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Student Takes Advantage Of College Experience

November 29, 2016December 21, 2016 Collin Gustafson

At every event USF St. Petersburg has to offer, there is one attendee that is sure to be there. Every club has seen him at at least one meeting, and

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Thrown into the Spotlight: An Interview with Laraine Ruiz

November 29, 2016 Kacy Vance

Student Government has long been thought of as a self-serving body at USF St. Petersburg. However, the new student-elect is hoping to change that opinion. After the sudden leave of absence

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Feature Spotlight

Student to launch longboard business

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Jason Saab

Senior Brianna Enders plans to officially debut Breezy Boards after graduation Most people who own a longboard treasure the wood on wheels and treat it as one of their most

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Caleb Maddix: St. Pete’s 14-year-old entrepreneur and author

April 18, 2016April 17, 2016 Jessica Jagodzinski

While most 14 year olds play video games and learn how to flirt, Caleb Maddix is on his way to becoming a millionaire by the time he turns 30 and

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Campus News News Spotlight

There’s good news, bad news for education majors, dean says

April 4, 2016 Jeffrey Zanker

Students who earn degrees in education at USF St. Petersburg don’t have to worry much about finding a teaching job after graduation. But teaching these days is no school picnic.

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Undaunted by challenges, student seeks seat in state Legislature

April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

He was just 3 months old, Victor Sims says, when the state removed him and four of his siblings from their unstable home and put them in foster care. For

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Arts and Life Feature Spotlight

USFSP student and brother start chocolate company

March 21, 2016May 11, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

Business major Cody Vessa, 28, and his brother Addam, 39, started a chocolate factory. Well, it isn’t the Willy Wonka chocolate factory people may picture –but it is a warehouse

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Rock Climbing Club takes on vertical adventures

March 7, 2016May 11, 2016 Jason Saab

Regardless of the lack of natural cliffs, rock climbing has seen a flourishing fanbase appear in Florida. And at USF St. Petersburg, the new student Rock Climbing Club is trying

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Feature Spotlight

Student teaches art therapy classes to help people with communication disorders

March 7, 2016 Emily Tinti

Jennifer Livaudais said she wanted to make a difference before she graduates in May. Livaudais, a USF St. Petersburg graphic design student, said the goal was to apply her studies

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Campus News News Spotlight

Biology now top major on campus

February 29, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

When Lindsey Dornberger was searching for a place to pursue a doctorate in marine science, she considered four graduate schools before choosing USF. It is the “Goldilocks” of institutions, said

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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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