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Students Put Their Best Heel Forward at Drag Show

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 Evy Guerra

[huge_it_slider id=”15″]   Colin Stanart didn’t have time to be nervous before his drag performance as Christi Spice. Instead, concentrating, he put on his makeup, heels and wig. On Oct.

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Feature

Cat Helps Student Through Everyday Life

October 27, 2016 Jonah Hinebaugh

Sean Ross’ Siamese mix, Ninja, is more than just a friend – she’s his coping mechanism. Diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety by his psychiatrist, Ross said he was often

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Editorials Opinion

Lost The Receipt, Don’t Return Your Pets

October 27, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

You adopt a cat. You spend fabulous years with that fluffy ball of fur, but after some time “Simba” is not as active or young as he used to be.

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Campus News News

Melting Pot Culture Stirs Up Florida’s Election

October 27, 2016 Ryan Callihan

Florida has a history of determining presidential elections. In 2000, 31.5 million Floridians voted in the presidential election. Of that population, Republicans and Democrats were separated by a margin of

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Arts and Life Campus

Halloween Screams Sound From Fear Factory

October 27, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

On Friday, the Student Life Center will transform into the Fear Factory, a haunted house of epic proportions. From room to room, students will be served spooky themes of ghouls,

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Arts and Life Campus

Students Learn Importance of the Dashiki, African Culture

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Tamiracle Williams

The Dashiki is an essential part of African culture but often utilized, especially during Halloween, as a costume for an insensitive trick-or-treater or partygoer. The Black Student Association (BSA) hosted Dashiki

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Arts and Life Community

Chihuly Exhibit Moves to Central

October 18, 2016March 28, 2017 Ryan Callihan

[huge_it_slider id=”14″] Dale Chihuly’s picture hangs at the entrance of his reassembled collection inside a new building off Central Avenue. Greeting attendees with a smile, an eye patch and two

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Arts and Life Community

New Halloween Event Features Local Artists

October 18, 2016 Nicole Carroll

With a showcase of ravens, skulls and monsters, Coralette Damme’s Hauntizaar is a Halloween enthusiast’s heaven. For the first time, Damme hosted Hauntizaar at Studio@620 on Saturday, Oct. 15. Studio@620

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Arts and Life Community

Local Bar Makes Anticipated Return

October 18, 2016 Michael Moore Jr.

Don’t let the construction fool you: the Independent is back and open for business. While Green Bench Brewing Co. celebrated its three-year anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 1, the Independent reopened

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News Off-Campus News Politics

Republican Party Faces Shake-Ups Before Election

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

Donald Trump is a large pill that the Republican Party’s finding difficult to swallow. Amidst controversy over a 2005 video released by the Washington Post, where Trump is captured by

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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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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
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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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“[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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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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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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📸 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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📸 Photos by Arianna Howell

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