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Book review: The Newcomers by Mary Kay Andrews  

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Hadley Hiles

‘The Newcomer’ is a romance-mystery novel fit for any Floridian. Courtesy of St. Martin’s Press By Hadley Hiles “The Newcomers” is a romance and mystery fiction novel by Mary Kay

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University Singers: new choir class brings music to USFSP 

March 20, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

University Singers is a first step in plans to bring further art-related classes to the St. Petersburg campus. Courtesy of USF By Alisha Durosier Echoes of singing voices fill the

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Books for college students who want to start their reading journey in 2023 

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Sol Casanas

Local bookstore, Book + Bottle, is the perfect location for college students to find their next read. Courtesy of Sol Casanas | The Crow’s Nest By Sol Casanas It’s time

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Arts and Life Campus

Need Food? Support-A-Bull Market offers a wide range of free supplies for USFSP students

March 16, 2023November 26, 2024 Peturla Scarlett

Courtesy of Peturla Scarlett  Neatly stacked shelves of food and care products can be seen inside the Support-A-Bull Market. By Peturla Scarlett The University of South Florida St. Peterburg campus

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New library study rooms proving popular at USF St. Petersburg 

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Brandi Bottger

The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library new study rooms Courtesy of Brandi Bottger | The Crow’s Nest By Brandi Bottger Just in time for the start of the spring semester, the

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The rise and fall of BeReal 

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Annabel Hutchings

BeReal is an app that took the world of social media by storm, but has turned into a mere drizzle over the months following.  Courtesy of Annabel Hutchings | The

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New coffee shop in Tampa provides opportunities for special needs community 

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Kaitlyn Bock

Coffee Uniting People (CUP) will open in March on South Dale Mabry in Tampa.  Courtesy of Kaitlyn Bock By Kaitlyn Bock A new, inclusive coffee shop will open in March

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Arts and Life Community

Torchy’s Tacos opens first Florida location in St. Petersburg 

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Alisha Durosier

Torchy’s Tacos is known for its infamous tacos, green chile queso, and frozen margaritas.  Courtesy of Torchy’s Tacos By Alisha Durosier Texas’s “damn good tacos” has made its way to

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Arts and Life Campus

Upcoming campus events

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Aubrey Carr

St. Petersburg Science Festival runs from Feb. 17-18 and is free to attend. Courtesy of St. Petersburg Innovation District By Aubrey Carr  Now that you have settled in and the

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Arts and Life

Four Student Discounts within a 5-minute drive from campus

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Hadley Hiles

Courtesy of BENTO Asian Kitchen + Sushi on Facebook  By Hadley Hiles As college students, everyone wants to save money, so here are four places within a five-minute drive of

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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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