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Campus News News

Presidential primaries are approaching⁠. Do students care?

November 12, 2019November 10, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins While students elected new senators to Student Government last month, the midterm election also served another purpose: to gauge student preferences on presidential candidates ahead of the

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Arts and Life Campus

Journalist captures Florida’s history in first person

November 12, 2019November 10, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Of the 50 authors who spoke at Saturday’s Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading, Art Levy guessed that he would be the least known. He’s been a

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Crow's Nest at 50 Feature

Where are they now?

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins and Jonah Hinebaugh Hundreds of Crow’s Nest staff members have left campus determined to make a mark in the world. One of them had already done that

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Campus News News

Midterm elections: Meet the SG senate candidates

October 21, 2019November 3, 2019 Kat Piccolo

A big focus for candidates is transparency when it comes to the budget. By Katlynn Mullins and Carrie Pinkard Nine students will seek your vote in Student Government’s midterm senate

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Feature

Former softball star joins USFSP nursing program

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Meghan King enjoys connecting people. Whether it’s athletes to oncology patients or herself with children, she finds the two wires that were meant to connect and puts

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Campus News News

USFSP ‘HLP’ing local hospitality industry

October 7, 2019October 14, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins USF St. Petersburg will launch the Hospitality Leadership Program in the spring. The Bishop Center for Ethical Leadership has worked with hospitality industry leaders to develop an

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Feature

Do you know about the robots in the library?

September 30, 2019September 29, 2019 Kat Piccolo

Students can meet an octopus, party otter and Meccanoid the robot. Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins On the first floor of the Library, nestled in the right-hand corner, is

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Feature

Doing downward dog… with dogs

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Everything was tinged gold as the sun began to set over the west deck of The Edge. Students sat barefoot on yoga mats while puppies dragged their

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Campus News News

Despite changes, Campus Rec carries on

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 Kat Piccolo

Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins With budget setbacks from last semester and a new Bull running around, Campus Recreation has faced some changes. Fresh from graduate school, new fitness

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Letters Opinion

An honest conversation about suicide

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins My best friend died by suicide when we were 17. We met in sixth grade, our birthdays were three days apart and she was going to go

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  • New Florida Legislation eliminates student fee funding for SGEF 
  • Meet the new owners of The Campus Grind
  • Meet the candidates for USFSP Homecoming Royalty
  • Offensive mistakes end USF’s winning streak after Temple loss
  • Michael Van Buren heroics lead USF to win against Army

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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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✍️ Story and Graphic by Reagan Haskell | The Crow’s Nest
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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✍️ Story by Zariya Bankston | The Crow's Nest
📸 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.

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak | The Crow’s Nest
✍️ Caption by Cole Maines | The Crow’s Nest
The South Florida Bulls achieved their first 3-0 s The South Florida Bulls achieved their first 3-0 season start since 2018 with a 59-17 win against Delaware State on Sept. 19. 

The first touchdown of the game came in the early minutes of the game, with a 10-yard run from D.J. Crowther. 

Crowther, who ended the game with 100 rushing yards, was responsible for three of USF’s seven rushing touchdowns. 

The Bulls ended the first half of the game with a 28-17 lead thanks to a last-minute single yard run from Luke Kromenhoeck. 

The Bulls defense showed another impressive performance, not having turned the ball over once this season so far. 

The game closed a 20-yard kick from Nico Gramatica, who ended the game with a total of 11 points. 

USF is set to return to the field against Bowling Green on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. The game will be available for broadcast on ESPN+. 

📸 Photos by Arianna Howell | The Crow’s Nest 
✍️ Caption by Isabella Perez | The Crow’s Nest
As seen in our first issue... ✍️ ☕️ Our team head As seen in our first issue... ✍️ ☕️

Our team headed out of the office and tried a few drinks from the Book Lounge's Fall Menu. 

For the full drink reviews, make sure you pick up a copy of our most recent issue.

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak | The Crow's Nest
📷 Photo Courtesy of the Book Lounge
🎨 Graphic by Adey Abebe | The Crow's Nest
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Meet the staff that is bringing you all the storie Meet the staff that is bringing you all the stories this semester! 🐦‍⬛📰

Don't forget to pick up our first issue of the semester, out today ✍️

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The Bulls took their second win of the season agai The Bulls took their second win of the season against Army in West Point, New York with a 28-24 win.

Quarterback Michael Van Buren accounted for all four of USF's touchdowns, and his 38-yard
pass touchdown pass to wide receiver Joshua Porter with 19 seconds left in the game clock sealed the game winning score for the Bulls.

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✍️ Story and Graphic by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo courtesy of USF Athletics

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