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Red wine, snow and the mountains: a spring break story

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: Grandfather Vineyard and Winery is a quaint winery at the base of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Courtesy of Jordan Prince By Whitney Elfstrom Spring break is a time

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Opinion

Astrology: When the stars align

March 19, 2018March 22, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: Astrology was once in conjunction with astronomy, but it has been westernized to accommodate Facebook statuses and day-to-day life. Courtesy of Chris Lexow By Whitney Elfstrom Astrology and horoscopes:

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Alumna looks to bring positive change

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: Lis Casanova grew up with overprotective, loving parents Omar and Delia (pictured above), who helped her grow into an introverted book lover with a passion to bring positive change

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Campus News News

Student Government elections begin today

February 26, 2018March 4, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: Kaeden Kelso (right), is running unopposed for student body president with running mate Ysatis Jordan (left). Their campaign slogan is “commitment you can count on: there’s strength in unity,

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Arts and Life Community

Orchestra, museums make city hop

February 25, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: St. Petersburg is right behind “Mickey and Miami” in tourism, says Leroy Bridges of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater (far right). Whitney Elfstrom | The Crow’s Nest By Whitney Elfstrom Downtown

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Last man standing: Allegations hit Kelso and Jordan

February 20, 2018February 22, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: Kaeden Kelso, presidential candidate, and Ysatis Jordan, vice presidential candidate will run unopposed in the spring 2018 election. Courtesy of Ysatis Jordan  By Emily Wunderlich and Whitney Elfstrom Less

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SG supreme court denies McQueen’s case

February 20, 2018February 22, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

By Emily Wunderlich and Whitney Elfstrom Student Government’s supreme court unanimously decided Monday that it would not take Mariah McQueen’s case against the election rules commission. Now student body presidential

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Campus News News

Confusion and Controversy: spring election divides SG

February 19, 2018February 20, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

By Emily Wunderlich and Whitney Elfstrom When Mariah McQueen decided early this month to run for student body president, she had no running mate and only 48 hours to collect

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McQueen: ERC verdict is a ‘witch hunt’

February 13, 2018February 20, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

By Emily Wunderlich and Whitney Elfstrom Student body presidential candidate Mariah McQueen said that she was denied “due process” in the Election Rules Commission’s decision to disqualify her from the

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Accreditation Campus News News

Campus has no ‘vision,’ senator says as opposition grows louder

February 12, 2018February 20, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Above photo: At Friday’s town hall Jay Sokolovsky, a USF St. Petersburg anthropology professor, speculated a correlation between Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska’s ousting and House Bill 423. Emily Wunderlich | The

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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.

✍️Story by Julia Birdsall
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.  

✍️Story by Julia Ferrara
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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The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the stre The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time this weekend and the on-track action did not disappoint. 

Layne Riggs started the race 28th after rain cancelled the practice and qualifying sessions that were scheduled for Friday afternoon. At the end of the first 20-lap stage, he already gained 21 positions and was 7th at the beginning of the second 20-lap stage. At the end, he was first. 

However, it was a three-way battle between Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Ben Rhodes in the closing laps of the race. Riggs wasn’t sure that he’d have enough fuel to even finish the race, let alone defend against Ty Majeski who finished in second. 

Riggs held on and captured his first win of the season. The Nascar Craftsman Trucks Series picks up again on March 20 for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 in Darlington. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak and Irena Mesa | The Crow’s Nest.

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

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Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” i Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” in a crowded room was something pre-graphics arts sophomore Kea Shindel never thought she would experience.  

She was raised on goth and industrial music and partakes in the style. 

“It was crazy hearing that with a room full of people that were all liking the same thing,” Schindle said. “Which I’ve never experienced before.” 

It’s an experience that many students from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg can recall — walking into The Castle for the first time and feeling like they belong.  

The Crow’s Nest decided to take students’ word for it.  

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall
Basketball has been a recreational activity for Un Basketball has been a recreational activity for University of South Florida students at the St. Petersburg campus since 2006. Twenty years later, the courts are more often hosting pickleball.   

Over a hundred USF St. Petersburg students have played the recent phenomenon since the Pickleball Club began in 2024

Club meetings have provided students four extra hours a week to play, while basketball still shares the regular time of 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday with pickleball.   

A few students organized this semester to help USF St. Petersburg basketball reach overtime. Senior business analytics and information systems major and club president, Gabriel Lopez and his friends have considered creating the St. Petersburg Basketball Club since last April. 

We knew that USF [St. Petersburg] needed a basketball club, we wanted the courts a little later, and we want to start building a consistent community with basketball,” Lopez said. 

The club gives basketball its own four additional hours, scheduling meetings every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

✍️Story by Dominic Feo
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