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USF speech codes revised

March 16, 2015 Jennifer Nesslar

The University of South Florida has some speech codes that “prohibit expression that would be protected by the First Amendment in society at large,” according to the Foundation for Individual

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Survey reveals favorite pier design

March 16, 2015 Ian MacCallum

The city of St. Petersburg is one step closer to knowing what will replace the iconic inverted pyramid adorning its waterfront. An online public survey closed its voting on March

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New electric vehicle charger provides full charge in 30 minutes

March 16, 2015 Jack Moscone

As opposed to several hours, electric-vehicle owners at USF St. Petersburg can now get a full charge in 30 minutes. Seven Nissan Quick Chargers, known as Level 3 chargers, will

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English professor releases fourth book on civil rights issues

March 9, 2015 Andrew Caplan

When Julie Armstrong isn’t busy exploring a wide range of literature as an English professor at USF St. Petersburg, she devotes herself to writing books on civil rights. At the

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Gherman elected president

March 9, 2015 Emily Tinti

In the runoff election on Feb. 25, Jozef Gherman and Juan Salazar were elected student body president and vice president. Gherman’s ticket received 386 votes, accounting for 58.48 percent of

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4 bike thefts on campus since the new year

March 9, 2015 Emily Wehunt

Four bikes have been reported stolen on campus in 2015, and two were reported on the same day. On Feb. 24, the bikes were stolen outside Residence Hall One. Although

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Student affairs administrator resigns from his position

March 9, 2015 Emily Wehunt

After serving as USF St. Petersburg’s regional vice chancellor of student affairs for less than a year, Dr. Han Reichgelt has officially resigned. On Feb. 27, Reichgelt sent a letter

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Gherman elected student body president

March 2, 2015 Emily Tinti

On Feb. 25, Jozef Gherman and Juan Salazar were elected student body president and vice president in the runoff election. Gherman’s ticket received 386 votes, accounting for 58.48 percent of

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Central Avenue building partially swallowed in water main leak

February 26, 2015 Ian MacCallum

A water main leak created a massive hole on Thursday in downtown’s Central Arts District. Dwight Wilson, assistant director of water resources for the city of St. Petersburg, said crews

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Midtown museum fights to stay open

February 23, 2015 Sean Leroux

In 2006, the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum opened its doors to the people of St. Petersburg for the first time The museum, just a few blocks north

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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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