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Day: January 28, 2019

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Arts and Life Community

Tropico Blvd bring sounds and sights to St. Petersburg

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart Tropico Blvd turned The Ale and the Witch into a hectic light show Jan. 25, spewing smoke, spinning fire and pouring out their personal musical mixture into

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Arts and Life Community

Local beer, local gardens and locals

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Amy Diaz

By Amy Diaz When Jenny Fessler asked the crowd of over 100 gathered in the patio of Cage Brewing on Jan. 26 if they were there because they liked beer,

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Arts and Life Community

A night of music, art and coffee

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Brianna Rodriguez

By Brianna Rodriguez Black Crow Coffee Co. is known for funky art hanging on the walls, welcoming local musicians to play in its space and booking weekends with events overflowing

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Campus News News

It’s greener in the Gold lot

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 James Bennett

By James Bennett III When general facility manager James Waechter first arrived at USF St. Petersburg seven months ago, the first thing he noticed was the withering, pale grass in

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Feature

‘Serial entrepreneur’ flips the narrative about immigrants

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart Samantha Ramirez-Herrera was only 6 years old when she crossed the desert into Phoenix, Arizona, with her parents and her two sisters in the early ‘90s. Now,

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Man Vs. Cosmopolitan

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Emma Lathrop

By Emma Lathrop If the idea of a grown man sitting at a bar drinking a Cosmo makes you cringe, you’re not the only one. Why is it that men

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Arts and Life Campus

Artists unite with visions

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Bryce Lawson

By Bryce Lawson The Collection Art Club at USF St. Petersburg is looking to start a new tradition on campus with an Art Vision Board event every spring semester. “The

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Campus News News

Business school gets $3 million gift

January 28, 2019February 4, 2019 Nancy McCann

By Nancy McCann The biggest benefactor in the university’s history has done it again. Retired entrepreneur Kate Tiedemann and her partner, Ellen Cotton, have pledged $3 million to endow the

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Campus News News

Ray Arsenault: The conscience of the campus

January 28, 2019February 4, 2019 Nancy McCann

By Nancy McCann Ray Arsenault left a tenure-track position at the University of Minnesota in 1980 to come to St. Petersburg and teach at a tiny school that townspeople called

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Campus News News

Genshaft coos while campus stews

January 28, 2019February 4, 2019 Nancy McCann

By Nancy McCann and Amy Diaz Seeking to allay the concerns of St. Petersburg faculty, USF system President Judy Genshaft says it “clearly has not been decided” how the campus

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Recent Posts

  • A recap of 2026 Homecoming
  • USF basketball looks ahead to new season
  • Amid polarizing lawsuit against Cornell University, USFSP students examine the resources provided to student survivors
  • More Than a First in the Family: Celebrating USF St. Petersburg’s First-Generation Bulls
  • 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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“[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
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 seaso The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 season at the beginning of the month. 

After losing their first game against the New York Rangers 5-1 on Oct. 1 in New York, the Bolts’ first games in Tampa were more successful as they bested both the 
Washington Capitals 3-1, and the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice at Benchmark International against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Oct 8.

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak | The Crow’s Nest
✍️ Caption by Cole Maines | The Crow’s Nest

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