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Arts and Life Community

Oldest community theater, St. Petersburg City Theatre set to close

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Alyssa Coburn

The stage door is broken, the roof leaks and the air conditioning needs to be updated, but St. Petersburg City Theatre feels more like a well-loved home than a rundown

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Campus News News

The Reef aquarium struggles to stay afloat

April 10, 2017April 12, 2017 Alyssa Coburn

Water quality issues, disease outbreaks and aggression among inhabitants plague The Reef’s aquarium. Above the tank hangs a plaque that reads, “Let this aquarium remind us of the importance of

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No Small Talk: Eight student clubs and organizations joined together for Big Talk int he reef on Tuesday, March 21. Courtesy of USFSP Connect
Arts and Life Campus

Big Sisters bring big conversation to the Reef

March 27, 2017March 27, 2017 Alyssa Coburn

On Tuesday, 18 people from eight different clubs and organizations met in the Ocean room of the USC. They were preparing for something they called a flash mob, but singing

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Feature

Student singlehandedly beautifies Bayboro

February 22, 2017 Alyssa Coburn

He walks the harbor barefoot, scooping up whatever junk he finds at the water’s edge. It’s his weekly ritual. A task he fits between classes, that nets him bag after

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Arts and Life Campus

Patio Tuesday looks to engage commuter students

January 24, 2017January 26, 2017 Alyssa Coburn

For many commuter students, their college experience can be summed up as – Get to class and go home. Because well, life is busy. The University Student Center is working

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Arts and Life Campus

Big Sisters Spread Sunshine Through Sunflowers

December 18, 2016December 21, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Nothing brightens a day quite like a sunflower. In mid-November, roughly 100 random students and faculty members received sunflowers with just one string attached: a note containing a positive message

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Arts and Life Community Feature Local Music Music and Entertainment Uncategorized

Food, Music, Culture, Et Cultura

December 15, 2016December 16, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Lea Umberger stared in disbelief at the sheer number of people walking down Baum Avenue Saturday night. Located off Central Avenue near the Green Bench Brewing Co., thousands of people

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Editorials Opinion

Cultures Are Not Halloween Costumes

November 1, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Scrolling through Facebook around Halloween is a mixture of beauty and horror. There are those who dress expertly as fantastical creatures, fictitious characters and ghastly beasts. There are those who

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Arts and Life Community Food Review

Hamburger Mary’s: Good Food That’s Great For Community

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

[huge_it_slider id=”16″] Photos by Alyssa Coburn | TCN St. Petersburg has a new, yet unexpected resource for the LGBTQ community. In August, Hamburger Mary’s opened on Tyrone Boulevard. The restaurant

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Editorials Opinion

Dog Owners Should Take Responsibility for Their Pets

October 4, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Four months ago, a dog described as a pit bull fatally mauled a Canadian woman. Montreal responded by enacting a breed-specific bylaw that requires the euthanization of pit bulls and

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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.

#usfsp #usf #grandprix #gpstpete
Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Cr Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Crow’s Nest? 📰

We print bi-weekly and have over ten newsstands on the USF St. Petersburg campus. 

Want to learn more or contribute to CN? Send us a DM or stop by the office(PRW110) we’d love to hear from you 🐦‍⬛ 

#usfsp #oneusf #press #studentnewspaper
POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. 

Spend the day with Marcella, our social media manager, as she joins USFSP in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for St. Petersburg’s  annual MLK Parade. 

 🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.
The closer they get, the clearer it becomes. You The closer they get, the clearer it becomes.

You hear it too, right?

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland

#usfsp #usf
Just a regular day in the newsroom… or is it? 👀

Stay tuned — this story is only getting started! 

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland 

#usf #usfsp
You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party o You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party on campus, as we celebrated our police therapy dog: Snowbird!

Snowbird is now three years old and yesterday he was able to celebrate with his furry friends and USF family! 

Comment your favorite thing about Snowbird 🐾

🎥 Video shot by Alisha Durosier and Jasmin Parrado, and edited by Marcella Copeland

#USFSP #SnowBird #Pawfection
Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made sure to get into some mischief. 

Not only did he put photos of himself all around the campus gym, but he also made Snowbird his accomplice. 

Students were bamboozled to say the least as they walked in for their yoga class.

Make sure to grab a copy of our print issue this week for behind-the-scenes photos of this prank.

Comment down below what you would like to see him do next year ⬇️

🎥 Video by Sofía García Vargas.

#AprilFools #RockyDBull #Prank #USFSP #USFStPetersburg
Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 Che Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 

Cheers to a successful Bulls & Brews by the Bay at USF St. Pete! 

🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.

#GoBulls #BullsAndBrews #USFSP

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