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No stigma here: USFSP alumna aims to end period poverty

April 22, 2019April 24, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

By Whitney Elfstrom In three years, Evy Guerra has seen 12 doctors. She’s had doctors cancel appointments and stop taking her calls. She’s had doctors refuse to give her birth

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Editorials Opinion

Seniors look back at newspaper experience

April 22, 2019April 20, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

A home on campus Before I started at The Crow’s Nest, I was an introverted English major with big dreams of working in a Hollywood writer’s room one day. I

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Webb’s City Cellar aims to inform beer enthusiasts

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

By Whitney Elfstrom Beer-lovers who are looking for their brew to be served up with an extra dash of knowledge can take solace at Webb’s City Cellar, the new tasting

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Sometimes veganism works, sometimes it doesn’t

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

By Whitney Elfstrom Two years ago, I wrote an opinion piece about why I chose to go vegan. It wasn’t an article where I tried to shove my beliefs down

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Campus News News

International conference looks at more than politics

February 4, 2019February 10, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

By Whitney Elfstrom When the Conference on World Affairs takes over USF St. Petersburg next week, students won’t have to fight as hard to secure a coveted parking spot. In

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Key legislators are emphatic: Make St. Pete a branch campus

February 4, 2019February 10, 2019 Whitney Elfstrom

By Nancy McCann and Whitney Elfstrom Two influential state legislators who helped torpedo the university’s independent accreditation last year now say that St. Petersburg should become a branch campus when

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Live and let pie: SG to raise money for scholarship fund

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

By Whitney Elfstrom Have you ever wanted to pie a school official in the face? Well, now’s your chance. Student Government will hold an event Tuesday from 11 a.m. to

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So you want to be an RA?

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Students organizations can request Residence Life staff to present an info session at a meeting by e-mailing  pbj1@mail.usf.edu. Courtesy of Department of Student Life By Whitney Elfstrom Applications to join the resident assistance

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What you need to know about FAFSA

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid and USF St. Petersburg’s scholarship applications opened Oct. 1. The priority deadline for FAFSA is Jan. 1. Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg By

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Loved ones remember a ‘humble, everyday hero’

October 1, 2018October 8, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Dhimitri Andoni, then 18, and his cousin Kristiana Nasto, then 18, attended the same high school together in Albania and then both moved to the United States for college. “He

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Recent Posts

  • A recap of 2026 Homecoming
  • USF basketball looks ahead to new season
  • Amid polarizing lawsuit against Cornell University, USFSP students examine the resources provided to student survivors
  • More Than a First in the Family: Celebrating USF St. Petersburg’s First-Generation Bulls
  • New Florida Legislation eliminates student fee funding for SGEF 

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The Crow's Nest is looking for a new Sports Editor The Crow's Nest is looking for a new Sports Editor! Applications open through November 16th. ⚽️ 🏀 🏈 ⚾️ 🥎

For any questions or accomodations, please reach out to stp-crowsnest@usf.edu.
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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📸 Photos by Reagan Haskell and Makenna Wozniak | The Crow's Nest
🎨 Graphic and Caption by Isabella Perez | The Crow's Nest
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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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz and Ashley Pena | The Crow’s Nest 
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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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