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City government candidates make on-campus appearance

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Audrey Ward

Pictured above: (From left to right) Robert Blackmon. Veronica Jimenez, Tara Rosenbaum, Sean Schrader, Ken Welch and Dr. McLauchlan after the mayoral forum had ended.  Courtesy of Audrey Ward | The Crow’s

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UMatter receives $1.2 million gift, plans to expand

October 3, 2021October 4, 2021 Molly Ryan

Formerly UMatter, the program’s official name is now The Eileen Hoffman Hafer UMatter Program.  Courtesy of UMatter By Molly Ryan  UMatter, an inclusive postsecondary education program at USF St. Petersburg, received a $1.2 million gift from the USF

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COVID-19 data trends downward despite ‘chaotic’ start to the semester

October 3, 2021October 4, 2021 Annalise Anderson

USF Health’s COVID-19 data reflects a continued decline in new cases, transmission and hospitalizations.  Courtesy of USF By Annalise Anderson  More than a month into the fall semester, administrators at USF

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Study suggests Tampa faculty favored over branch campus faculty

September 27, 2021October 4, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

A UFF study says Tampa faculty have higher salaries than St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty.  Courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Isaiah Sterling A Florida faculty organization reported in June a perception that USF Tampa faculty

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USFSP opens doors to human trafficking research lab

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Aubrey Carr

The Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab aims to improve data collection regarding human trafficking in the Tampa Bay area. Courtesy of USF By Aubrey Carr   On Sept. 15, USF St. Petersburg, along with local

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USFSP honors college enrollment more than doubles for new academic year

September 26, 2021September 27, 2021 Annalise Anderson

USF St. Petersburg welcomes largest incoming first-year class to the Judy Genshaft Honors College for the 2021-2022 academic year. The college is located in the historic Snell House on campus.   Annalise Anderson | The

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USF launches presidential search survey

September 21, 2021October 2, 2021 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: The deadline to complete the survey has been extended to Oct. 20. Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Annalise Anderson On Sept. 20, USF launched an electronic

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The Price of Preeminence

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured above: Under then-President Judy Genshaft (left), USF spent heavily to boost its metrics and national rankings.  The Faculty Senate, led by Tim Boaz, spent months challenging the administration’s budget strategy

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Zimmerman School receives $500,000 gift

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Isaiah Sterling

New media production technology and camera equipment will replace the current production studio at USF Tampa.  Courtesy of USF By Isaiah Sterling  Diamond View Studios and Vū Technologies gifted the College of Arts and Sciences all-new virtual production

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USF remains “fastest-rising” university, holds No. 46 national ranking

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 Annalise Anderson

U.S. News and World Report released its 2022 college rankings on Sept. 13. USF’s ranking includes performance metrics from all three campuses.  Courtesy of USF By Annalise Anderson  For the second

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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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