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Student Spotlight: Through adversity, she fights for the ‘liberation for all people’

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 Maya Levy

Pictured Above: USF Tampa Sophomore Alaa Massri holds a sign that reads: “Skin colour is not reasonable suspicion.” Courtesy of Noor Massri By Maya Levy Joseph Martinez, 29, was bleeding

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Student Organization Spotlight: Ethics? Debatable

October 18, 2020October 19, 2020 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: (Left to right) John Kostamo, Julia Linkogle, Jonathon Hatzistefanou, Tijen Jones and Marcus Rubenstein hold trophies won during a debate tournament in Lakeland.  Courtesy of Tijen Jones By

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Student Spotlight: ‘Think global, act local’

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Emma Jacobs is a senior majoring in environmental science and policy with a concentration in sustainability and a minor in geography. Courtesy of Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder By

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Student Spotlight: Meet the girl behind Homecoming week

October 4, 2020October 15, 2020 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: “I admire how deeply committed (Kunkle) is to her job, school and her friends. She strives to see the good in people no matter what,” Kayla Hopper said.

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Student Spotlight: A soul of patriotism and a heart of empathy

September 27, 2020September 28, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: Kacy Cartmell graduated from Air Force basic training on July 16, 2020. Courtesy of Kacy Cartmell By Catherine Hicks When Kacy Cartmell, a junior political science major, enrolled

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Student Spotlight: A girl, her van and endless possibilities

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Charley Majeski, a senior Mass Communications major, sits in her van that she nicknamed Roamie. Patrick Tobin | The Crow’s Nest By Sophie Ojdanic To Charley Majeski, a van is

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Student Spotlight: Waiting for his time to sail

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Lily Theisen

Pictured Above: Jakob Armitage (left) races in a South Points SAISA division regatta in Sarasota. Armitage sailed for the Dunedin High School team before coming to USF this semester. Courtesy

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Student Spotlight: God. Feminism. Debate.

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: USF St. Petersburg sophomore Tijen Jones has an impressive career ahead of her and she hopes to broaden perspectives along the way.  Courtesy of Tijen Jones By Trevor

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Student Spotlight: USFSP graduate student “not shaken by fear”

August 31, 2020September 7, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: In 2016, Julie Beach lost her sister to suicide. ‘There were times I would put in my headphones and I would walk to the beach and I would

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Student Spotlight: When affection for wildlife and passion for photography meet

August 25, 2020September 7, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Peyton Lebron loves his tapestry of a photo he took of Mt. Zion. “When I was there I just felt so small and the world (felt) so big.”

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Recent Posts

  • USFSP students discuss the most stressful week of their year 
  • USFSP Marine Science Laboratory totaled after two-alarm fire 
  • USF alums create opportunities for students 
  • USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 
  • Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  

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The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a pa The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a packed one, with six candidates in the running, including the sitting mayor, Kenneth T. Welch and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was the latest to file as of April 27. 

Other candidates include long-serving public administrator Maria Scruggs, District 2 Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard, retired St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large and former Shore Acres Neighborhood Association President Kevin Batdorf. 

The Crow’s Nest spoke to four of the seven candidates, who expanded on their campaign ideals and spoke of what they want the future of the city to look like. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall and Alisha Durosier

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Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at th Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL). 

While the cause is unclear, The Crow’s Nest received reports of either a chemical fire or a lightning strike as the cause.

At approximately 5 p.m., USF St. Petersburg students were met with sirens and a scene of smoke billowing from the peninsula of the St. Petersburg campus. University faculty and staff working near the area are being evacuated. 

The MSL is among the oldest buildings on the St. Petersburg campus, where the campus’s first classes were held in 1965. 

It was originally opened in 1939 as a maritime service training station. It currently houses research labs and faculty offices for the Marine Science Program.

This is a developing story.

🎥 Video courtesy of Joe Farías Alencar.

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As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of 2026, we would like to recognize and say goodbye to our fellow senior staffers:

Online Editor – Julia Ferrara
News Editor – Jasmin Parrado
Arts & Life Editor – Matthew McGovern
Sports Editor – Dominic Feo
Opinions/Features Editor – Julia Birdsall
Staff Reporter – Irena Mesa
Marketing Manager – Marcella Copeland
Managing Editor - María José Solís

and our 

Editor in Chief – Alisha Durosier 

Congratulations to our seniors and we are wishing them the best as the fly away to a new chapter in their lives. 🐦‍⬛🎓

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After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the Univ After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Jacob Diaz is resigning. 

Diaz’s last day is on May 15; he will then serve as the inaugural assistant vice president and dean of Students at the University of Maryland. 

 Diaz described his time as dean of students as a “dream come true.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz 

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The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing thought for third year digital communications and multimedia journalism major Sophia Lowrie, who said that she wishes they had more time to assimilate to life on a college campus before being thrust into adult life. 

She is not the only one. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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Whether the next steps involve graduate school or entering the workforce, many of the seniors at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are feeling similarly anxious and uncertain in the weeks leading up to their graduation dates.
Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. 

The sophomore kicker for the University of South Florida played club soccer and only started kicking footballs in his sophomore year of high school. 

“My dad kicked, my uncle kicked and people were asking me, ‘Why don’t you come out, try it for a year and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, you can be done after one year,’” Gramatica said. “I went out, had a great time and got to make some really good friends.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Irena Mesa 

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✍️ Story by Irena Mesa 

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College campuses are a place where a strong sense College campuses are a place where a strong sense of community can be formed among students, but many commuter students, like junior English major Zoey Earles, feel that they have fewer opportunities to form these connections. 

“Positives [of being a commuter], I have my own apartment,” Earles said. “Negatives, I don’t make as [many] friends, and I don’t necessarily know about all the things that are happening on campus.” 

Events hosted on campus are a great way to meet people and find that sense of community, but sustainability senior Estela Najera said that being aware of events is difficult. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the Un In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the University of South Florida Women’s sailing team placed second at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) Women’s Team and Fleet Championship Races on April 12. 

The regatta secured USF a spot in the College Sailing Women’s Fleet National Championship, which USF St. Petersburg will also host from May 15-18. 

Before the competition, USF’s Division A Fleet Race starters Kailey Warrior and Madisen Hamai told The Crow’s Nest about the advantages of sailing in local waters. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Kendall Bulkiewicz | USF Athletics 

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✍️ Story by Dominic Feo 

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USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, El USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, Elise Prophete, is speaking out after not being able to give the speech she’d initially written for the annual Rocky's Leadership Award Ceremony.

“I am choosing to do what is right for me and provoke the thoughts that I hope are right for this campus. To shift the self-censoring, student-second attitudes back into a space where the stories we have are told and appreciated,” Prophete wrote.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read her entire column and her original speech.

✍️ Column by Elise Prophete.

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