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Arts and Life Campus

Pups provide kisses and photo op to benefit nonprofit

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Gabby Dacosta

Pictured above: Tabitha Everitt, a freshman education major, tries to get a kiss from Nicholas –– a black lab training to one day be a guide and service dog ––

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Arts and Life

A battle of stanzas: High school students compete for state poetry prize

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Dylan Hart

Pictured above: Winner Zhaedyn Hodge Sigars (center) poses with Florida Humanities’ Alex Buell and Steve Seibert from Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa won the championship again after taking

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Feature

St. Pete goes punk at annual flea market

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

In addition to the variety of vendors, Planet Retro Records was open for business with a plethora of records, stickers and patches. Leanna Doolittle | The Crow’s Nest By Eve

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Campus News News

SGEF renewal will be on the ballot

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 James Bennett

Pictured above: Emma Jacobs, shown next to the ORCA biodigester, said she is using the referendum campaign to spread awareness about SGEF. Story and photo by James Bennett III During

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Campus News News

Amid uncertainty, SG proposes cuts to its own budget

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Pictured above: This year, SG’s budget request has declined to $142,464 — a 32 percent decrease when accounting for the funds no longer available from the reserves. Anna Bryson |

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Feature

Locals promote self-love and positivity, one book at a time

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Decker Lavely

Pictured above: Lorielle Hollaway, owner of Cultured Books, shares multicultural stories with children in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Nina Grace of Grace Studio By Decker Lavely Inside the Well for

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Opinion

Opinion: Why you should vote Campos-Castle

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Andrea Campos

Pictured above: Veronica Jimenez (left) and Zay Castle. Courtesy of Zay Castle By Andrea Campos and Zay Castle Breaking news that you most likely already know: This election is going

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Letters Opinion

Opinion: Why you should vote Hatz.-Jimenez

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Jonathon Hatzistefanou

Pictured above: Veronica Jimenez (left) and Jonathon Hatzistefanou Courtesy of Jonathon Hatzistefanou In deciding to run, Veronica and I fully understood the enormous burden we were choosing to carry —

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Editorials Opinion

Editorial: Vote St. Pete in SG presidential elections

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Crow's Nest Staff

Pictured above: Martindale (left) and Henderson’s knowledge of consolidation and demonstrated commitment to the branch campuses make them the best option for president and vice president of a consolidated Student

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Campus News News

Four candidates, three campuses, one president

March 2, 2020March 9, 2020 Carrie Pinkard

Starting today, students across all three campuses of the University of South Florida system will cast their votes for one of four tickets running to be the first president and

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  • USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 
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  • USFSP students reflect on this spring’s rising temperatures  
  • Family, church and home: why Nico Gramatica chose USF  

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The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing thought for third year digital communications and multimedia journalism major Sophia Lowrie, who said that she wishes they had more time to assimilate to life on a college campus before being thrust into adult life. 

She is not the only one. 

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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Whether the next steps involve graduate school or entering the workforce, many of the seniors at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are feeling similarly anxious and uncertain in the weeks leading up to their graduation dates.
Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. 

The sophomore kicker for the University of South Florida played club soccer and only started kicking footballs in his sophomore year of high school. 

“My dad kicked, my uncle kicked and people were asking me, ‘Why don’t you come out, try it for a year and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, you can be done after one year,’” Gramatica said. “I went out, had a great time and got to make some really good friends.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Irena Mesa 

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✍️ Story by Irena Mesa 

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College campuses are a place where a strong sense College campuses are a place where a strong sense of community can be formed among students, but many commuter students, like junior English major Zoey Earles, feel that they have fewer opportunities to form these connections. 

“Positives [of being a commuter], I have my own apartment,” Earles said. “Negatives, I don’t make as [many] friends, and I don’t necessarily know about all the things that are happening on campus.” 

Events hosted on campus are a great way to meet people and find that sense of community, but sustainability senior Estela Najera said that being aware of events is difficult. 

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In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the Un In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the University of South Florida Women’s sailing team placed second at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) Women’s Team and Fleet Championship Races on April 12. 

The regatta secured USF a spot in the College Sailing Women’s Fleet National Championship, which USF St. Petersburg will also host from May 15-18. 

Before the competition, USF’s Division A Fleet Race starters Kailey Warrior and Madisen Hamai told The Crow’s Nest about the advantages of sailing in local waters. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Kendall Bulkiewicz | USF Athletics 

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✍️ Story by Dominic Feo 

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USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, El USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, Elise Prophete, is speaking out after not being able to give the speech she’d initially written for the annual Rocky's Leadership Award Ceremony.

“I am choosing to do what is right for me and provoke the thoughts that I hope are right for this campus. To shift the self-censoring, student-second attitudes back into a space where the stories we have are told and appreciated,” Prophete wrote.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read her entire column and her original speech.

✍️ Column by Elise Prophete.
Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a  Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a Facebook post on April 26 with a joint statement attached from both students’ families. 

“This is the final plea to the authorities on behalf of our family and Jamil’s family,” Pranto’s translated post read. “May Allah grant their departed souls a place of honor in Jannah. Our loss is indescribable and can never be compensated for by anything. On behalf of myself and our families, I humbly request that we do not post anything disrespectful about them for the sake of a few 'likes.' Please, pray for them instead.” 

A GoFundMe page for Limon and Bristy’s families has been posted and is receiving donations to date. 

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✍️ Story by Julia Ferrara, Jasmin Parado, and Alisha Durosier.

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On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theat On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theatre Club at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg put on a student-directed production of “Theory of Relativity.”

“Theory of Relativity” is a musical written by Brian Hill with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram. The ensemble musical uses seemingly separate comedic and dramatic scenes that portray the complex situations that young adults experience and how they eventually connect to each other.  

This cast had no shortage of talent, with actors fully embodying their characters.  

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire review and a feature of the club.

✍️ Review by Secilia Ruiz and feature story by Zariya Bankston and Reagan Haskell. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak.
On April 16, students at the University of South F On April 16, students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg attended the annual cherry blossom festival hosted by the Asian American and Pacific Islander Association. 

At the campus fountain, attendees enjoyed catered food and an assortment of origami crafts, board games and a prize raffle, in addition to a Kendama tournament and haiku slam poetry.

The two-hour Hanami celebration — which Japan annually observes in early April — was the organization’s last event of the semester.

The event was a full-circle moment for Tongta Vachara, sophomore in health sciences and president of AAPIA, as it was where she first was recruited to the club’s e-board.

“Just being able to plan this event for other people and really instilling the same joy that I had experienced back then, it's just a very full circle moment and it was just really, really valuable to me,” Vachara told The Crow’s Nest.

Vachara said the festival was her favorite event from the organization — and with the scenic bougainvilleas and breezy weather this year, the timing was perfect.

📸 Photos by Jasmin Parrado

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Finals week is near.. but have no fear! There are Finals week is near.. but have no fear!

There are plenty of events on campus to help relieve the finals stress.🤍

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young 

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