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Campus News

Campus leaders tackle controversial housing options

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

Pictured above: The Stonewall Suites’ mural represents members of the LGBTQ+ community on the third floor of Pelican Apartments.   Courtesy of Molly Ryan | The Crow’s Nest  By Isaiah Sterling  Despite a continuous whirlwind of controversy, two residential communities that

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Feature Spotlight

Student Organization Spotlight: South Florida All Stars Dance Club welcomes dancers of all levels

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 Emily Bogenrief

Pictured above: (from left to right) The SF All Stars Dance E Board: Vice President Lauren Obrador, Treasurer Andrea Garza, President Lexi Rizzotto, Production Manager Mclain Miller, Secretary Mya Bouie.  Courtesy of Emily

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Campus News

Campus leaders encourage COVID-19 testing

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: (Left to right) St. Petersburg Safety and Compliance Officer Guy VanAsten, Interim Vice Provost Deni Elliott and guide dog Koala, Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock and former campus governor Andrea Campos wait in

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Feature Spotlight

Student Organization Spotlight: UMatter diversifies campus culture

August 29, 2021August 31, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: “These are just typical kids,” Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Lyman Dukes (left of center) said. “They want to do the same things that everybody else wants to do. They want to

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Campus News

USF St. Petersburg expands arts program, adding classes never offered before

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Adriana Reeves

USF St. Petersburg expands arts program, adding classes never offered before. Courtesy of Christina Ferrante. By Adriana Reeves  The USF St. Petersburg has added new arts industry and architecture programs to

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Arts and Life Campus

Get on Board Day: Student engagement makes a come back

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: (Left to right) Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) members Logan Hill, Elliot Tuchfeld, and Matthew Cimitile pose with their organization’s table.  Courtesy of Brianna Madden | The Crow’s Nest. By Brianna Madden   Get On Board Day, the largest event

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News

Former USF account manager pleads guilty to embezzling millions

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: Ralph Puglisi leaving Tampa’s federal courthouse on Aug. 26, 2021. Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times. By Michael Alden  A former USF accounting manager pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $13

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Campus News Uncategorized

Advisory Board members reverse former USF presidential order, $250,000 retained for academic affairs

August 29, 2021September 1, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

Pictured above: St. Petersburg Campus Advisory board member Susan Churuti (left) and USF Interim President Rhea Law helped to retain $250,000 for academic affairs at USF St. Petersburg.  Courtesy of Susan Churuti and Stetson University. By Isaiah Sterling 

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Campus News

New pool at USFSP?

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Avery Jennings

Pictured above: The 80-year-old Coquina Pool behind Heller Hall may be getting a makeover. Courtesy of Avery Jennings | The Crow’s Nest. By Avery Jennings  A new and improved pool at USF St. Petersburg may be in

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Campus News

‘A no-win situation’

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: Faculty Senate Chair Tim Boaz (left) relayed faculty’s concerns about USF’s “disturbing” approach to COVID-19 health and safety during a Board of Trustees meeting last week. St. Petersburg Faculty Council Chair David Rosengrant (right) sees that it’s a

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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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