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Why the Rays move to Tampa makes sense

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: Tropicana Field’s location in Downtown St. Petersburg is hard to access for many Tampa Bay residents due to limited highway entry points. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Times  By Max

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College basketball is officially back, USF teams start strong

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The USF women’s basketball team defeated the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 63-56.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest  By Max Steele  The USF men’s

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USF nearly upsets Houston in high-scoring Homecoming football game

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: Bulls running back Brian Battie had a historic night against Houston with three total touchdowns, including two 100-yard kickoff returns.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Max Steele 

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Bulls get revenge on UCF in second edition of the ‘War on I-4’

October 29, 2021November 1, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The USF men’s soccer team celebrate their electrifying “War on I-4”overtime victory against UCF in Orlando. Courtesy of USF By Max Steele  The USF men’s soccer team stole a

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Tampa Bay can’t stop winning: Rowdies secure No. 1 seed with 3-0 win over Miami

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The Rowdies defensive line shut out Miami, not allowing a single shot on target throughout the entire game. Courtesy of Max Steele | The Crow’s Nest By Max

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Hockey season is back and Lightning look for Tampa Bay’s first three-peat

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: Tampa Bay’s 2021 Stanley Cup champions banner is raised into the rafters of Amalie Arena on Oct. 12.  Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning By Max Steele  Hockey is finally back, and so

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Brady makes history in his return to New England

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: Tom Brady brought home another victory for the Buccaneers on Oct. 3.    Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers By Max Steele  With nearly 30 million people watching Sunday Night Football on Oct. 3, Tom Brady

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Rays achieve 100 wins in the most difficult division in baseball, face off against Red Sox in ALDS

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The view of Tropicana Field on the night of ALDS Game 1 against the Red Sox.  Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays By Max Steele   On Oct. 2 at the Yankee

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Knights steal the night: USF men’s soccer falls short in the ‘War On I-4′

October 3, 2021October 4, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: The Bulls team huddled up at the start of the second half to strategize against their opponent. Courtesy of Max Steele | The Crow’s Nest By Max Steele The USF men’s

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Rays revenge tour begins, win AL East and clinch 2021 MLB playoff spot 

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Max Steele

Pictured above: St. Petersburg native and Rays star Brett Phillips is met at home plate by his team after hitting a clutch walk-off homerun in the 10th inning.  Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays By Max Steele 

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Recent Posts

  • USFSP students discuss the most stressful week of their year 
  • 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  

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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

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✍️ 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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