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Without Tropicana Field, employment becomes uncertain for some UMatter students 

January 16, 2025January 20, 2025 Dominic Feo

Photo courtesy of Alycia Bobak. By Dominic Feo Working at Tropicana Field for the Tampa Bay Rays was a dream job for junior hospitality management major, Joesph Davis.   As a

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USFSP student’s new carpooling app puts cross-campus transportation in the fast lane 

January 16, 2025January 29, 2025 Mahika Kukday

Unique Alston (left) at USF Connect after Ridely was accepted into their 2024 Student Innovation Incubator. Photo courtesy of Unique Alston. By Mahika Kukday The path to achieving cross-campus transportation

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SGEF leads the charge for sustainable and environmental changes on campus 

October 30, 2024June 6, 2025 Alisha Durosier

Photo courtesy of sgef_usfsp on Instagram By Alisha Durosier An orange blossom, a lightbulb, a butterfly and seashells make up a design that has seamlessly woven itself into the daily

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At USF’s Nest, Ray Heffernan serves up witty remarks, great conversation and restaurant-style customer service

March 29, 2024September 18, 2024 Mahika Kukday

Photo courtesy of Mahika Kukday. By Mahika Kukday At peak hours in The Nest, around 7 p.m., the voice of one man in a yellow t-shirt stands out.   Chances

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Spotlight: Out Outdoors creates safe space for queer students 

March 27, 2024November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Photo courtesy of outoutdoorsusfsp on Instagram By Alisha Durosier Through rustling leaves and the gentle trickling of shallow waters, the songs of varied species of birds echo. Hikers who venture

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St. Petersburg’s struggle with sound 

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 Riley Benson

Musician, Beabadoobee, and her band performing at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL, in 2022. Photo by Riley Benson By Riley Benson Once a place of tropical tranquility, St. Petersburg

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USF Cosplay Club creates community through a unique art form 

November 17, 2023 Samuel Talero

Four Cosplay Club members at a Halloween meeting. Courtesy of USF Cosplay Club By Samuel Talero At the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, the Cosplay Club is a group

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USFSP honors the life of longtime employee  

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Aubrey Carr

Van Asten worked at USF for over 20 years starting at the Sarasota-Manatee campus before making his way to St. Petersburg in 2003. Courtesy of USF. By Aubrey Carr After

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‘Are those bagpipes?’: The student behind Bayboro Harbor’s new sound  

October 13, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Photo by Alisha Durosier | The Crow’s Nest By Alisha Durosier Evenings at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are quiet. By Bayboro Harbor, one can get a glimpse

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Meet the face of Tampa Bay entertainment, Greg Wolf 

October 12, 2023 Brandi Bottger

Image courtesy of Greg Wolf. By Brandi Bottger If you’ve been to any events in the Tampa Bay area, whether it’s sports or entertainment, there’s a high chance you’ve seen

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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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