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After ‘No Kings’ day, Tampa Bay residents reflect on one of the largest single-day protests in U.S. history  

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Alisha Durosier

Approximately 5,000 protestors lined Tyrone Boulevard in St. Petersburg on June 14. Photo courtesy of Kaycee Carter By Alisha Durosier For the first time in her life, Tampa Bay resident

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Florida Studies Program celebrates state’s diverse, unique and strange history 

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Alisha Durosier

Photo by Alisha Durosier | The Crow’s Nest By Alisha Durosier WTF really means “Welcome to Florida,” according to journalist and author Craig Pittman.   The bestselling Tampa Bay author kicked

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Arts and Life Feature

How a local hot air balloon pilot overcame the odds to soar 

May 8, 2025 Skyla Rogers

A balloon glows at the Tampa Hot Air Balloon Festival 2025, in which hot air balloons are tethered to the ground once the sun sets and inflated with burners to

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Arts and Life Campus Spotlight

Student-run fashion page turns Harbor Walk into catwalk 

April 19, 2025April 19, 2025 Canela Vasquez

Photo taken from @catwalk.usfsp on Instagram By Canela Vasquez Stored in the phone of Harlyn Pickins are dozens of photos of students and faculty at the University of South Florida

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Arts and Life Community Spotlight

Volunteer collective provides community space for LGBTQ+ Floridians 

March 10, 2025September 29, 2025 Julia Ferrara

Queer Expression attendees gather for Queer Contours, a figure drawing class facilitated by local artist Cristi López.  Photo by Joshua James Lefefe By Julia Ferarra For decades, the LGBTQ+ population

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Arts and Life Spotlight

USFSP’s Poetry Club creates a blooming community of expression 

March 10, 2025 María José Solís

Photo courtesy of the Poetry Club By María José Solís An exciting anticipation fills the room as a student raises their hand to read their poem.   There are no disclaimers,

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St. Pete-based Afro Opera turns the spotlight to Black classical artists 

March 10, 2025January 5, 2026 Alisha Durosier

(Left to right) Austin Gaskin, Teia Watson and Brittany Graham at the Feb. 2 Afro Opera Black History Month showcase, “A Message from the Roots.”   Photo courtesy of Maiya Stevenson

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Arts and Life Feature

How USF exchange students readjusted to life in the U.S. 

February 20, 2025 Ashley Cline

USF environmental engineering student Adriana Mayr Meija (left) passes by the iconic Sydney Opera House while on a ferry to Manly, one of her favorite Sydney suburbs, with her friend

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Arts and Life Community Feature

The future on two wheels: A comprehensive look at the St. Petersburg bike scene 

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 Alisha Durosier

Photo by the City of St. Petersburg By Alisha Durosier On Thursday nights, the streets of downtown St. Petersburg become a light show.   Seen and heard minutes before they fill

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How memes, roasts and a giant flamingo helped TPA gain its online fanbase 

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Mahika Kukday

Photo by Mahika Kukday | The Crow’s Nest By Mahika Kukday Flight information, construction updates and recommendations for those who don’t like Tampa International Airport (TPA) to use super glue

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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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