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Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ is a flawed, brilliant album

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: Kanye West performs songs from ‘Donda’ during a listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Courtesy of Getty Images By Michael Alden While bloated and seemingly unfinished, Donda’s highs are remarkable

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Record-breaking FTIC numbers include redirects from Tampa

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 Michael Alden

USF redirected freshman Tampa applicants to St. Petersburg to achieve 650 FTIC benchmark.  Courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Michael Alden Although USF St. Petersburg saw record-breaking freshman enrollment numbers for the 2021-22 academic year,

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News

Former USF account manager pleads guilty to embezzling millions

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: Ralph Puglisi leaving Tampa’s federal courthouse on Aug. 26, 2021. Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times. By Michael Alden  A former USF accounting manager pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $13

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Judge rules against DeSantis on mask mandates

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured Above: Leon County Circuit Court Judge John C. Cooper ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ July 30 executive order that prohibits Florida schools from establishing mask mandates.  Courtesy of Getty Images

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Community News

Mayoral candidates make their case to USF students

August 22, 2021August 24, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: (left to right) Pete Boland, Marcile Powers, Torry Nelson, Robert Blackmon, Wengay Newton, Darden Rice, Michael Ingraham and Ken Welch are six out of the nine candidates running

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Campus Campus News

Piccolo in, Tokarz out of USF Board of Trustees

August 10, 2021August 12, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: Frederick Piccolo (left) will replace Charles Tokarz on the USF Board of Trustees. Courtesy of USF. By Michael Alden USF Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford announced during a board

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Campus News

DeSantis appoints daughter of Florida Senate president to USF Board of Trustees

July 25, 2021July 26, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured above: Lauran Monbarren serves as the chief financial officer and vice president of Simpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms. Courtesy of Simpson Environmental Services. By Michael Alden Gov. Ron

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Campus News News

Tadlock considering extension to his role in St. Petersburg

July 23, 2021July 24, 2021 Michael Alden

Picture Above: USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock was as “surprised as anyone” when President Steve Currall announced his retirement from the presidency on July 19. Now, Currall hopes

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News Off-Campus News

Race for mayor kicks off with six candidates

March 21, 2021August 23, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured Above: There are currently six candidates for mayor in this year’s race. Courtesy of Darden Rice, Ken Welch, Wengay Newton, Michael Ingram, Marcile Powers and Vincent Nowicki By Michael

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St. Pete Beach restaurants and bars seeing more customers as winter ends

March 7, 2021March 8, 2021 Michael Alden

Pictured Above: Beaches in the Tampa Bay area typically attract millions of visitors annually. Courtesy of Michael Alden By Michael Alden Restaurants and bars in St. Pete Beach are optimistic

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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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