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Rising rent brings St. Pete to a boil

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: Signs reading ‘Stop the Stanton Evictions’ and ‘Evictions Kill’ are posted outside of the Stanton Hotel in protest to the recent evictions that took place there.  Courtesy of @sptenantsunion on

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Wilcox to step down after long run

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: Wilcox once helmed the USF St. Petersburg campus prior to becoming provost in 2008 under the Judy Genshaft administration.  Courtesy of USF By Annalise Anderson  After 13 years

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‘Grace and compassion’: Campus community weighs in on ideal regional chancellor traits

November 14, 2021November 16, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock will step down from his role to return to the College of Education.  Courtesy of USF By Annalise Anderson  USF St. Petersburg

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Department of Education representative and USF alumna visits Tampa

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured above: Aaliyah Samuel earned her master’s degree in Special Education and Teaching from USF Tampa in 2003 and is the current deputy assistant secretary of local, state and national engagement for the

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St. Petersburg to become fintech hub with USF and Tampa Bay Wave partnership

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Sofia Garcia Vargas

The program is catered towards innovative fintech startups with the goal of transitioning them into “sustainable, scalable and profitable businesses.”  Courtesy of USF By Sofía García Vargas  With a new partnership between USF and Tampa

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Arts and Life Campus Campus News

Artist Mirko Ilič’s ‘Tolerance Project’ arrives at Harbor Hall

November 14, 2021November 15, 2021 Gavin Hadro

Pictured above: Students may purchase their own copies of posters from this collection. Courtesy of Gavin Hadro | The Crow’s Nest The School of Art & Art History welcomed internationally acclaimed

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‘I’ll always be a Bull’: Long-time Student Life & Engagement director bids farewell

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: USF St. Petersburg Director of Student Life & Engagement Dwayne Isaacs has been a member of the USF community for 21 years.   Courtesy of Dwayne Isaacs By Annalise

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USFSP professor inducted into Spanish royal order 

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured above: Spanish Ambassador the U.S. Santiago Cabanas (left) presents J. Michael Francis with a medallion during his induction into the Spanish royal order.  Courtesy of Clifford McBride | USF  By Annalise Anderson  Years

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Search for the next USF president continues, students and faculty weigh in

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 Adriana Reeves

USF is searching for the eighth president of the college after surveying students, faculty and staff.  Courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Adriana Reeves  As USF proceeds

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Off-Campus News Politics

Ken Welch becomes first Black mayor of St. Petersburg

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

Democrat Ken Welch (left) defeated Republican Robert Blackmon in the 2021 St. Petersburg mayoral race. Welch is the city’s first Black mayor. Courtesy of Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon By

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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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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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