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Reflecting on a tumultuous 2024 hurricane season  

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Irena Mesa

Hurricane Helene brought upwards of six feet of storm surge to the neighborhoods of St. Petersburg. Photo courtesy of Stephanie James By Irena Mesa The one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene

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USF among latest victims in college ‘swatting’ epidemic

September 29, 2025October 3, 2025 Dominic Feo

As of Sept. 23, there have been 27 school shootings on college campuses this year. Photo courtesy of Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest  By Dominic Feo When University of

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USF researcher communicates environmental impact data through music

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Jasmin Parrado

The University of South Florida’s Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performing a composition by CRESCENDO. Photo Courtesy of USF Newsroom  By Jasmin Parrado In a dimly lit venue, the University

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Rocky’s Book Club aims to unite community around a love of reading

September 29, 2025October 3, 2025 Irena Mesa

The “Thursday Murder Club,” written by Richard Osman was first published in 2020 and is the first installment in his “Thursday Murder Club” series. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.   By Irena Mesa

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Priced out of St. Pete: USFSP students struggle to afford living near campus

September 25, 2025October 8, 2025 Laura Troyer

As housing costs in downtown St. Petersburg rise, USFSP students share their struggle to find off-campus housing with minimal trade-offs. They consider what they are willing to sacrifice in order

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History, not memory: Gen Z students reflect on 9/11 

September 10, 2025September 12, 2025 Laura Troyer

Photo courtesy of Kayla James By Laura Troyer When the Twin Towers fell and the Pentagon burned on Sept. 11, 2001, most of today’s college students were not born yet.

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Performative Men: New trend, same old concept 

September 10, 2025September 12, 2025 Julia Birdsall

Photo by Makenna Wozniak | The Crow’s Nest By Julia Birdsall “All my females, all my nonbinary friends out there, just know we love you so much and there is

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Bayboro Harbor: A History of Pollution and Neglect 

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 Julia Birdsall

USFSP’s Watergoat is often overflowing with garbage and decaying plants that shoot out of the stormwater drain in Bayboro Harbor.  Photo courtesy of Oliver Laczko By Julia Birdsall On a

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Post-hurricane aid in Shore Acres reveals conflict with government resources 

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 Jasmin Parrado

A line of “For Sale” signs decorates the lawns of homes in Shore Acres.  By Jasmine Parrado When Hurricanes Helene and Milton were projected to strike near Tampa Bay last

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USF Health works with community to address health care access

September 2, 2025September 1, 2025 Jasmin Parrado

Volunteers and church members unloaded resources for the annual Family Health and Food Fest event. Photo courtesy of Wholesome Church  By Jasmin Parrado In the sweltering summer heat, trucks were

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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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