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USF establishes environmental job training program in Tampa

November 8, 2020November 9, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: Christian Wells serves as director of the USF Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment. Courtesy of Abby Vidmar The USF Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment and the

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College of Marine Science launches Center for Ocean Mapping

November 8, 2020November 9, 2020 Edyn Gottlieb

Pictured Above: The new Center for Ocean Mapping will be located at the College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg. Sophie Ojdanic | The Crow’s Nest USF St. Petersburg campus

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Arts and Sciences faculty leaders criticize administration on budget cuts

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: Dismissing faculty members “when it was not absolutely necessary … would be inimical to a culture of caring, and indeed unconscionable,” the chairs and directors say.   Aya Diab

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Students, superintendents fume over decision to close College of Education

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: Conner Diefendorf (left), Spencer Bazen and Layali Haifa arranged a rally Friday to urge the university to reconsider its decision. Aya Diab | The Crow’s Nest By Aya

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St. Petersburg to be named International City of Peace

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: “Creating a world that is peaceful:” St. Petersburg to be named an International City of Peace. Courtesy of Leo Gomez Studio By Aya Diab For much of its life,

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Students remain skeptical of polls pointing to Biden landslide

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in aggregate polling data by 10.7 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight.  Courtesy of The White House By Trevor Martindale The presidential election is

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Redirect athletics money to academics? No way, says Currall

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: USF Faculty Senate President Tim Boaz (left), who moderated the forum, struggled to get a precise answer from President Steve Currall and other administrators on how “faculty futures”

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11 students vote in second SG special election of the semester

November 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Fall student government election turnout has declined over the last five years. In fall 2015, 394 students voted; in fall 2016, 340; in fall 2017, 250; in fall

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USF expands guaranteed admissions pathway program

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Catherine Hicks

Pictured Above: According to an announcement from the university, “the goal of GAPP is to increase access to higher education for students from underrepresented groups and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, building

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Recent graduates troubled by unwelcoming job market

October 25, 2020October 28, 2020 Trevor Martindale

Pictured Above: Emily Hickmon (left) poses with her graduation cap after earning her criminology degree. Hailey Ostwalt had a position lined up with a nonprofit organization which was revoked and

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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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