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Campus News News

Majority of spring classes remain online

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: Though USF’s spring semester will offer an increased number of hybrid classes, the majority will remain online, with even lower percentages of in-person classes being offered. Darnell Henderson

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Campus News News

Legislators: Get cracking on St. Pete enrollment

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Nancy McCann

State Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor (left) and Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, want to see far more freshmen in 2021. Courtesy of Grace Cunningham and Wikimedia Commons By Nancy

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Letters

Letter to the Editor: ‘No one has the right to put others at risk unnecessarily’

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Martin Tadlock

Pictured Above: Martin Tadlock serves as the Regional Chancellor at USF St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Martha Rhine To the editors, I appreciate the attention The Crow’s Nest has given to

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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: ‘Think global, act local’

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Emma Jacobs is a senior majoring in environmental science and policy with a concentration in sustainability and a minor in geography. Courtesy of Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder By

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Campus News News

Spring break pushed from March to April

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Alyssa England

Pictured Above: USF has postponed their spring break until April 12-18, 2021. Courtesy of Cassidy Schuck By Alyssa England Once again, the COVID-19 pandemic has collided with USF’s academic calendar.  Spring

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Campus News News

Former SG senator charged with obstructing police seeks alternative to trial

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Karla Correa objected to the way two white campus police officers were questioning a homeless black man who tried to enter Residence Hall One. Jonah Hinebaugh | The

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Student Government tries again to fill vacant Campus Council

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: A Student Government yard sign advertising the opening of applications for the interim special elections outside of the SLC. Trevor Martindale | The Crow’s Nest By Trevor Martindale

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Campus News

Homecoming royalty crowned

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Skyler Adams (left) and Noelle Bederman won the St. Petersburg campus’ Homecoming royalty votes this year. Despite the virtual format of Homecoming week this year, Adams said she’s

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Arts and Life Food Review Opinion

A window to Mediterranean cuisine

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: An exterior view of Petra Mediterranean Restaurant, 1118 W Kennedy Blvd., in Tampa.  Aya Diab | The Crow’s Nest  By Aya Diab Mediterranean | $$ | 1118 W

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Campus News News

‘Tis the season… to get a flu shot

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: Posters around campus advertise free flu shots offered by the Wellness Center.  Courtesy of the Wellness Center By Molly Ryan The fall months are here and it’s not

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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.

#usf #usfsp #grandprix #nascar
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! 

#gpstpete #usfsp #usf  #indycar
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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