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Campus News News

USFSP brings the herd to the Hall

April 18, 2016April 28, 2016 Jason Saab

As part of the university’s Student Government Day, seven USF St. Petersburg students spent the day at St. Petersburg City Hall last week to get a look of the inner

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Arts and Life Campus

Spring celebratory Holi Hai Festival

April 18, 2016April 28, 2016 Evy Guerra

Colored chalk of blue, pink and green were thrown in the air as USF St. Petersburg students celebrated the Indian festival of love and the start of spring – Holi

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Arts and Life Campus

USFSP is now rolling on logs

April 18, 2016April 28, 2016 Quan Jones

There’s a new activity on campus: Log rolling. The sport started during the logging era in the 1800s as a way to keep rivers from jamming. Log rolling competitions quickly

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Editorials Opinion

School segregation is no relic from the past

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

Last I checked, the year is 2016. That makes the landmark the 1964 Civil Rights Act, signed into law under President Lyndon B. Johnson – 52 years old. The Supreme

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Local Sports Sports

Rowdies fan base lacks student support

April 13, 2016April 28, 2016 Grace Cunningham

The Tampa Bay soccer team wants to see more Bulls at matches   Not many schools can call a professional soccer team its neighbor, but USF St. Petersburg can. The Tampa

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Campus News News

Gray areas in university’s tobacco-free policy

April 13, 2016 Kenneth Owen

In 2014, an estimated 40 million Americans were current cigarette smokers. Approximately 480,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes. Of those deaths 41,000 die from secondhand smoke, according to the

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Editorials Opinion

Bernie Sanders: a new kind of hope

April 11, 2016April 28, 2016 Emily Tinti

He’s been compared to Jesus, a Disney princess and frazzled grandpas everywhere. He’s made appearances on Fox News and Saturday Night Live, and released a folk album in 1987, “We

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Editorials Opinion

Back to the past: A nostalgia-crazed society

April 11, 2016April 28, 2016 Jeffrey Zanker

The past is much closer than you think. When you feel depressed or in pain, thinking of the past can be very soothing. Do you remember the time you won

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Campus News News

SPECTRUM program expands horizons for mentors and mentees

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

SPECTRUM is a program designed to connect upperclassmen who have found their rhythm on campus with new students still trying to find the Reef. The program is organized by the

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Campus News News

A campus mystery

April 11, 2016 Samantha Putterman

Where’s Pepper? The stray cat that became an unofficial campus mascot is missing. She was last seen on March 5, a week after the Crow’s Nest published a feature on

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  • New Florida Legislation eliminates student fee funding for SGEF 

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Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted their annual Homecoming events on campus. 

After a two year break, the former Cardboard Boat Race saw a return to campus, now a kayak race named Rocky's Regatta. 

Anastasia Fox and Jessica Muratti were also named the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. 

🗞️ And in slide two... The Crow's Nest front page in the Sept. 21, 1999 issue, when our then-staff covered the first ever Cardboard Boat Race. 

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📸 Photos by Reagan Haskell and Makenna Wozniak | The Crow's Nest
🎨 Graphic and Caption by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended t Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended the American Tipoff event in Tampa, where they got the chance to interview new men's basketball head coach Chris Mack about his goals for the upcoming season. 

With new head coaches and new players, both the women's and the men's team look ahead after a successful past couple of seasons. 

"The results will take care of themselves when you have people who care about the
right things," coach Mack told The Crow's Nest. 

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✍️ Story & Graphic by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo Courtesy of USF Athletics
A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy Leagu A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy League institution Cornell University by a former student, referred to as Jane Doe, who was an undergraduate in 2024 when she went to a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house and was allegedly brutally sexually assaulted by seven members of the chapter while severely intoxicated after being coerced into ingesting multiple hard drugs. 

As a result, many students are holding a mirror to their own college campuses and questioning how universities, and the legal system as a whole, handles instances of sexual violence. 

A timeline (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/10/06/i-felt-like-bait-timeline-cornell-university-rape-allegations/) provided by The Washington Post details the resulting investigation, including the backlash for both Cornell and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s handling of the case, which many believe to be unjust, as none of the fraternity members were criminally charged and only two were expelled. 

Within the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, there are a number of resources and procedures that exist in response to such cases, such as the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, commonly known as Title IX and USF’s Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (CVAVP). 

However, some students say there may not be a complete understanding of the resources they are provided, or how to utilize them. 

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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz and Ashley Pena | The Crow’s Nest 
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📸 Photo Courtesy of Zephyniis Wharton
“[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the gov “[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the government or if you have any types of public funding, you’re not going to be able to spend any of that money on any projects or any initiatives that help reduce any of these pollutants,” Siddarth Bahl, the USF St. Pete SGEF President, told The Crow’s Nest. 

The bill also comes after a 2025-2026 referendum in which 84% of USF students voted "Yes" on keeping SGEF in all USF campuses. 

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✍️ Story by Zariya Bankston | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo Courtesy of USF Newsroom
Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of t Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of the local café, The Campus Grind. 

Together, they plan to make slight changes to the business ranging from its menu to the interior design.

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✍️ Story and Graphic by Reagan Haskell | The Crow’s Nest
With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four candidates are aiming to claim USF St. Pete Royalty: 

Jessica Murati 

Makenna Wozniak

Beverly Velasquez

Anastasia Fox

The winner will be announced tomorrow at the Royalty Ball on 10/13 at 7-10pm at the USC Ballrooms. 

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✍️ Story by Zariya Bankston | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo Courtesy of Harborside Activities Board
Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️ For more Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️

For more information on candidates and their policies, refer to Tampa Bay’s guide to the 2026 midterm elections; 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2026/09/30/florida-election-candidates-midterm-2026/). 

If you’re voting in Pinellas County feel free to locate your polling location through this master list; Precincts in Pinellas County (https://www.voterfocus.com/PrecinctFinder/precinctDirectory?county=FL-PIN).
Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF' Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF's football team is faced with the offensive challenges that came to light during their Oct. 3 loss against Temple. 

“As much as it stings to have a loss,” said head coach Brian Hartline, “I think everything happens for a reason.”

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✍️ Story and Graphic by Isabella Perez
📸 Photos by Arianna Howell

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