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Campus News News

Sustainability planner resigns, future of role uncertain

September 4, 2018September 10, 2018 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson Brian Pullen, the university’s sustainability planner, has resigned. His last day will be Friday, Sept. 7. Because of USF St. Petersburg’s consolidation with USF Tampa, the future

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Feature

UPD officer of the week: Lt. Paul Andrews

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Juliet Di Preta

 Lt. Paul Andrews is one of the newest members of UPD and the first featured officer of the semester. Juliet Di Preta | The Crow’s Nest By Juliet Di Preta

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Campus News News

USFSP reaches new milestone in sustainability

September 4, 2018September 10, 2018 Kate Rickman

By eliminating disposable lids, straws and clamshells, The Reef significantly cut down its single-use plastic consumption. The next step, says Louis Duran, general manager of Sodexo, is reducing the plastic

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Opinion Opinion Columns

The problem with parking

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Alyssa Harmon

USF St. Petersburg’s main parking space, the garage is usually crowded. Students find it hard to find spaces, navigate and avoid tickets, such as for having a tire touch the

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Album Reviews Music and Entertainment

Eminem aims for redemption with “Kamikaze”

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Courtesy of Interscope Records By Brianna Rodriguez On Aug. 31, Eminem abruptly unveiled his tenth studio album “Kamikaze.” After seven years without an album, Eminem released “Revival” in December 2017,

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Letters Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Last week’s column on the high cost of textbooks

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Kaya van Beynen

On top of the Textbooks on Reserve Program, the library worked with over 20 USF St. Petersburg faculty members to help find free or low-cost textbook alternatives. Whitney Elfstrom | The

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Feature

When poetry meets journalism: Alumnus reflects on latest book

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Delaney Brown

Tyler Gillespie, USF St. Petersburg alumnus, merged poetry and journalism in his latest book “Florida Man: Poems.” He will present his work at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the

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Arts and Life

Garden Club grows a new kind of jazz fusion

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Dinorah Prevost

Local art provides a colorful backdrop for the band Garden Club playing at the September Art Premier. Dinorah Prevost | The Crow’s Nest By Dinorah Prevost What’s the one instrument

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Feature

Power couple launches Gulfport’s first vegan restaurant

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson Cuban sandwiches, decadent cakes and local beer. The best part? It’s all vegan. Gulfport’s first vegan restaurant, Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, opened Aug 2. Menu items include

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Campus News News

University still embattled in parking garage suit

September 4, 2018September 10, 2018 Emily Wunderlich

Willie Fudge III, now 27,  was charged in 2016 with one count of exposure of sexual organs, a misdemeanor, and four counts of battery, for touching a person against her

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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
📸 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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“[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
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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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✍️ 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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