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Arts and Life Campus

‘Mr. Worldwide’ wins Homecoming Cardboard Boat Race

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: Cole Eicher won first place in the Navigators’ Pitbull-themed boat. Courtesy of Clifford McBride By Sofía García Vargas  The Cardboard Boat Race, a longstanding Homecoming Week tradition at USF

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Arts and Life Community

‘World’s largest’ Christmas light maze spreads holiday cheer for second year

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Adriana Reeves

 Enchant Christmas prepares to open its doors for their second year in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Enchant Christmas  By Adriana Reeves and Sofía García Vargas  Enchant Christmas is ready to spread

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Arts and Life Movies Music and Entertainment

Movie review: ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a frightening blast from the past

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Aubrey Carr

‘Last Night in Soho’ explores modern gender issues in a 1960s setting. Courtesy of Michelle Pham | The Crow’s Nest By Aubrey Carr  Past films like “Shaun of the Dead” and “Baby Driver” have made director Edgar Wright’s cinematic style a

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Arts and Life Campus Concert Reviews

T-Pain had Bulls moving ‘like a cyclone’ at Homecoming concert

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: The rapper performed some of his hit songs like “Up Down,” “Bartender” and “All I Do Is Win.”  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Sofía García

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Arts and Life Campus

From prom court to USF Homecoming Royalty

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: Longtime friends Libby Casale and Darien Desir-Thompson win Homecoming Royalty at the Nov. 2 “Thriller Nights” Homecoming Ball.  Courtesy of @usfhab on Instagram  By Molly Ryan  In 2018, senior history and

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Arts and Life Movies

Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part One’ delivers a mystical setup for the iconic sci-fi epic

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Baron Reichenbach

“Dune: Part One” premiered Oct. 22, with Part Two currently scheduled for October 2023. Courtesy of IMDB By Baron Reichenbach   While the annual lineup of sci-fi films tend to fall flat, “Dune” exceeds its

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Arts and Life

USFSP drag show highlights importance of LGBTQ+ culture

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: (Top, left to right) Aquarius, Adriana Sparkle, Destiny Gomez, Alyssa Pleffner, (bottom, left to right) Jasmine Tran, DeWayne Isaacs, Cadin Small, Jada Barnwell, Christine Grossman and Robert Herron pose after performing in the

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Arts and Life Campus

From bell bottoms to butterfly clips: USF Homecoming throws it back

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Homecoming Week events will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 throughout all of USF’s campuses.   Courtesy of USF By Sofía García Vargas  USF’s Homecoming is back celebrating 25

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Arts and Life

St. Petersburg art community SHINES during seventh annual mural festival

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021 Aubrey Carr

Pictured above: St. Petersburg’s seventh annual SHINE Mural festival wrapped up on Oct. 24, adding 21 new murals to the city. Local artist Leo Gomez’s mural (pictured above) celebrates healthcare workers with a kind

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Arts and Life Campus

USF celebrates National Transfer Student Week

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021 Candice Lovelace

Pictured above: Transfer students picking up freebies at the celebration tent. Courtesy of Candice Lovelace | The Crow’s Nest By Candice Lovelace  USF celebrated transfer students during National Transfer Student Week on

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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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