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Candidates offer dramatically different visions for SG

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Pictured above: (Left to right) Veronica Jimenez, Jonathon Hatzistefanou, Isaiah Castle, Veronica Jimenez. The two starkly different platforms were on display Feb. 18 when the two candidates for campus governor

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Campus News News

Questions abound as consolidated SG elections begin

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Kat Piccolo

“I fear the confusion that lies within consolidation and its new SG strayed some students away,” said  Jadzia “Jazzy” Duarte, USF St. Petersburg student body president, on the 2020 elections.

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Arts and Life

A college student's guide to zero-waste

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins I saw the infamous sea turtle video a few years ago —  the one with a human trying to pull the straw out of the turtle’s nose.

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Campus News News

State of the Campus address: What you missed

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins Chairs were spread into rows in the University Student Center Ballroom. In front of them, a stage with a wall of windows as the

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Campus News News

What the flock? Dorms get bird-themed names

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins As university officials broke ground on the new residence hall last April, ospreys watched from their nest. Now, USF St. Petersburg is paying tribute to them. The

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Campus News News

SG general elections are coming. What should we expect?

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins With the new constitution for a consolidated Student Government, students should anticipate changes to the upcoming general elections. With these changes come more positions for students to

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Arts and Life Community

Old faces return, new acts arrive as NBT turns 19

December 2, 2019December 20, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Day 1: The Killers, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, PVRIS, Switchfoot There was a concertgoer donned in The Killers merch, but her shirt said

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Opinion

What does a vegan holiday look like anyway?

December 2, 2019December 20, 2019 Kat Piccolo

Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins Yes, I’m vegan. My holidays look like every other college kid’s — only with more relatives having an opinion on my diet. My grandmother

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Campus News News

End date in sight for Davis Hall remodel

November 18, 2019November 23, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins The Lowell E. Davis Memorial Hall’s second floor renovation is set to be completed by July 2020. Initial announcements were made in April 2018, but consolidation and

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Feature

Lessons from a Nazi Luger

November 17, 2019November 18, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Guns have always scared me. In my mind, on an elementary level, they serve one purpose: to kill. Now, here I was, shooting an AR-15 with a

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Recent Posts

  • USFSP Marine Science Laboratory totaled after two-alarm fire 
  • USF alums create opportunities for students 
  • USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 
  • Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  
  • USFSP students reflect on this spring’s rising temperatures  

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The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a pa The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a packed one, with six candidates in the running, including the sitting mayor, Kenneth T. Welch and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was the latest to file as of April 27. 

Other candidates include long-serving public administrator Maria Scruggs, District 2 Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard, retired St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large and former Shore Acres Neighborhood Association President Kevin Batdorf. 

The Crow’s Nest spoke to four of the seven candidates, who expanded on their campaign ideals and spoke of what they want the future of the city to look like. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall and Alisha Durosier

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Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at th Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL). 

While the cause is unclear, The Crow’s Nest received reports of either a chemical fire or a lightning strike as the cause.

At approximately 5 p.m., USF St. Petersburg students were met with sirens and a scene of smoke billowing from the peninsula of the St. Petersburg campus. University faculty and staff working near the area are being evacuated. 

The MSL is among the oldest buildings on the St. Petersburg campus, where the campus’s first classes were held in 1965. 

It was originally opened in 1939 as a maritime service training station. It currently houses research labs and faculty offices for the Marine Science Program.

This is a developing story.

🎥 Video courtesy of Joe Farías Alencar.

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As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of 2026, we would like to recognize and say goodbye to our fellow senior staffers:

Online Editor – Julia Ferrara
News Editor – Jasmin Parrado
Arts & Life Editor – Matthew McGovern
Sports Editor – Dominic Feo
Opinions/Features Editor – Julia Birdsall
Staff Reporter – Irena Mesa
Marketing Manager – Marcella Copeland
Managing Editor - María José Solís

and our 

Editor in Chief – Alisha Durosier 

Congratulations to our seniors and we are wishing them the best as the fly away to a new chapter in their lives. 🐦‍⬛🎓

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After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the Univ After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Jacob Diaz is resigning. 

Diaz’s last day is on May 15; he will then serve as the inaugural assistant vice president and dean of Students at the University of Maryland. 

 Diaz described his time as dean of students as a “dream come true.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz 

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The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing thought for third year digital communications and multimedia journalism major Sophia Lowrie, who said that she wishes they had more time to assimilate to life on a college campus before being thrust into adult life. 

She is not the only one. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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Whether the next steps involve graduate school or entering the workforce, many of the seniors at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are feeling similarly anxious and uncertain in the weeks leading up to their graduation dates.
Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. 

The sophomore kicker for the University of South Florida played club soccer and only started kicking footballs in his sophomore year of high school. 

“My dad kicked, my uncle kicked and people were asking me, ‘Why don’t you come out, try it for a year and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, you can be done after one year,’” Gramatica said. “I went out, had a great time and got to make some really good friends.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Irena Mesa 

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Irena Mesa 

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College campuses are a place where a strong sense College campuses are a place where a strong sense of community can be formed among students, but many commuter students, like junior English major Zoey Earles, feel that they have fewer opportunities to form these connections. 

“Positives [of being a commuter], I have my own apartment,” Earles said. “Negatives, I don’t make as [many] friends, and I don’t necessarily know about all the things that are happening on campus.” 

Events hosted on campus are a great way to meet people and find that sense of community, but sustainability senior Estela Najera said that being aware of events is difficult. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the Un In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the University of South Florida Women’s sailing team placed second at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) Women’s Team and Fleet Championship Races on April 12. 

The regatta secured USF a spot in the College Sailing Women’s Fleet National Championship, which USF St. Petersburg will also host from May 15-18. 

Before the competition, USF’s Division A Fleet Race starters Kailey Warrior and Madisen Hamai told The Crow’s Nest about the advantages of sailing in local waters. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Kendall Bulkiewicz | USF Athletics 

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Dominic Feo 

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USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, El USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, Elise Prophete, is speaking out after not being able to give the speech she’d initially written for the annual Rocky's Leadership Award Ceremony.

“I am choosing to do what is right for me and provoke the thoughts that I hope are right for this campus. To shift the self-censoring, student-second attitudes back into a space where the stories we have are told and appreciated,” Prophete wrote.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read her entire column and her original speech.

✍️ Column by Elise Prophete.

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