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Feature Spotlight

Student Spotlight: ‘Think global, act local’

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Emma Jacobs is a senior majoring in environmental science and policy with a concentration in sustainability and a minor in geography. Courtesy of Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder By

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Student Spotlight: Meet the girl behind Homecoming week

October 4, 2020October 15, 2020 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: “I admire how deeply committed (Kunkle) is to her job, school and her friends. She strives to see the good in people no matter what,” Kayla Hopper said.

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Feature Poynter

Changes create new obstacles in financial aid

October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Darnell Henderson | The Crow’s Nest By Catherine Hicks At the beginning of the semester, Alexendra Davis was planning to use her financial aid refund to save for a new

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Students balance on-campus life with distance learning

September 27, 2020September 28, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Osprey Suites RA Libby Casale has taken up a new hobby in plants. She uses her pothos plant, Salsa (right), to help build her windowsill garden. Courtesy of

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Student Spotlight: A soul of patriotism and a heart of empathy

September 27, 2020September 28, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: Kacy Cartmell graduated from Air Force basic training on July 16, 2020. Courtesy of Kacy Cartmell By Catherine Hicks When Kacy Cartmell, a junior political science major, enrolled

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USF St. Petersburg welcomes new victim advocate

September 20, 2020September 22, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: USF St. Petersburg’s new victim advocate, Aubrey Hall, is a USF Tampa graduate who hopes to “create a stable foundation for what advocacy looks like.” Courtesy of Aubrey

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Student Spotlight: A girl, her van and endless possibilities

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Charley Majeski, a senior Mass Communications major, sits in her van that she nicknamed Roamie. Patrick Tobin | The Crow’s Nest By Sophie Ojdanic To Charley Majeski, a van is

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Campus News Feature News

SG vacancies call for another special election

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Connor Baird (left), Whitney O’Keefe (center) and Cassidy Delbango are the only three candidates who have qualified for the St. Petersburg campus’ four Senate seats. Courtesy of Connor Baird, Whitney

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Learning foreign language in the foreign world of COVID-19

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: Erida Ajazi (left), who teaches at USFSP and SPC, is teaching two introductory Spanish classes at USF St. Petersburg this semester. Nathalie Dragwa, a first time foreign-language student,

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Feature Politics

Campaigning during a pandemic? It’s possible

September 20, 2020September 28, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Senior Rebecca Nero campaigns for Jessica Harrington, the Democratic nominee for Florida State House District 64. Courtesy of Rebecca Nero By Trevor Martindale Political campaigns are trudging through

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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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