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‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is great, but cannot overcome feeling like fanfiction 

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Rebecca Poltorak

Photo courtesy of IMDb By Rebecca Poltorak Normally, there would be a spoiler warning on a book review; however, since “Sunrise on the Reaping,” written by Suzanne Collins, is a

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Arts and Life Book Review Music and Entertainment Opinion

Book review: “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker 

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Sol Casanas

Courtesy of Penguin Books By Sol Casanas Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award  “The Color Purple” is a fiction novel written by bestselling novelist Alice Walker.

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Arts and Life Book Review Music and Entertainment

OPINION: A newbie’s guide to Marvel Comics

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Aubrey Carr

All images courtesy of Marvel Comics By Aubrey Carr  With the ever-growing popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the buzz surrounding the recently released “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” comic

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Arts and Life Book Review Music and Entertainment

Book Review: ‘Just Eat’ is a journalist’s ode to dubious diet culture

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Published in February, ‘Just Eat’ is authored by award-winning food writer and journalist Barry Estabrook. Courtesy of Penguin Random House By Annalise Anderson  Just as it’s known for oversized helpings

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Book Review Opinion

‘Shatter Me’ explores youth mental health

October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: On the cover, some of Juliette’s internal character development is shown by these lines: My touch is lethal. My touch is power. Courtesy of taherehbooks.com By Catherine Hicks

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Book Review Music and Entertainment

Button Poetry’s Rudy Francisco’s first book triumphs

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Sara McDonald

By Sara M. McDonald Internet sensation Rudy Francisco, a Button Poetry artist made famous for his spoken word poem  “Scars/ To The New Boyfriend,” has finally made his written word

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

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Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Cr Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Crow’s Nest? 📰

We print bi-weekly and have over ten newsstands on the USF St. Petersburg campus. 

Want to learn more or contribute to CN? Send us a DM or stop by the office(PRW110) we’d love to hear from you 🐦‍⬛ 

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POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. 

Spend the day with Marcella, our social media manager, as she joins USFSP in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for St. Petersburg’s  annual MLK Parade. 

 🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.
The closer they get, the clearer it becomes. You The closer they get, the clearer it becomes.

You hear it too, right?

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland

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Just a regular day in the newsroom… or is it? 👀

Stay tuned — this story is only getting started! 

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland 

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You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party o You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party on campus, as we celebrated our police therapy dog: Snowbird!

Snowbird is now three years old and yesterday he was able to celebrate with his furry friends and USF family! 

Comment your favorite thing about Snowbird 🐾

🎥 Video shot by Alisha Durosier and Jasmin Parrado, and edited by Marcella Copeland

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Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made sure to get into some mischief. 

Not only did he put photos of himself all around the campus gym, but he also made Snowbird his accomplice. 

Students were bamboozled to say the least as they walked in for their yoga class.

Make sure to grab a copy of our print issue this week for behind-the-scenes photos of this prank.

Comment down below what you would like to see him do next year ⬇️

🎥 Video by Sofía García Vargas.

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Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 Che Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 

Cheers to a successful Bulls & Brews by the Bay at USF St. Pete! 

🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.

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