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Crow's Nest at 50 Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Not perfect, but worth preserving

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich It was the summer of ‘69. Humankind took its first steps on the moon. The Stonewall Riots kicked off the modern day LGBT rights movement. Woodstock brought

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Crow's Nest at 50

What volume is it anyway?

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich It’s a question we Crow’s Nest editors ask ourselves every semester.  “What volume number are we on?”  Whether you’re a longtime reader or simply a confused student,

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Crow's Nest at 50

How it’s made: The Crow’s Nest

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich Ten staff members. Thirteen issues a semester. Eight pages a week. Our readers only see the finished product. So here’s a rundown on how we do it.

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Campus News News

Two candidates added to SG ballot as senate elections begin

October 28, 2019November 4, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich Eleven students will seek your vote for Student Government senate today and tomorrow.  In addition to the nine candidates reported in the Oct. 21 issue of The

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Accreditation Campus News News Uncategorized

One fee, one SG?

September 16, 2019September 23, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich and Dylan Hart One student fee structure. One Student Government. And, possibly, one student newspaper. Those are some of the implications outlined in USF system President Steve

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Campus News News

Classes to resume Wednesday across USF system

September 3, 2019September 9, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

University officials said last week that campuses would be closed “through at least Tuesday, Sept. 3.” By Emily Wunderlich The University of South Florida will reopen its campuses and classes

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Letters Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Embracing the uncertain

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

Dear students, For better or for worse, another semester is upon us.  For those of you who don’t know me yet, my name is Emily and I’m the editor-in-chief of

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Campus News Feature

Hearing set in former regional chancellor’s lawsuit against USF

August 26, 2019August 30, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich Two years after Sophia Wisniewska was ousted as regional chancellor for the way she handled Hurricane Irma, her lawsuit against the university system and former President Judy

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Campus News News

SG senate president steps down

July 16, 2019August 26, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich The senate president of Student Government resigned Thursday, just two months into the 48th term.  Alexandria “Lexi” Bishop, a sophomore political science major, said her decision to

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Campus News News

Ousted regional chancellor sues Genshaft, USF for defamation, breach of contract

May 1, 2019June 15, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich and Nancy McCann Nineteen months after she was ousted for the way she handled preparations for a looming hurricane, former Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska has struck back.

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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! 

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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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