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Arts and Life Spotlight

USF Cosplay Club creates community through a unique art form 

November 17, 2023 Samuel Talero

Four Cosplay Club members at a Halloween meeting. Courtesy of USF Cosplay Club By Samuel Talero At the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, the Cosplay Club is a group

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Dance to the Jailhouse Rock: How Elvis and Priscilla Portray the King’s Legacy 

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Olivia Borek

Posters for Priscilla (2023) and Elvis (2022). Courtesy of A24 and Warner Bros By Olivia Borek It was the summer of 2022 when my mother and I first ventured out

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Arts and Life Campus

GENERATOR: USFCAM presents inaugural exhibition SUPERFLEX 

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Suzanne Townsend

SUPERFLEX will remain on display until Nov. 22. Photo by Suzanne Townsend | The Crow’s Nest By Suzanne Townsend The University of South Florida’s College of the Arts Contemporary Art

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Meddling: The woman bringing women’s local history into focus 

November 3, 2023 Suzanne Townsend

Jessy Breckenridge describes the research she did for the St. Petersburg Museum of History exhibit Meddling: The Women Who Built St. Pete. Photo by Suzanne Townsend | The Crow’s Nest.

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St. Pete Pottery Studio Proves that Passion Can Become a Paycheck 

November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 Mahika Kukday

Within 6 months of opening, ‘Sugar Cream Clay’ earned the love of its community and became a finalist in the coveted ‘Best of the Bay’ awards. Courtesy of Mahika Kukday.

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SHINE Mural Festival turns campus into canvas 

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Suzanne Townsend

A view of Fluid Structures from the University Student Center. Photo by Suzanne Townsend | The Crow’s Nest. By Suzanne Townsend This year the SHINE Mural Festival is shining on the

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AAPIA celebrates Asian culture  

October 30, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

AAPIA holds their general meetings at 6 p.m. on Thursdays in the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the SLC. Courtesy of AAPIA. By Alisha Durosier Two years after its establishment,

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The Power of Latinx Authors: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Carmen Alvarez

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 Olivia Borek

Image courtesy of USF. By Olivia Borek In a society where literature intertwines with the influence of social media, staying connected to one’s cultural roots poses a significant challenge.  To

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Arts and Life Campus

USF St. Petersburg Hosts First-Ever History Harvest 

October 6, 2023 Jeffrey Caicedo

Photo by Jeffery Caicedo | The Crow’s Nest. By Jeffery Caicedo The University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg Department of History held its first History Harvest, giving the community a

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USFSP literature professor explores the nuances of the Birmingham and civil rights narrative in book “Learning from Birmingham” 

October 2, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Image courtesy of Julie Buckner Armstrong. By Alisha Durosier Conversations on the history of Birmingham, Ala., race, inequality and its complexities filled the storefront of Tombolo Books, on Wednesday, Sept.

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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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