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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Changing his life, 30 credit hours at a time

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: Jaser Jalghoum transferred to USF in 2019 after attending Hillsborough Community College for two years.  Aya Diab | The Crow’s Nest By Aya Diab Jaser Jalghoum was only

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Feature Music and Entertainment

How K-pop became a global phenomenon

November 8, 2020November 9, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: BTS performed “ON” from their latest album “Map of the Soul: 7” at Grand Central Terminal for the Tonight Show. Courtesy of Jimmy Fallon on Instagram  By Aya

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Arts and Life Feature

Halloween spirit holds fast against pandemic

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: From left to right, Charlie Clark, 6, dressed as a skeleton. His younger brother, Blake, 4, dressed as Marshall from Paw Patrol while his older brother, Dexter, 8,

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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: A conservationist who skates for change

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: Dressed as Raven from “Teen Titans,” Morgan meets up at the skatepark with the Gay Commie Skate Crew. Courtesy of Creative Loafing By Molly Ryan 2020 has been

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Arts and Life Community Feature Local Sports Sports

The world’s fastest fall festival

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Mark Parker

Pictured Above: Josef Newgarden (middle) finished first in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Scott Dixon (right) won the IndyCar championship with a third place finish. Pato O’Ward came

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Community Feature

Facebook group strengthens St. Petersburg community

November 1, 2020November 4, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: Stan and Carren Arthur originally thought of the Emergency Relief Fund when they were traveling to North Carolina on vacation. Catherine Hicks | The Crow’s Nest By Catherine Hicks

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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Through adversity, she fights for the ‘liberation for all people’

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 Maya Levy

Pictured Above: USF Tampa Sophomore Alaa Massri holds a sign that reads: “Skin colour is not reasonable suspicion.” Courtesy of Noor Massri By Maya Levy Joseph Martinez, 29, was bleeding

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Community Feature Politics

USFSP graduate overseeing Pinellas County elections

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: Julie Marcus graduated USFSP in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Courtesy of Julie Marcus By Molly Ryan It’s voting season and the Supervisor of Elections

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Feature Sports USF Sports

USF’s Esports program provides outlet for socialization during a turbulent semester

October 25, 2020October 28, 2020 Michael Alden

Pictured Above: USF plays against the University of Waterloo in a Rocket League match during the Collegiate Rocket League Fall 2020 tournament.  Courtesy of Antonio Gonzalez By Michael Alden While

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Feature Spotlight

Student Organization Spotlight: Ethics? Debatable

October 18, 2020October 19, 2020 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: (Left to right) John Kostamo, Julia Linkogle, Jonathon Hatzistefanou, Tijen Jones and Marcus Rubenstein hold trophies won during a debate tournament in Lakeland.  Courtesy of Tijen Jones By

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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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