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Arts and Life Community Feature

These drag queens teach love and acceptance

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Decker Lavely

By Decker Lavely Children and parents cheered as Georgia Moore walked through the doors of the Community Cafe, 2444 Central Ave., for Drag Queen Story Hour on Jan. 26. Moore

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NPR’s Joshua Johnson coming to USFSP

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Amy Diaz

By Amy Diaz American radio talk show host and journalist Joshua Johnson will broadcast his show, 1A, live Feb. 11 from the USF St. Petersburg University Student Center. 1A, which

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Feast on fries at the french fry festival

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson If you don’t get lucky on Valentine’s Day, you can still enjoy the next best thing: eating a ton of french fries the following day. St. Petersburg’s

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Arts and Life Community Feature

Lovers of history and theater unite at Hamil-fest

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Amy Diaz

By Amy Diaz When Gregory Plantamura first heard the buzz around Hamilton: An American Musical about two and a half years ago, he was skeptical. “How could anything be that

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‘Serial entrepreneur’ flips the narrative about immigrants

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart Samantha Ramirez-Herrera was only 6 years old when she crossed the desert into Phoenix, Arizona, with her parents and her two sisters in the early ‘90s. Now,

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Don’t be mad, honey, buy art

January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 Dinorah Prevost

By Dinorah Prevost Standing in line at her polling station in south St. Petersburg with weed leaf-shaped felt earrings, she knew she’d get some looks. “It was really funny because

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Compass expands reach to sophomores through summit

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Kamryn Elliott

By Kamryn Elliott Emphasis has been placed on the sophomore experience as Leadership & Student Organizations and Compass aim to build a community of growth for sophomores to succeed at

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Arts and Life Campus Feature

University is home to acclaimed conductor

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Dylan Hart

By Dylan Hart He has won international awards for his conducting. He’s premiered new orchestral compositions to audiences around the world. He continues to conduct the San Francisco Wind Ensemble

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Arts and Life Community Feature

Small businesses shine at indie flea

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Amy Diaz

Thirty vendors set up outside Black Crow Coffee Co in celebration of the coffee shops third birthday. Whitney Elfstrom | The Crow’s Nest By Amy Diaz What do you get

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Homemade holiday gifts on a budget

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Brianna Rodriguez

Share the gift of sweetness with fresh baked cookies. Brianna Rodriguez | The Crow’s Nest By Brianna Rodriguez The holidays are filled with cheer, cocoa and gift giving. But, as

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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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