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Button Poetry’s Rudy Francisco’s first book triumphs

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald Internet sensation Rudy Francisco, a Button Poetry artist made famous for his spoken word poem  “Scars/ To The New Boyfriend,” has finally made his written word

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Arts and Life Community

St. Petersburg Women’s March turns out in full force

January 26, 2018January 28, 2018 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald Demonstrators of all genders, colors, creeds and ages gathered together on Sunday in downtown St. Petersburg to demand changes in a country torn by injustice and

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Opinion Q&A

Opinion: DeVos’ campus rape policy rollbacks hurt victims

December 2, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara McDonald Since becoming secretary of education, Betsy DeVos has proposed several controversial changes. But her rollback of Obama-era rules that regulate how colleges and universities investigate sexual assault

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Music and Entertainment

Book review: Turtles All the Way Down

November 14, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara McDonald “The Fault in Our Stars” made John Green one of the most successful young-adult authors in the world. In the novel, he tackled themes like mental illness,

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Movies Music and Entertainment Q&A

Short film explores life after rape and suicide

October 30, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald “Written on my skin,” a short film, packs a powerful punch. Written and directed by Rod Roberts, it tells the story about an up-and-coming actress named

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Music and Entertainment TV Review

The Keepers – a must see Netflix Original documentary on coming forward and seeking the truth

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald “The Keepers” is a must-see Netflix original true-crime documentary which exposes a long history of sexual and emotional abuse in the 1960s at the hands of

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Editorials Opinion

What we can learn from Hollywood and Harvey Weinstein

October 16, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald Manipulation. That is a word commonly used by the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct to describe their horrific experiences with the American

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Feature

Holocaust survivors speak on the impact of Charlottesville

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara McDonald Since working at The Florida Holocaust Museum, I’ve witnessed an extraordinary amount of strength and resilience from followers of the Jewish faith and Holocaust survivors. When the

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Arts and Life Community Music and Entertainment

Review: Gruesome new Holocaust museum exhibit is a must see

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara McDonald In the three years I’ve worked at the Florida Holocaust Museum, no exhibit on the second floor came close to the dynamic nature of Murray Zimiles’ explosive

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Editorials Opinion

Campus rape policies should move forward, not backward

August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Sara McDonald

By Sara McDonald After a hard road of fighting to be heard, women everywhere rejoiced when the former vice president rallied college students to stop the culture that excuses derogative

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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
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Come join the Crow's Nest and @catwalkmediaofficia Come join the Crow's Nest and @catwalkmediaofficial in celebrating the release of our first issue of Fall 2026! 💛

Stop by the SLC Outdoor Patio between 3-6pm to pick up a copy of the issue, get some food and make flower bouquets out of old Crow's Nest issues 💐📰 

We hope to see you there!

For any questions or accomodations, email stp-crowsnest@usf.edu. 

🎨 Graphic by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
Every year, the United States commemorates the 2,9 Every year, the United States commemorates the 2,977 lives that were lost in 9/11. 

The Crow's Nest had the opportunity to speak with veteran and military-connected students to get their perspective on the impact 9/11 had on themselves and those around them. 

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

✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz 
🎨 Graphic by Isabella Perez
📸 Photo courtesy of the Office of Veteran Success at the Military and Veterans Success Center
USF opened its 30th season with a 19-9 win over FI USF opened its 30th season with a 19-9 win over FIU. 

Although USF's offense struggled to push (with USF scoring a single touchdown during the game) kicker Nico Gramatica pulled off a 13-point performance that pushed USF into victory. 

The game was also the first under new head-coach Brian Hartline, giving him a win during his debut with the Bulls. 

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

✍️ Story and Graphic by Isabella Perez 
📸 Photos by Arianna Howell
Get excited bulls — the first ever annual USF St. Get excited bulls — the first ever annual USF St. Petersburg Balloon Drop is here! 

When the clock struck 7:50 p.m. Friday of the first week on campus, students on the first floor of Lynn Pippenger Hall were overflowing in balloons and excitement for the fall semester. 

The tradition is a first for USF St. Pete, with USF Tampa being the campus to originally host it. It is a way for bulls to build their school spirit and start the year with confidence. 

The night was a night to remember. Students and staff all came together to celebrate the beginning of the 2026 school year. 

Providing entertainment was a DJ, Rocky D. Bull, the USF SunDolls, and the All-Girls cheerleading team. Spirit games were also played on stage that gave out prizes to students who wore the most USF swag or won a game of “Guess that Tune”. 

Many speakers took the stage to preach bull pride, including the USF St. Pete Student Government. 

The last speaker was USF St. Pete’s newest president himself, President Moez Limayem. He gave away T-shirts and hosted a raffle for four $500 dollar scholarships to be given out to students in the crowd. 

Limayem started the countdown for the drop, with every student turning their attention toward the massive nets filled with green, white, and gold balloons on the roof of the building. 

The excitement continued at “The Balloon Drop After Party” located at the Edge which was hosted by Student Government. The new tradition marks a stronger school spirit for the USF St. Pete campus. 

✍️ Caption by Zariya Bankston | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photos by Secilia Ruiz | The Crow's Nest
Let’s Get on Board, Bulls! On Thursday, Aug. 27, Let’s Get on Board, Bulls! 

On Thursday, Aug. 27, USF St. Petersburg students gathered around the USC Ballrooms to attend the semesterly Get on Board Day event, hosted by the Leadership & Student Organizations Office (LSO). 

With over 90 tables hosting a mixture of student organizations and university departments, Get on Board Day hosts all kinds of opportunities for students to get involved. 

As always, Snowbird was a special guest of the event. The beloved campus comfort dog made his appearance around the tables on Thursday. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak | The Crow’s Nest 
✍ Caption by Isabella Perez | The Crow’s Nest 

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