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Letter to the Editor: 12 questions Kelso and Jordan refuse to answer

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Timothy Fanning

By Timothy Fanning Student Body President Daniel “Kaeden” Kelso and Ysatis Jordan, the student body vice president, cannot assure their constituents that the 2019-2020 student fee budget was not written

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Letter: SG president should veto budget

April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 Timothy Fanning

By Timothy Fanning I’m not sure if failure is the right word to describe our Student Government. Inexperience? No, that’s not it. Ineptitude? Closer. How about short-sighted? How about vindictive?

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News Off-Campus News

Fixing gun violence is going to take more than gun control, state leaders say

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 Timothy Fanning

(From left) Nadege Green, WLRN Public Radio reporter, speaks to Luther Campbell, Megan Hobson, Jon Mills and Bob McClure at the University of Miami’s Donna E. Shalala Student Center Nov.

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Letter to the Editor: SG’s new communication policy stifles information, threatens transparency

October 1, 2018September 30, 2018 Timothy Fanning

The new policy requires members of Student Government to go through its new communications department and only during its business hours which is Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and

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Campus News News

BREAKING: After swirls of questions, Tadlock named permanent head of campus

August 22, 2018August 27, 2018 Timothy Fanning

Above photo: Dr. Martin Tadlock was named regional chancellor of USF St. Petersburg in an email from USF system President Judy Genshaft after serving as interim regional chancellor since September

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Arts and Life Community Feature

From pole to plate: The Tavern’s award-winning grouper

April 23, 2018April 25, 2018 Timothy Fanning

Above photo: Patrick Bixler, assistant to The Tavern’s owner, utilizes every part of the grouper after butchering it through soups and stocks. Tim Fanning | The Crow’s Nest By Tim Fanning

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Feature

México’s beauty can leave you breathless, but can also knock the wind out of you

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Timothy Fanning

By Tim Fanning Last week, my girlfriend and I watched a man tether his puppy to a metal post in his backyard. Last week we watched him beat its snout

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Campus News News

Campus may get three new majors, chancellor says

February 23, 2018February 26, 2018 Timothy Fanning

Above photo: Martin Tadlock (center), USF St. Petersburg interim regional chancellor, at a panel at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs on Thursday. The panel discussed whether students are getting schooling

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Campus News Feature

How a small newspaper helped a Pulitzer Prize-winning alumnus do ‘big things in small places’

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 Timothy Fanning

Above photo: Eric Eyre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning USF St. Petersburg alumnus, speaking to a small class of journalism students on Thursday. Since graduating in 1998, he’s juggled daily assignments with big

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Arts and Life Community Off-Campus News

From thrift store to runway: alumnus hosts fashion show

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Timothy Fanning

By Timothy Fanning One year ago, alumnus Alessandro Cocozza hoped to sew together the seams of his first business, Worldthrift. From the spare room of his home, he built a

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Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted their annual Homecoming events on campus. 

After a two year break, the former Cardboard Boat Race saw a return to campus, now a kayak race named Rocky's Regatta. 

Anastasia Fox and Jessica Muratti were also named the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. 

🗞️ And in slide two... The Crow's Nest front page in the Sept. 21, 1999 issue, when our then-staff covered the first ever Cardboard Boat Race. 

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Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended t Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended the American Tipoff event in Tampa, where they got the chance to interview new men's basketball head coach Chris Mack about his goals for the upcoming season. 

With new head coaches and new players, both the women's and the men's team look ahead after a successful past couple of seasons. 

"The results will take care of themselves when you have people who care about the
right things," coach Mack told The Crow's Nest. 

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✍️ Story & Graphic by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
📸 Photo Courtesy of USF Athletics
A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy Leagu A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy League institution Cornell University by a former student, referred to as Jane Doe, who was an undergraduate in 2024 when she went to a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house and was allegedly brutally sexually assaulted by seven members of the chapter while severely intoxicated after being coerced into ingesting multiple hard drugs. 

As a result, many students are holding a mirror to their own college campuses and questioning how universities, and the legal system as a whole, handles instances of sexual violence. 

A timeline (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/10/06/i-felt-like-bait-timeline-cornell-university-rape-allegations/) provided by The Washington Post details the resulting investigation, including the backlash for both Cornell and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s handling of the case, which many believe to be unjust, as none of the fraternity members were criminally charged and only two were expelled. 

Within the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, there are a number of resources and procedures that exist in response to such cases, such as the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, commonly known as Title IX and USF’s Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (CVAVP). 

However, some students say there may not be a complete understanding of the resources they are provided, or how to utilize them. 

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📸 Photo Courtesy of Zephyniis Wharton
“[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the gov “[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the government or if you have any types of public funding, you’re not going to be able to spend any of that money on any projects or any initiatives that help reduce any of these pollutants,” Siddarth Bahl, the USF St. Pete SGEF President, told The Crow’s Nest. 

The bill also comes after a 2025-2026 referendum in which 84% of USF students voted "Yes" on keeping SGEF in all USF campuses. 

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✍️ Story by Zariya Bankston | The Crow's Nest
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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

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