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Day: September 26, 2021

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Arts and Life Theatre

‘The People Downstairs’: Returning to theater during a pandemic

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Carley Hapke

Pictured above: The cast of “The People Downstairs”: (Left to right) Allen Fitzpatrick, Teri Lazzara, Sara Oliva and Matthew McGee. Courtesy of American Stage   By Carley Hapke  Local playwright and actress Natalie

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Arts and Life Community

Selfie studio coming to downtown St. Petersburg this fall

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Candice Lovelace

Pictured above: The Social Warehouse co-founders Brittany and Kevin Echemendia (left) and Taylor and Alyssa Gay plan to open the city’s first selfie studio in early October.  Courtesy of St. Pete Rising

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Arts and Life Community Features

Clowns, monsters and paintball: Scream-A-Geddon returns to Tampa Bay

September 26, 2021September 30, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: A giant clown sign marks the entrance to Scream-A-Geddon.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Sofía García Vargas  As Halloween approaches, Tampa Bay has started its spooky

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Local Sports Sports

Rays revenge tour begins, win AL East and clinch 2021 MLB playoff spot 

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: St. Petersburg native and Rays star Brett Phillips is met at home plate by his team after hitting a clutch walk-off homerun in the 10th inning.  Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays By Max Steele 

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Opinion

OPINION: Microplastics are small but deadly

September 26, 2021June 5, 2024 Brianna Madden

Courtesy of The Australian Institute of Marine Science By Brianna Madden  We all remember the paper and reusable straw craze from a few years ago.   If you took too long to

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Campus News

USFSP opens doors to human trafficking research lab

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Aubrey Carr

The Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab aims to improve data collection regarding human trafficking in the Tampa Bay area. Courtesy of USF By Aubrey Carr   On Sept. 15, USF St. Petersburg, along with local

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Campus News

USFSP honors college enrollment more than doubles for new academic year

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Annalise Anderson

USF St. Petersburg welcomes largest incoming first-year class to the Judy Genshaft Honors College for the 2021-2022 academic year. The college is located in the historic Snell House on campus.   Annalise Anderson | The

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Opinion

OPINION: ‘Hustle culture’ doing more harm than good for suicide prevention

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Molly Ryan

Graphic courtesy of Sofía García Vargas By Molly Ryan  For me, it’s easy to laugh and dismiss my stress by saying, “I guess that’s just the grind.”  But it’s not “just the grind,” it’s

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Feature Spotlight

Student Organization Spotlight: The Garden Club teaches students how to live sustainably

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Aubrey Carr

Pictured above: Garden Club members work tirelessly to get the gardens ready for planting.   Courtesy of Aubrey Car | The Crow’s Nest By Aubrey Carr  Gated away on the backlot of Residence Hall One (RHO) lies

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Arts and Life

Have the purr-fect day at Sunshine Kitty Catfe

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Adriana Reeves

Pictured above: McGregor enjoying a cat nap while people watching in downtown St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Adriana Reeves | The Crow’s Nest By Adriana Reeves  Nestled off the busy streets of downtown St. Petersburg lies the cutest

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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! 

#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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