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Campus at a Crossroads

September 16, 2019September 23, 2019 USFSP Faculty

The consolidation plan was labeled a “preliminary blueprint.” But when USF system President Steve Currall unveiled it last week, campus veterans heard echoes of an unhappy yesteryear, when St. Petersburg

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Accreditation Campus News News Uncategorized

One fee, one SG?

September 16, 2019September 23, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich and Dylan Hart One student fee structure. One Student Government. And, possibly, one student newspaper. Those are some of the implications outlined in USF system President Steve

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Opinion

Comic Sans? More like ‘Serious Sans’

September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 James Bennett

By James Bennett III I am sick and tired of all the flak that Comic Sans is given. Ask any web designer, author or professor which typeface is the worst,

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Campus News News

Improve your mental health from home

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 Carrie Pinkard

“If you make a student wait four weeks to get treatment for depression, you will ruin their whole semester.” By Carrie Pinkard Thinking about going to therapy may conjure up

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Campus News News

After delays, Davis Hall remodel on the horizon

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 Seth Payan

By Seth Payan Last April, plans to remodel the Davis building’s second floor first began. The project blueprints were planned to be completed around fall of 2018, but consolidation threw

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Campus News News

Freshmen given mentorship opportunities through Innovation Scholars

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 James Bennett

By James Bennett III Light chatter and anxious smiles filled the fourth floor ballroom in Lynn Pippenger Hall on Sept. 11. The 31 students were there for the Innovation Scholars

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Feature Uncategorized

Students get a lesson in biology at Boyd Hill

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Patrick Tobin

By Patrick Tobin Instead of the sealed off classrooms of USF St. Petersburg, students got the opportunity to learn about Florida flora and fauna at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. Last

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Arts and Life Community

Lizzo preaches her doctrine to a sold-out Tampa crowd

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 Thomas Iacobucci

By Thomas Iacobucci It turns out Lizzo is “100% that bitch.” But we already knew that.  The 31-year-old Detroit native who came up through the Houston rap scene — and

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Campus News News

Do you know what to do?

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 Savannah Carr

By Savannah Carr Nobody expects an armed intruder to come to their school. However, one way to eliminate some of the fear is to be prepared. The University Police Department

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Campus News Feature

Beer or coffee? Both are now available on Saturdays

September 16, 2019September 15, 2019 Jonathan Hernandez

By Jonathan Hernandez Popular campus hangouts, The Tavern at Bayboro and The Campus Grind are now open on Saturdays. “We are all sports fans here,” said Dennis Bixler, owner of

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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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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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✍️ 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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📸 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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