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SGEF brings metal straws to campus

October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

To help decrease plastic straw use, the Student Green Energy Fund plans to provide free stainless steel straws to students. Courtesy of Flickr By Brianna Rodriguez After a local city ban

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Float away at St. Pete Salt Works

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

St. Pete Salt Works owner Mark Anderson took the elements that he liked from other float businesses to create his own. Brianna Rodriguez | The Crow’s Nest By Brianna Rodriguez

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Arts and Life Community

Community creatives come together

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Local artist Bekky Beukes talked about chaos at CreativeMornings. The event is held each month with a different guest speaker to bring the St. Petersburg creative community together. Courtesy of

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Job well done or duty to act?

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

The American Red Cross handbook says while on the job, you have a legal responsibility to act in an emergency. Failure to adhere to this duty could result in legal

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Arts and Life Community

First Friday funds charities through drinking

September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Crowds gather for First Friday where money raised goes to local charities. Brianna Rodriguez | The Crow’s Nest By Brianna Rodriguez Rows of alcohol stands line Central Avenue, painting a

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Album Reviews Music and Entertainment

Eminem aims for redemption with “Kamikaze”

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Courtesy of Interscope Records By Brianna Rodriguez On Aug. 31, Eminem abruptly unveiled his tenth studio album “Kamikaze.” After seven years without an album, Eminem released “Revival” in December 2017,

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Arts and Life Community Feature

Everything you need to know about Bulls in the Burg

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

The Dali Museum, less than a half mile from campus, offers free admissions USF St. Petersburg students. Brianna Rodriguez | The Crow’s Nest By Anna Bryson and Brianna Rodriguez Living

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Former sailing coach becomes waterfront coordinator

August 20, 2018August 29, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Above photo: Alan Capellin became the new Waterfront Coordinator after the sailing team became no longer funded by USF St. Petersburg. Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg By Brianna Rodriguez Alan Capellin,

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Arts and Life Campus

White wall to whale wall

April 16, 2018April 23, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Above photo: Elio Mercado and his assistant Sookie created the bagged whale as the first half of a two-part mural project on campus. Brianna Rodriguez | The Crow’s Nest By Brianna

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New improvements to come in studio B

March 26, 2018April 9, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Above photo: A rendering of how studio B will look after its $30,000 renovation in the fall. Courtesy of Escape Fitness By Brianna Rodriguez Functional training, a fitness exercise that is

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  • New Florida Legislation eliminates student fee funding for SGEF 

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Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted their annual Homecoming events on campus. 

After a two year break, the former Cardboard Boat Race saw a return to campus, now a kayak race named Rocky's Regatta. 

Anastasia Fox and Jessica Muratti were also named the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. 

🗞️ And in slide two... The Crow's Nest front page in the Sept. 21, 1999 issue, when our then-staff covered the first ever Cardboard Boat Race. 

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Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended t Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended the American Tipoff event in Tampa, where they got the chance to interview new men's basketball head coach Chris Mack about his goals for the upcoming season. 

With new head coaches and new players, both the women's and the men's team look ahead after a successful past couple of seasons. 

"The results will take care of themselves when you have people who care about the
right things," coach Mack told The Crow's Nest. 

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✍️ Story & Graphic by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo Courtesy of USF Athletics
A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy Leagu A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy League institution Cornell University by a former student, referred to as Jane Doe, who was an undergraduate in 2024 when she went to a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house and was allegedly brutally sexually assaulted by seven members of the chapter while severely intoxicated after being coerced into ingesting multiple hard drugs. 

As a result, many students are holding a mirror to their own college campuses and questioning how universities, and the legal system as a whole, handles instances of sexual violence. 

A timeline (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/10/06/i-felt-like-bait-timeline-cornell-university-rape-allegations/) provided by The Washington Post details the resulting investigation, including the backlash for both Cornell and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s handling of the case, which many believe to be unjust, as none of the fraternity members were criminally charged and only two were expelled. 

Within the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, there are a number of resources and procedures that exist in response to such cases, such as the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, commonly known as Title IX and USF’s Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (CVAVP). 

However, some students say there may not be a complete understanding of the resources they are provided, or how to utilize them. 

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“[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the gov “[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the government or if you have any types of public funding, you’re not going to be able to spend any of that money on any projects or any initiatives that help reduce any of these pollutants,” Siddarth Bahl, the USF St. Pete SGEF President, told The Crow’s Nest. 

The bill also comes after a 2025-2026 referendum in which 84% of USF students voted "Yes" on keeping SGEF in all USF campuses. 

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Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of t Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of the local café, The Campus Grind. 

Together, they plan to make slight changes to the business ranging from its menu to the interior design.

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With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four candidates are aiming to claim USF St. Pete Royalty: 

Jessica Murati 

Makenna Wozniak

Beverly Velasquez

Anastasia Fox

The winner will be announced tomorrow at the Royalty Ball on 10/13 at 7-10pm at the USC Ballrooms. 

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📸 Photo Courtesy of Harborside Activities Board
Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️ For more Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️

For more information on candidates and their policies, refer to Tampa Bay’s guide to the 2026 midterm elections; 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2026/09/30/florida-election-candidates-midterm-2026/). 

If you’re voting in Pinellas County feel free to locate your polling location through this master list; Precincts in Pinellas County (https://www.voterfocus.com/PrecinctFinder/precinctDirectory?county=FL-PIN).
Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF' Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF's football team is faced with the offensive challenges that came to light during their Oct. 3 loss against Temple. 

“As much as it stings to have a loss,” said head coach Brian Hartline, “I think everything happens for a reason.”

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✍️ Story and Graphic by Isabella Perez
📸 Photos by Arianna Howell
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 seaso The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 season at the beginning of the month. 

After losing their first game against the New York Rangers 5-1 on Oct. 1 in New York, the Bolts’ first games in Tampa were more successful as they bested both the 
Washington Capitals 3-1, and the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice at Benchmark International against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Oct 8.

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