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Student Veterans Organization aids in education and reintegration

September 21, 2015 Sean Leroux

Transitioning from military life to civilian life has always been viewed as a difficult process, but a relatively young student organization at USF St. Petersburg has set out to change

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Old street, new name

September 14, 2015 Samantha Putterman

At USF St. Petersburg’s 50th anniversary block party last Saturday, Mayor Rick Kriseman unveiled the new and improved Second Street South, which now touts a second name –‘University Way.’ “This Anniversary provides a wonderful opportunity for us to

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Compass guides first-year students

September 14, 2015 Tamiracle Williams

To help first generation college students and students from low-income households navigate through college, TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) has offered access to scholarships, peer mentoring, advising and workshops. However,

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Regional skate park finds a local home

September 14, 2015 Caitlin Ashworth

St. Petersburg will soon become home to the one of the largest skate parks in Florida. Set to be completed by winter 2016, the 32,000-square-foot skate park will be located

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Campus parking: Green may not mean “go”

September 14, 2015 Emily Tinti

There are 1,785 parking spaces on the USF St. Petersburg premises – but students have found locating a spot consistently difficult since the start of school. To get to morning

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News briefs

September 14, 2015 Lenay Ruhl

Monday Sept. 14 It’s a We Want Bernie Party 7-8 p.m. The Tavern at Bayboro The We Want Bernie campaign will come by to discuss their campaign for Democratic presidential

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Fresh new tunes

September 14, 2015 Dinorah Prevost

            The Libertines – Anthems for the Doomed Youth Not much has changed about The Libertines’ style since their last album, 2004’s The Libertines. They

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Nifty fifty events

September 7, 2015 Lenay Ruhl

Celebrate USF St. Petersburg’s 50th history and future with special events that are scheduled throughout the year.   Innovation Panel Listen to a panel on innovation and learn answers to big

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Future holds big changes

September 7, 2015 Caitlin Ashworth

The university’s expectations for the years to come. Ten thousand students in 10 years. That’s the goal for USF St. Petersburg ­ to nearly double in size by 2025, and

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The Green and Gold

September 7, 2015 Ivelliam Ceballo

A 13­ time sailing world champion. A Guinness world record holder. Several current and former elected officials. A marine biologist renowned for her study of Florida’s red tide. And a

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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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