Two weeks ago, The Crow’s Nest ran a story revealing the lack of convenience on campus for students with disabilities. While most facilities were in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, majority met the standards at a bare minimum. An afternoon with Robert Beasey, a student with cerebral palsy who uses a motorized wheelchair,

Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Christa Hegedus officially secured the Student Government president and vice president positions for the 2013-2014 school year. After weeks of deliberation between the Election Rules Commission and the SG Supreme Court, Chief Student Affairs Officer Julie Wong intervened with a sweeping decision on April 18. Lombardi-Nelson submitted an Appeal for Righteousness to

A committee of three Student Government senators was appointed last week to evaluate the actions of the Supreme Court, after it made a decision to disqualify Mark Lombardi-Nelson from the presidential election. Graham Reybitz, Kendel Mott and Russell Heller, each associate justices who agreed with the court’s decision, were issued memos of impeachment by SG

Three Student Government Supreme Court justices are in danger of being impeached for “willful disregard of statutes,” after issuing a ruling that disqualified Mark Lombardi-Nelson from the presidential race. Sen. Jozef Gherman drafted a memo to impeach Russell Heller, Graham Reybitz and Kendel Mott. The memo accuses the justices of using power that does not

Amber Heddleson was 11 years old the first time she visited London. She fell in love with the city. “It was only a two-week trip, and we were in London for three days … I told myself, ‘I want to live here!’” Heddleson said. As a USF St. Petersburg student, living in London wasn’t an

When senior Karleigh Chase wrote her honors thesis, she did something few environmental science and policy majors do. She wrote a play. Chase performed a portion of her play, “Memoirs of a Painted Woman,” on April 4 at Studio@620 in downtown. In her one-woman show, she portrayed the women of various famous paintings, giving her

Get the insect repellent ready. Scientists expect giant mosquitoes to hit Florida this summer. The large mosquitoes, known as gallinippers, are believed to have blown in with the wind from Tropical Storm Debby last June. According to Debby Cassill, an associate professor at USF St. Petersburg, gallinipper eggs can lay dormant for years until high

In a Student Government presidential election so controversial that it received coverage from the Tampa Bay Times, trying to keep up with who’s in and who’s out has been nearly impossible. But where the Times story focuses primarily on a candidate’s absence of undergarments, The Crow’s Nest presents the need-to-know details of the election process.

The Student Government Supreme Court held a hearing on April 5 to determine validity of violations assessed to the Mark Lombardi-Nelson and Christa Hegedus campaign. Though polls closed nearly a month ago, the presidential seat remains open. The hearing gave Lombardi-Nelson and running mate Hegedus five minutes to rebut the alleged violations that allowed the