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‘A leap of faith’

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Alyssa England

Pictured Above: As the only staff member to call the Tampa campus her home, I was honored the St. Petersburg-based team welcomed me with open arms. Sophie Ojdanic | The

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Hispanic faculty: ‘invisible’ and neglected?

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: USF administrators need to be “trained in diversity and inclusion,” says Spanish professor Pablo Brescia (left).  Around the country, faculty of color have a “sense that universities aren’t

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OPINION: Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine misconceptions

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Caitlyn Roland

Pictured Above: Caitlyn Roland is a senior biology major and president of the USF St. Petersburg Pre-Med Club. Trevor Martindale | The Crow’s Nest By Caitlyn Roland I recently received

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Results of SG presidential election are suddenly in doubt

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Jaida Abbas (left) and running mate Jennifer Kelly, who won 53.5 percent of the vote, now face a major grievance and a trial before the SG Supreme Court

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Students share how cost of attendance affects them

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Sophie Ojdanic

Darnell Henderson | The Crow’s Nest By Sophie Ojdanic As the cost of attending public college continues to rise, students have varying opinions on how colleges handle their finances, and

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Schedule planner: Gone but not forgotten

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Schedule planner was formerly an integral part of USF students’ preparation for upcoming semesters. Courtesy of USF By Edyn Gottlieb As students prepared to register for summer and

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Student organizations welcome visitors during on-campus event

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: Members of the Office of Leadership and Student Organizations welcome campus visitors and encouraged safety protocols during the event.  Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Annalise Anderson

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Longtime ‘Crow’s Nest’ adviser steps down

April 4, 2021April 7, 2021 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: ‘Crow’s Nest’ Adviser Rob Hooker has decades of experience in journalism. Courtesy of Rob Hooker By Sophie Ojdanic and Annalise Anderson After eight years with The Crow’s Nest,

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When in doubt, write about it

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Edyn Gottlieb served as the staff reporter for the 2020-2021 academic year.  Sophie Ojdanic | The Crow’s Nest By Edyn Gottlieb What better way to learn about the

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A masterclass in cynicism

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Trevor Martindale is a senior political science major and the managing editor of ‘The Crow’s Nest’.  Sophie Ojdanic | The Crow’s Nest By Trevor Martindale Becoming the managing

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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.

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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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