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Student’s art raises more than $2,000 for Australia fires

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Delaney Brown

By Delaney Brown As news of the Australian wildfires prompted an outpouring of social media #thoughtsandprayers, one USF St. Petersburg student decided to take action instead of sharing condolences.  A

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Book + Bottle seeks to revive ‘human element’ of shopping local

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Decker Lavely

By Decker Lavely A St. Petersburg native will soon be serving the city a glass of wine with a side of literary fiction.  Book + Bottle is a bookstore and

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Feature

More to the Ambassador Program than the Green Coat

January 20, 2020February 2, 2020 Savannah Carr

By Savannah Carr Members of the program call themselves the “cream of the crop.” But what do USF ambassadors really do? According to the USF St. Petersburg website, the university

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Campus News News

With a new dorm opening soon, how will USF St. Petersburg fill beds?

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart When the St. Petersburg campus opens its third residence hall in July, it’s possible that some of its rooms will be empty. As a result, university administration

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Gym gets interactive with new equipment

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart The campus gym is expanding its inventory with four new pieces of equipment designed to make working out more interactive and fun. Over winter break, a set

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Arts and Life Campus

When art met science: Marine art exhibit creates community

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Carrie Pinkard

Photo and story by Carrie Pinkard No one thought they’d end up together.  He was calculative, precise, methodical. She was vibrant, messy and — at times — surreal.  But when

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SG general elections are coming. What should we expect?

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins With the new constitution for a consolidated Student Government, students should anticipate changes to the upcoming general elections. With these changes come more positions for students to

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Campus sets sights on downtown expansion

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 James Bennett

By James Bennett III USF St. Petersburg is taking another step toward expansion. During a Dec. 5 St. Petersburg city council meeting, Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock explained that the St.

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What the flock? Dorms get bird-themed names

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins As university officials broke ground on the new residence hall last April, ospreys watched from their nest. Now, USF St. Petersburg is paying tribute to them. The

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State of the Campus address: What you missed

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins Chairs were spread into rows in the University Student Center Ballroom. In front of them, a stage with a wall of windows as the

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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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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz and Ashley Pena | The Crow’s Nest 
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📸 Photo Courtesy of Zephyniis Wharton
“[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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