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Opinion

OPINION: ‘The Closer’ tries to be edgy, but it’s just transphobic

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Baron Reichenbach

Chappelle ended ‘The Closer’ stating he was done talking about the LGBTQ+ community. Courtesy of Netflix By Baron Reichenbach  Editor’s Note: This op-ed contains discussion of transphobia and suicide.  If you’re someone’s most

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Opinion

OPINION: Flying the nest

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above:  Annalise Anderson (left) assumed the editor-in-chief role at ‘The Crow’s Nest’ this fall, following the leadership of Sophie Ojdanic, who graduated in spring 2021.  Courtesy of Sophie Ojdanic | The Crow’s Nest  By Annalise Anderson  Ah,

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Feature

OPINION: The importance of voting local

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Laura Shaw

Local voters will cast ballots for candidates Ken Welch or Robert Blackmon in St. Petersburg’s mayoral election on Nov. 2. Courtesy of Douglas Cox | The Crow’s Nest By Laura Shaw 

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Campus News News

Surge in St. Pete’s enrollment, diversity may prove fleeting 

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured above: Although many of St. Petersburg’s first time-in-college freshmen were redirected from the Tampa campus, Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock (left) and State Sen. Jeff Brandes predict that broadened opportunities will make

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Arts and Life Movies

Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part One’ delivers a mystical setup for the iconic sci-fi epic

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Baron Reichenbach

“Dune: Part One” premiered Oct. 22, with Part Two currently scheduled for October 2023. Courtesy of IMDB By Baron Reichenbach   While the annual lineup of sci-fi films tend to fall flat, “Dune” exceeds its

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Arts and Life

USFSP drag show highlights importance of LGBTQ+ culture

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: (Top, left to right) Aquarius, Adriana Sparkle, Destiny Gomez, Alyssa Pleffner, (bottom, left to right) Jasmine Tran, DeWayne Isaacs, Cadin Small, Jada Barnwell, Christine Grossman and Robert Herron pose after performing in the

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Campus News News

Stinky situation: Student residents outraged by weeks-long laundry outage

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Aubrey Carr

For 12 days, laundry services were unavailable to residents of Osprey Suites.   Courtesy of Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest  By Aubrey Carr  Residents of USF St. Petersburg’s Osprey Suites were met with a

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Sports USF Sports

Bulls get revenge on UCF in second edition of the ‘War on I-4’

October 29, 2021November 1, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The USF men’s soccer team celebrate their electrifying “War on I-4”overtime victory against UCF in Orlando. Courtesy of USF By Max Steele  The USF men’s soccer team stole a

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Arts and Life Campus

From bell bottoms to butterfly clips: USF Homecoming throws it back

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Homecoming Week events will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 throughout all of USF’s campuses.   Courtesy of USF By Sofía García Vargas  USF’s Homecoming is back celebrating 25

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Feature

Car Free St. Pete keeps St. Petersburg healthy

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021 Mykayla Grecco

Central Avenue will be closed to all vehicles on Oct. 31. Courtesy of Car-Free St. Pete By Mykayla Grecco  Backed up traffic and the struggle to find parking in downtown won’t be a problem this Oct. 31 thanks to Halloween on Central, an event hosted

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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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