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Budget forecast: No layoffs of permanent faculty; larger classes likely

January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: Here’s how the USF administration summarizes the $36.7 million budget cuts for 2021-2022. Source: Slide presented to trustees on Friday.    Courtesy of USF The USF administration expects no

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Campus signs won’t be changed – at least for now

January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: The campus name will remain unchanged on large signs like this – at least for the foreseeable future. Patrick Tobin | The Crow’s Nest The university administration stirred

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What to expect when you’re expecting (a spring semester)

January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 Molly Ryan

Pictured Above: USF St. Petersburg’s new dining hall, The Nest, is open in Osprey Suites. Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest After a careful holiday and a socially-distant New Year,

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Never mind! College of Education will stay

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: University leaders had told education faculty in mid-October that the college would be dismantled and reconfigured as a school of education for graduate students. Courtesy of USF By

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Senator bats down concerns about ‘undue influence’ on consolidation

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: This Oct. 5 story on The Crow’s Nest website prompted concerns from the agency that accredits USF. Sophie Ojdanic | The Crow’s Nest By Nancy McCann The agency

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Administration unveils plans to boost St. Pete’s enrollment

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: Glen Besterfield, the university’s dean of admissions (left), predicts the campus will have 650 first-time-in-college freshmen next summer and fall. The new “academic clusters” championed by state Sen.

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Trustees to faculty: We hear you

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 Nancy McCann

Faculty leader Tim Boaz (left) complained that the university is “proceeding at full speed” on budget cuts without a strategic plan. Board of Trustees Chair Jordan Zimmerman said the university

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Faculty Senate to trustees: Hit pause on huge budget cuts

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: In a memo to the Board of Trustees, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee had pointed criticism of the performance of President Steve Currall and Provost Ralph Wilcox (left). But professor

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14 weeks and counting: A round-up of this fall’s biggest news

November 22, 2020November 23, 2020 Annalise Anderson

Pictured Above: The Crow’s Nest printed 14 issues this semester, highlighting both local and national news. Patrick Tobin | The Crow’s Nest By Sophie Ojdanic and Annalise Anderson This fall

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‘Stay the course:’ COVID-19 cases remains relatively low at USF

November 22, 2020November 23, 2020 Mark Parker

Pictured Above: USF System COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high of 111 during the week of Sept. 14. Before Aug. 24, USF did not report weekly case totals.  Patrick Tobin

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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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