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Note: As the year winds down — and graduation approaches — the editors at The Crow’s Nest want to offer their insight on life at USF St. Petersburg. This is the third in a three-part series. Journalism wasn’t my first choice. It wasn’t even my second or third choice. In 2001, I graduated high school
California punk-metal trailblazers Strung Out have risen from the underground to unleash “Transmission. Alpha. Delta,” a 12-track barrage of adrenaline-fueled anthems. Twenty-five years since the band first hit the scene and 21 years since its first album, “Another Day in Paradise,” was released on longtime label Fat Wreck Chords, Strung Out have continued to stretch
Goodbye comfort, hello hell. As the final days of cool weather escape us, we can expect the temperature to steadily rise, culminating with the months-long period of African heat known as a Florida summer. Sure this means more trips to the beach, but it also means higher electricity bills and, for those of us who
Italian black-mass metal maestros Mortuary Drape have awakened with Spiritual Independence, their first album in 10 years. Whereas previous album Buried in Time left many fans yearning for the ritualistic magic of old, Independence elevates the Drape’s command of the dark arts. Gone is the mechanical, metalcore-esque sound of Time. Instead, the Drape has re-invoked
Frank Muller-Karger began exploring the ocean as a child in coastal Venezuela. Born in Raleigh, N.C., Karger, 58, moved to the small town of Arrecifes at about 6 months old with his parents. There, Karger watched Sea Hunt, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. He also fished and swam
The annual Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit will light up St. Petersburg for the first time, from Nov. 3-9. Blue Ocean is a collaboration of scientists, explorers, filmmakers, photographers, entertainment executives and ocean leaders, who want to bring the story of our oceans to the masses. It will showcase the pinnacle of ocean
What can we say about the ever-objective, quality news outlet that is Fox News? The complete opposite. Fox News has made its name by taking news and turning into vitriol-laden opinion, obscuring facts and blowing past reason. The latest sexist remarks to come from the channel were made by the charming duo of Greg Gutfeld
Swimmers can expect to dive back into USF St. Petersburg’s Waterfront pool early next year. After meeting with engineers over the summer and weighing the cost-to-benefit of each possible solution, the university has decided to repair the pool and reopen it next spring, according to USFSP Regional Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Financial Services Joseph
It’s time the United States helped put an end to ISIS. Those who worry the United States’ involvement could place our soldiers in another Iraq War situation need to think about how much more terror ISIS could spread if they aren’t stopped. They need to think about how each video of an innocent person’s beheading
Students weren’t happy with the size of the graduation commencement ceremony before the university decided to expand. With the approval of the strategic plan on Thursday, which will increase enrollment from 4,700 to 10,000 over the next 10 years, students’ concerns are likely to grow. Student complaints came to a head months ago when Lorenza
