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Motorcycle Officer Mauricio Steffek serves positivity to the burg 

October 16, 2023February 20, 2024 Vanessa Wenzl

Image courtesy of Mauricio Steffek. By Vanessa Wenzl The St. Petersburg Police Department is home to Mauricio Steffek, one of three full-time motorcycle officers. Steffek strives to make an impact

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Campus News Features

Respectful Responders deescalate mask-fueled disputes

October 10, 2021October 11, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

College of Public Health Dean Donna Petersen initiated the Respectful Responder program to address USF faculty and staff concerns about campus face mask expectations.   Courtesy of USF By Isaiah Sterling  When USF enacted a face mask mandate

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Arts and Life Community Features

Clowns, monsters and paintball: Scream-A-Geddon returns to Tampa Bay

September 26, 2021September 30, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

Pictured above: A giant clown sign marks the entrance to Scream-A-Geddon.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest By Sofía García Vargas  As Halloween approaches, Tampa Bay has started its spooky

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Getting Back in the School Groove

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: A picture taken of the University Student Center before the beginning of classes. By Edyn Gottlieb With a stagnant summer behind us and an uncharted semester ahead, getting

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St. Pete Rising raises over $50,000 for local healthcare workers

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured above: Health care workers at Bayfront Health received meals from St. Pete Rising as part of its initiative to support local restaurants and health care workers during the coronavirus

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Ella Jet learning love through music

November 19, 2018 Bryce Lawson

Local musician Ella Jet will celebrate her 21st birthday with her band Future Soul as they perform Friday, Dec. 7 at The Hideaway Cafe 1756 Central Ave, to showcase songs

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One parade, a hundred reasons

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Delaney Brown

Stampede of bulls: students from the College of Education wave to parade-goers as they make their way down First Ave. Delaney Brown | The Crow’s Nest By Delaney Brown The sound

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15 tracks to get you hyped for Suwannee Hulaween 2017

October 11, 2017 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson Florida’s best music festival (according to me) is right around the corner, Oct. 27- 29. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park lies in a magical forest

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Conference seeks creative solutions for climate change

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Brandi Reynolds

By Brandi Reynolds The Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience met in the University Student Center last Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the growing effects of climate change. The conference

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Review: First IMAX TV sets the bar high

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 Jeffrey Waitkevich

By Jeffrey Waitkevich Marvel and IMAX came together to bring a television show to the big screen. “Inhumans,” Marvel’s newest superhero installment, debuted on Aug. 31. This was the first time

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  • New Florida Legislation eliminates student fee funding for SGEF 

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Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted Last week, the Harborside Activities Board hosted their annual Homecoming events on campus. 

After a two year break, the former Cardboard Boat Race saw a return to campus, now a kayak race named Rocky's Regatta. 

Anastasia Fox and Jessica Muratti were also named the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. 

🗞️ And in slide two... The Crow's Nest front page in the Sept. 21, 1999 issue, when our then-staff covered the first ever Cardboard Boat Race. 

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Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended t Our Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief attended the American Tipoff event in Tampa, where they got the chance to interview new men's basketball head coach Chris Mack about his goals for the upcoming season. 

With new head coaches and new players, both the women's and the men's team look ahead after a successful past couple of seasons. 

"The results will take care of themselves when you have people who care about the
right things," coach Mack told The Crow's Nest. 

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A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy Leagu A recent civil lawsuit was filed against Ivy League institution Cornell University by a former student, referred to as Jane Doe, who was an undergraduate in 2024 when she went to a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house and was allegedly brutally sexually assaulted by seven members of the chapter while severely intoxicated after being coerced into ingesting multiple hard drugs. 

As a result, many students are holding a mirror to their own college campuses and questioning how universities, and the legal system as a whole, handles instances of sexual violence. 

A timeline (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/10/06/i-felt-like-bait-timeline-cornell-university-rape-allegations/) provided by The Washington Post details the resulting investigation, including the backlash for both Cornell and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s handling of the case, which many believe to be unjust, as none of the fraternity members were criminally charged and only two were expelled. 

Within the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, there are a number of resources and procedures that exist in response to such cases, such as the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, commonly known as Title IX and USF’s Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (CVAVP). 

However, some students say there may not be a complete understanding of the resources they are provided, or how to utilize them. 

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“[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the gov “[The bill is] saying if you are funded by the government or if you have any types of public funding, you’re not going to be able to spend any of that money on any projects or any initiatives that help reduce any of these pollutants,” Siddarth Bahl, the USF St. Pete SGEF President, told The Crow’s Nest. 

The bill also comes after a 2025-2026 referendum in which 84% of USF students voted "Yes" on keeping SGEF in all USF campuses. 

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Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of t Lindsey and Scott Williams are the new owners of the local café, The Campus Grind. 

Together, they plan to make slight changes to the business ranging from its menu to the interior design.

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With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four With the Royalty Ball taking place tommorow, four candidates are aiming to claim USF St. Pete Royalty: 

Jessica Murati 

Makenna Wozniak

Beverly Velasquez

Anastasia Fox

The winner will be announced tomorrow at the Royalty Ball on 10/13 at 7-10pm at the USC Ballrooms. 

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Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️ For more Dave Crow wishes you a happy voting! 🗳️

For more information on candidates and their policies, refer to Tampa Bay’s guide to the 2026 midterm elections; 2026 Florida election candidates: Midterm voter guide (https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2026/09/30/florida-election-candidates-midterm-2026/). 

If you’re voting in Pinellas County feel free to locate your polling location through this master list; Precincts in Pinellas County (https://www.voterfocus.com/PrecinctFinder/precinctDirectory?county=FL-PIN).
Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF' Ahead of their matchup against UTSA tomorrow, USF's football team is faced with the offensive challenges that came to light during their Oct. 3 loss against Temple. 

“As much as it stings to have a loss,” said head coach Brian Hartline, “I think everything happens for a reason.”

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The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 seaso The Tampa Bay Lightning opened their 2026/27 season at the beginning of the month. 

After losing their first game against the New York Rangers 5-1 on Oct. 1 in New York, the Bolts’ first games in Tampa were more successful as they bested both the 
Washington Capitals 3-1, and the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice at Benchmark International against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Oct 8.

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