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Sports

USF Athletics names Amir Abdur-Rahim as the 11th Head Coach for Men’s Basketball.  

April 3, 2023November 26, 2024 Vanessa Wenzl

Courtesy of USF By Vanessa Wenzl Amir Abdur-Rahim was recently named the University of South Florida’s men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, March 29.   The official welcome induction for the new

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News

USF welcomes new student leaders 

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Aubrey Carr

Solano and Malanga won the runoff election by 65 votes. Courtesy of @_sebastiansolano on Instagram By Aubrey Carr A change in leadership is coming to the University of South Florida

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USF St. Pete Inaugurates New SG Governor and Lieutenant Governor  

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Kelah Lehart

Muqeet Khawaja and Herman ran uncontested for SG governor and lieutenant governor Courtesy of Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest By Kelah Lehart With the newly elected Student Government (SG)

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Arts and Life

Graphic art students reflect on portfolio submissions  

April 3, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Sophomore pre-graphic art student Lillia Rush was accepted into the graphic arts program with a concentration in illustration. Artwork courtesy of Lillia Rush By Alisha Durosier The months of February

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USF football gears up for spring game with new head coach 

March 30, 2023November 26, 2024 Brandi Bottger

Courtesy of Vanessa Wenzl | The Crow’s Nest The USF Bulls are preparing for the upcoming season with new leadership.   By Brandi Bottger Players on the University of South

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Arts and Life

Book review: The Newcomers by Mary Kay Andrews  

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Hadley Hiles

‘The Newcomer’ is a romance-mystery novel fit for any Floridian. Courtesy of St. Martin’s Press By Hadley Hiles “The Newcomers” is a romance and mystery fiction novel by Mary Kay

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‘A significant milestone’ — Sarasota-Manatee breaks ground on first housing complex 

March 20, 2023November 26, 2024 Aubrey Carr

Construction has officially begun on the first student housing complex of USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus. Courtesy of USF By Aubrey Carr Nearly fifty years after its founding, construction for the first

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Arts and Life

University Singers: new choir class brings music to USFSP 

March 20, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

University Singers is a first step in plans to bring further art-related classes to the St. Petersburg campus. Courtesy of USF By Alisha Durosier Echoes of singing voices fill the

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Arts and Life

Books for college students who want to start their reading journey in 2023 

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Sol Casanas

Local bookstore, Book + Bottle, is the perfect location for college students to find their next read. Courtesy of Sol Casanas | The Crow’s Nest By Sol Casanas It’s time

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USF housing rates set to increase starting in the fall 

March 19, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Alisha Durosier University of South Florida Housing and Residential Education’s proposal to raise student housing rates was approved by the USF

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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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