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DeSantis signs bill banning DEI initiatives in Florida public universities 

May 22, 2023November 7, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Courtesy of Tampa Bay Times By Alisha Durosier Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has officially signed the bill banning Florida public universities from spending or obtaining state or federal funds for

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USFSP research lab named Florida’s first repository for human trafficking data

May 17, 2023 Aubrey Carr

Image courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest The University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus will be home to the state’s first repository for data on human trafficking, thanks to

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A Sustainable way to Protect the Harbor  

May 1, 2023 Audrey Ward

The Watergoat project was created as a way to combat pollution in the USF St. Petersburg’s waterways. Courtesy of Elizabeth Olsen By Audrey Ward The Watergoat project is a unique

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The preservation of green spaces at USF 

May 1, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Courtesy of Nicole Brand By Alisha Durosier More than a year after protests halted USF’s development plans for the Forest preserve, the preservation’s success raises questions about the protection of

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House Bill 999 Potentially Threatens to Restrict College Programs and Activities 

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Jeffrey Caicedo

Students at USF St. Petersburg organized a February walkout in protest of Gov. Ron Desantis’ education policies which attempts to ban DEI and LGBTQ+ programs at Florida universities. Courtesy of

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USF blocks access to TikTok and other social media apps due to ‘national security risk’

April 5, 2023November 26, 2024 Aubrey Carr

Image courtesy of Avery Jennings | The Crow’s Nest By Aubrey Carr Access to various social media services, including TikTok, are now blocked while using The University of South Florida’s on-campus Wi-Fi. 

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Red tide puts damper on student’s spring break 

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Kaitlyn Bock

Red tide affects the central nervous system of both humans and wildlife. Courtesy of Kaitlyn Bock By Kaitlyn Bock With the busy tourist seasons of spring break and summer in

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USF welcomes new student leaders 

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Aubrey Carr

Solano and Malanga won the runoff election by 65 votes. Courtesy of @_sebastiansolano on Instagram By Aubrey Carr A change in leadership is coming to the University of South Florida

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USF St. Pete Inaugurates New SG Governor and Lieutenant Governor  

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Kelah Lehart

Muqeet Khawaja and Herman ran uncontested for SG governor and lieutenant governor Courtesy of Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest By Kelah Lehart With the newly elected Student Government (SG)

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‘A significant milestone’ — Sarasota-Manatee breaks ground on first housing complex 

March 20, 2023November 26, 2024 Aubrey Carr

Construction has officially begun on the first student housing complex of USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus. Courtesy of USF By Aubrey Carr Nearly fifty years after its founding, construction for the first

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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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