association spanning 800 registered teams across the world. Zach Cornett and Lindsay Fussell founded USF Quidditch. “Lindsay heard about it from down at Ringling,” Cornett said. “They helped her start it.
St. Petersburg scores a “Goal!” – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 27, 2011, 0 Comments
“There’s a great echo in the stadium that makes everything seem louder,” Burt said. “It creates a good atmosphere.” That’s the general positive consensus among many of the players on FCTB. They are ready for a successful second year since the Rowdies name was revived last year after 10 years without professional soccer in Tampa
Journalism department founder retires – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 27, 2011, 1 Comment
After 23 years, Dr. George Michael Killenberg, professor and founding director of the Department of Journalism and Media studies, retires. Dr. Killenberg, who has taught thousands of students since he joined the USF St. Petersburg campus in 1988, grew up spending time with his father who edited for a daily newspaper in his hometown. Before
Library puts Transformers on display – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 27, 2011, 0 Comments
The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library has three decades of Transformers toys on display until May 19. The display, “Transcending the Toy Box: A Visual History of the Transformers,” has over 100 toys in display cases, as well as labels for each toy and a detailed timeline about the history of the toys since 1980. Anthony
Letter from the Editor – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 25, 2011, 0 Comments
I can’t believe that the school year is almost over, it seems like it was yesterday that The Crow’s Nest printed its first issue. Here we are, almost eight months later, with a completely different paper than what we started out with in August. As you have seen throughout the year, The Crow’s Nest took
USFSP student wins 10/100/1000 contest – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 25, 2011, 1 Comment
USF St. Petersburg student Reuben Pressman won Creative Loafing and Creative Tampa Bay’s 10/100/1000 contest for his project “Swings.” “We come together saying ‘how could we highlight some of those little things that get invented by the visionaries here in this market and give them a little more opportunity to get more exposure and get
Cowboys, pirates and superheroes, oh my! – A summer movie preview – Archive
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Apr 25, 2011, 0 Comments
The summer movie season is shaping to be an exciting one featuring a green superhero, a thunder god, a returning World War II hero, a continuing swashbuckling franchise, a conclusion to an epic saga to an Old West tale with a sci-fi twist, and two “Hangover” movies. May could shape to be the best month