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Art and pride collide with SHINE kickoff mural

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Courtney Amos

By Courtney Amos Amid the newest art pieces on walls across the city from this year’s SHINE Mural Festival, it’s hard to miss the mural that kicked them off: a

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Guide dogs (in training) celebrate first birthday

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Savannah Carr

By Savannah Carr Marty and Bernie, two guide dogs in training, celebrated their first birthday on Oct. 22. The USF St. Petersburg Puppy Raisers Club threw a birthday party complete

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Crow's Nest at 50 Feature

Where are they now?

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins and Jonah Hinebaugh Hundreds of Crow’s Nest staff members have left campus determined to make a mark in the world. One of them had already done that

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Nonprofit by USF student and faculty joins global marketplace

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Manuel Vicente Lalande

By Manuel Vicente LaLande Para Adelante, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to Guatemalan women, has raised nearly $9,000 and joined a global nonprofit network. The organization was co-founded by USF

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Former softball star joins USFSP nursing program

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Meghan King enjoys connecting people. Whether it’s athletes to oncology patients or herself with children, she finds the two wires that were meant to connect and puts

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Boyd Hill preserves more than nature

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Annabella Keim

Story and photo Annabella Keim Set during the turn of the century, this museum —  hidden within the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve — is filled with all kinds of historical

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Blue buttons breed sense of safety

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Lauryn Walker

By Lauryn Walker USF St. Petersburg has a number of features on campus to keep its students safe. About 50 emergency buttons located throughout the campus are one asset that

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They are twenty øne piløts and so are we

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Thomas Iacobucci

By Thomas Iacobucci The drop of the velvet curtain crumbled away as the lights of the Amalie Arena dissipated. A blank stage engulfed in darkness sat in front of a

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Who are the Arthurs? Meet USFSP’s anthropology power couple

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 Savannah Carr

By Savannah Carr Anthropology professors Dr. Kathy and Dr. John Arthur have had their share of interesting adventures — both together and apart — throughout their academic journeys.  The Arthurs

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Do you know about the robots in the library?

September 30, 2019September 29, 2019 Kat Piccolo

Students can meet an octopus, party otter and Meccanoid the robot. Story and photo by Katlynn Mullins On the first floor of the Library, nestled in the right-hand corner, is

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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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