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Month: October 2019

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Crow's Nest at 50 Editorials Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Reflections from The Old Crow

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Joan Tschiderer

By Joan “Sudsy” Tschiderer When I arrived at the USF Bay Campus in 1969, I expected to remain for one term, the fall quarter, and then transfer to the University

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Crow's Nest at 50

Tabloid edition had the scuttlebutt

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 USFSP Faculty

By Crow’s Nest Staff The modern era of The Crow’s Nest began with a bad pun and some impertinent questions. For years, the campus newspaper was small in size and

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What volume is it anyway?

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich It’s a question we Crow’s Nest editors ask ourselves every semester.  “What volume number are we on?”  Whether you’re a longtime reader or simply a confused student,

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Crow's Nest at 50

The more things seem to change…

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Carrie Pinkard

By Carrie Pinkard Since The Crow’s Nest was founded 50 years ago, the little harborside campus it covers has grown tremendously. We now have 40-degree programs, more than 4,500 students

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How it’s made: The Crow’s Nest

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich Ten staff members. Thirteen issues a semester. Eight pages a week. Our readers only see the finished product. So here’s a rundown on how we do it.

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Same old story: Student government vs. student press

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 USFSP Faculty

By Crow’s Nest Staff When journalism graduate student John Gogick became adviser to The Crow’s Nest in the fall of 1993, he helped plan and publish the newspaper’s first tabloid

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Campus News News

Two candidates added to SG ballot as senate elections begin

October 28, 2019November 4, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich Eleven students will seek your vote for Student Government senate today and tomorrow.  In addition to the nine candidates reported in the Oct. 21 issue of The

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Letters Opinion

Letter to the Editor: ‘Something must be done’ about parking garage suicides

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Frank Cirillo

By Frank Cirillo Dear fellow alumni, students, faculty, and members of the Tampa community, I would like to begin this letter by saying if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts

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Feature

Nonprofit by USF student and faculty joins global marketplace

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Manuel Vicente Lalande

By Manuel Vicente LaLande Para Adelante, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to Guatemalan women, has raised nearly $9,000 and joined a global nonprofit network. The organization was co-founded by USF

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Opinion

Reflecting on the 2019 Rays season after tough elimination to Houston

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Jonathan Hernandez

Story and photo by Jonathan Hernandez In 2019, we were served with what might be one of the most competitive AL division series matches yet. The Houston Astros and the

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Social media and protests are some of the main way Social media and protests are some of the main ways that people get involved in activism today. 

However, not everyone does this with selfless intention. 

Performative activism is when one involves themself with a social movement in a way that benefits them but not the movement they claim to support. 

“When it’s performative, it can come off a lot more like self-serving, or it can come off a lot more like you’re just here for the flashiness, but there’s no real work happening after,” said Harrison Lundy, the public policy director for Voices of Florida and a volunteer for 5051 Florida.  

It’s like putting on a mask, Elise Prophete, junior political science and sustainability major and Governor of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s student government, told The Crow’s Nest. 

When engaging in performative activism “we’re not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and be at risk for the things we care about,” Prophete said. “We’re not allowing ourselves to truly care about them.” 
Performative activism has the effect of boosting one’s own social credit while devaluing a social movement.

✍️Story by Julia Birdsall
The poet laureate usually holds their position for The poet laureate usually holds their position for the mayor’s term and Johnson-Greene will join a distinguished body of poets who previously held the role, including Peter Meinke, Helen Wallace, and more recently, Gloria Muñoz.  

His reaction was one of surprise and astonishment.  

“I think I began to babble something like Courage the Cowardly dog,” Johnson-Green told The Crow’s Nest.  

Johnson-Green’s experience with poetry began about eight years ago, but he still considers himself new to it. He stayed away from the art form for a long time because of the sad connotations it carried.  

This changed when he attended a poetry open mic at Studio@620, a local visual and performing arts venue in downtown St. Petersburg.  

“The walls were a passionate red, the seating was cool and raised up like a theatre, and the poets were everyday people; the oldest around sixty-three and the youngest was about seven,” said Johnson-Green.  

✍️Story by Julia Ferrara
February was a month full of fun festivities. Here February was a month full of fun festivities. Here’s a look back at all the great events that happened on and off campus.

📲 Click the link in our bio to view all the photos.
The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the stre The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time this weekend and the on-track action did not disappoint. 

Layne Riggs started the race 28th after rain cancelled the practice and qualifying sessions that were scheduled for Friday afternoon. At the end of the first 20-lap stage, he already gained 21 positions and was 7th at the beginning of the second 20-lap stage. At the end, he was first. 

However, it was a three-way battle between Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Ben Rhodes in the closing laps of the race. Riggs wasn’t sure that he’d have enough fuel to even finish the race, let alone defend against Ty Majeski who finished in second. 

Riggs held on and captured his first win of the season. The Nascar Craftsman Trucks Series picks up again on March 20 for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 in Darlington. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak and Irena Mesa | The Crow’s Nest.

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

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Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” i Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” in a crowded room was something pre-graphics arts sophomore Kea Shindel never thought she would experience.  

She was raised on goth and industrial music and partakes in the style. 

“It was crazy hearing that with a room full of people that were all liking the same thing,” Schindle said. “Which I’ve never experienced before.” 

It’s an experience that many students from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg can recall — walking into The Castle for the first time and feeling like they belong.  

The Crow’s Nest decided to take students’ word for it.  

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall
Basketball has been a recreational activity for Un Basketball has been a recreational activity for University of South Florida students at the St. Petersburg campus since 2006. Twenty years later, the courts are more often hosting pickleball.   

Over a hundred USF St. Petersburg students have played the recent phenomenon since the Pickleball Club began in 2024

Club meetings have provided students four extra hours a week to play, while basketball still shares the regular time of 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday with pickleball.   

A few students organized this semester to help USF St. Petersburg basketball reach overtime. Senior business analytics and information systems major and club president, Gabriel Lopez and his friends have considered creating the St. Petersburg Basketball Club since last April. 

We knew that USF [St. Petersburg] needed a basketball club, we wanted the courts a little later, and we want to start building a consistent community with basketball,” Lopez said. 

The club gives basketball its own four additional hours, scheduling meetings every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

✍️Story by Dominic Feo
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