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USF Foundation & endowment explained

September 27, 2020October 2, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Darnell Henderson | The Crow’s Nest University finances are often convoluted – and sometimes, a mystery.  Many of the finances and assets which universities own can be circled back to

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Campus News News

No losers in uncontested SG election

September 27, 2020September 28, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Student Government has seen voter turnout drop in recent fall midterm elections. Last week’s special election was held completely online, whereas previous elections were online and in-person.  Sophie

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Campus News Feature News

SG vacancies call for another special election

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Connor Baird (left), Whitney O’Keefe (center) and Cassidy Delbango are the only three candidates who have qualified for the St. Petersburg campus’ four Senate seats. Courtesy of Connor Baird, Whitney

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Feature Politics

Campaigning during a pandemic? It’s possible

September 20, 2020September 28, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Senior Rebecca Nero campaigns for Jessica Harrington, the Democratic nominee for Florida State House District 64. Courtesy of Rebecca Nero By Trevor Martindale Political campaigns are trudging through

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Opinion Opinion Columns Politics

#SettleForBiden

September 7, 2020September 28, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Courtesy of Joe Biden By Trevor Martindale Many young voters – including myself – were hoping for a different outcome in the Democratic primary.  The results of each primary contest

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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: God. Feminism. Debate.

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: USF St. Petersburg sophomore Tijen Jones has an impressive career ahead of her and she hopes to broaden perspectives along the way.  Courtesy of Tijen Jones By Trevor

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Campus News News

All eyes on November: Campus orgs prepare for 2020 election

August 31, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Nonpartisan and partisan campus organizations prepare for the November election. Darnell Henderson | The Crow’s Nest By Trevor Martindale We have public servants to elect in November –

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One week into a pandemic-ridden semester

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: USF COVID-19 total number of cases since Mar. 18. In Tampa, 224 cases were reported. In St. Petersburg, 12 cases were reported. In Sarasota-Manatee, five cases were reported.

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Fall guidelines force student leaders to get creative

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: The Crow’s Nest staff members Sophie Ojdanic (bottom left), Nancy McCann (top right) and Patrick Tobin met via Microsoft Teams with professor Chris Campbell for a workshop on

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Podcasts

Introducing Crow’s Nest Multimedia

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: The Crow’s Nest plans to expand into multimedia coverage this year, starting with Crow’s Cast. Darnell Henderson | The Crow’s Nest By Trevor Martindale As The Crow’s Nest

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Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Pri Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, 17-year-old Gulfport-native Nikita Johnson was optimistic. 

“I’m super thrilled, it’s such a tough category, so to be in [Indy NXT] again and for my first full year is amazing. Hopefully we can pull off a few wins,” Johnson told The Crow’s Nest at the Grand Prix Kickoff Street Party on Feb. 25. 

Johnson got his first win as a full-time Indy NXT driver earlier than expected. Starting from P2 after exceeding expectations in qualifying, Johnson overtook grid leader Max Taylor on the race’s initial turn and led the rest of the way. 

“I saw there was an opportunity coming into turn one, so I went for it and stuck it,” Johnson said during the post-race press conference. “After that — I don’t want to say smooth sailing — but I had it pretty controlled. It was still a little bit tough. Max was right there all the time behind me.” 

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In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Álex Palou parked his No.10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in victory lane on March 1. He grabbed the lead in Lap 42 out of 100 and didn’t let go until the checkered flag waved. 

He finished 12.4948 seconds ahead of Scott McLaughlin, who took pole in qualifying on Feb. 28, for the largest margin of victory in the history of the street circuit. 

“[Palou] uses guard base and gets track position,” McLaughlin said in a post-race press conference. “Obviously, I think the correct decision today was probably to start with red tires, but we didn’t know that going in.” 

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Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation a Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation at the Grand Prix? You can find it on our latest print issue! 

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Social media and protests are some of the main way Social media and protests are some of the main ways that people get involved in activism today. 

However, not everyone does this with selfless intention. 

Performative activism is when one involves themself with a social movement in a way that benefits them but not the movement they claim to support. 

“When it’s performative, it can come off a lot more like self-serving, or it can come off a lot more like you’re just here for the flashiness, but there’s no real work happening after,” said Harrison Lundy, the public policy director for Voices of Florida and a volunteer for 5051 Florida.  

It’s like putting on a mask, Elise Prophete, junior political science and sustainability major and Governor of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s student government, told The Crow’s Nest. 

When engaging in performative activism “we’re not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and be at risk for the things we care about,” Prophete said. “We’re not allowing ourselves to truly care about them.” 
Performative activism has the effect of boosting one’s own social credit while devaluing a social movement.

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The poet laureate usually holds their position for The poet laureate usually holds their position for the mayor’s term and Johnson-Greene will join a distinguished body of poets who previously held the role, including Peter Meinke, Helen Wallace, and more recently, Gloria Muñoz.  

His reaction was one of surprise and astonishment.  

“I think I began to babble something like Courage the Cowardly dog,” Johnson-Green told The Crow’s Nest.  

Johnson-Green’s experience with poetry began about eight years ago, but he still considers himself new to it. He stayed away from the art form for a long time because of the sad connotations it carried.  

This changed when he attended a poetry open mic at Studio@620, a local visual and performing arts venue in downtown St. Petersburg.  

“The walls were a passionate red, the seating was cool and raised up like a theatre, and the poets were everyday people; the oldest around sixty-three and the youngest was about seven,” said Johnson-Green.  

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February was a month full of fun festivities. Here February was a month full of fun festivities. Here’s a look back at all the great events that happened on and off campus.

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