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Amid uncertainty, SG proposes cuts to its own budget

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Pictured above: This year, SG’s budget request has declined to $142,464 — a 32 percent decrease when accounting for the funds no longer available from the reserves. Anna Bryson |

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SGEF renewal will be on the ballot

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 James Bennett

Pictured above: Emma Jacobs, shown next to the ORCA biodigester, said she is using the referendum campaign to spread awareness about SGEF. Story and photo by James Bennett III During

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SG voting starts Monday

February 28, 2020March 1, 2020 Crow's Nest Staff

The online poll, https://eballot4.votenet. com/usf/casLogin.cfm, will activate at 9 a.m. on Monday and be available until midnight on Thursday. Sign-in is required with your USF NetID and password.Students can also

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Candidates offer dramatically different visions for SG

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Kat Piccolo

Pictured above: (Left to right) Veronica Jimenez, Jonathon Hatzistefanou, Isaiah Castle, Veronica Jimenez. The two starkly different platforms were on display Feb. 18 when the two candidates for campus governor

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The Osprey gets financial boost from Tampa campus

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Jonah Hinebaugh

Pictured above: University officials said construction for USF St. Petersburg’s new dorm, The Osprey, will be finished in July and will add 375 more beds to on-campus housing. Thomas Iacobucci

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College of Education awarded third grant to promote mental health

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 James Bennett

Pictured above: This is the third year in a row that the college of education has received a grant to assist Florida school districts in combating mental health. Thomas Iacobucci

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Trop could be possible home to future USF site

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Jonah Hinebaugh

Pictured above: An image from the second conceptual master plan by HKS Architects. The firm drew up plans with and without a new baseball stadium based on whether or not

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USF embraces Public Record Law in lawsuit filed by Wisniewska

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Crow's Nest Staff

Pictured above: Sophia Wisniewska contends her “employability and professional standing” were destroyed by her ouster. Courtesy of Sophia Wisniewska By Crow’s Nest Staff As former Regional Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska continues

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International conference: More than bombs and rockets

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Emily Wunderlich

Pictured above: Since 2013, the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs has sought to contextualize international affairs across the political spectrum. Pictured above is a panel on the opinionation of

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Questions abound as consolidated SG elections begin

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Kat Piccolo

“I fear the confusion that lies within consolidation and its new SG strayed some students away,” said  Jadzia “Jazzy” Duarte, USF St. Petersburg student body president, on the 2020 elections.

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Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at th Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL). 

While the cause is unclear, The Crow’s Nest received reports of either a chemical fire or a lightning strike as the cause.

At approximately 5 p.m., USF St. Petersburg students were met with sirens and a scene of smoke billowing from the peninsula of the St. Petersburg campus. University faculty and staff working near the area are being evacuated. 

The MSL is among the oldest buildings on the St. Petersburg campus, where the campus’s first classes were held in 1965. 

It was originally opened in 1939 as a maritime service training station. It currently houses research labs and faculty offices for the Marine Science Program.

This is a developing story.

🎥 Video courtesy of Joe Farías Alencar.

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As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of 2026, we would like to recognize and say goodbye to our fellow senior staffers:

Online Editor – Julia Ferrara
News Editor – Jasmin Parrado
Arts & Life Editor – Matthew McGovern
Sports Editor – Dominic Feo
Opinions/Features Editor – Julia Birdsall
Staff Reporter – Irena Mesa
Marketing Manager – Marcella Copeland
Managing Editor - María José Solís

and our 

Editor in Chief – Alisha Durosier 

Congratulations to our seniors and we are wishing them the best as the fly away to a new chapter in their lives. 🐦‍⬛🎓

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After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the Univ After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Jacob Diaz is resigning. 

Diaz’s last day is on May 15; he will then serve as the inaugural assistant vice president and dean of Students at the University of Maryland. 

 Diaz described his time as dean of students as a “dream come true.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz 

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The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing thought for third year digital communications and multimedia journalism major Sophia Lowrie, who said that she wishes they had more time to assimilate to life on a college campus before being thrust into adult life. 

She is not the only one. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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Whether the next steps involve graduate school or entering the workforce, many of the seniors at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are feeling similarly anxious and uncertain in the weeks leading up to their graduation dates.
Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. 

The sophomore kicker for the University of South Florida played club soccer and only started kicking footballs in his sophomore year of high school. 

“My dad kicked, my uncle kicked and people were asking me, ‘Why don’t you come out, try it for a year and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, you can be done after one year,’” Gramatica said. “I went out, had a great time and got to make some really good friends.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Irena Mesa 

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Irena Mesa 

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College campuses are a place where a strong sense College campuses are a place where a strong sense of community can be formed among students, but many commuter students, like junior English major Zoey Earles, feel that they have fewer opportunities to form these connections. 

“Positives [of being a commuter], I have my own apartment,” Earles said. “Negatives, I don’t make as [many] friends, and I don’t necessarily know about all the things that are happening on campus.” 

Events hosted on campus are a great way to meet people and find that sense of community, but sustainability senior Estela Najera said that being aware of events is difficult. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the Un In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the University of South Florida Women’s sailing team placed second at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) Women’s Team and Fleet Championship Races on April 12. 

The regatta secured USF a spot in the College Sailing Women’s Fleet National Championship, which USF St. Petersburg will also host from May 15-18. 

Before the competition, USF’s Division A Fleet Race starters Kailey Warrior and Madisen Hamai told The Crow’s Nest about the advantages of sailing in local waters. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Kendall Bulkiewicz | USF Athletics 

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Dominic Feo 

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USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, El USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, Elise Prophete, is speaking out after not being able to give the speech she’d initially written for the annual Rocky's Leadership Award Ceremony.

“I am choosing to do what is right for me and provoke the thoughts that I hope are right for this campus. To shift the self-censoring, student-second attitudes back into a space where the stories we have are told and appreciated,” Prophete wrote.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read her entire column and her original speech.

✍️ Column by Elise Prophete.
Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a  Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a Facebook post on April 26 with a joint statement attached from both students’ families. 

“This is the final plea to the authorities on behalf of our family and Jamil’s family,” Pranto’s translated post read. “May Allah grant their departed souls a place of honor in Jannah. Our loss is indescribable and can never be compensated for by anything. On behalf of myself and our families, I humbly request that we do not post anything disrespectful about them for the sake of a few 'likes.' Please, pray for them instead.” 

A GoFundMe page for Limon and Bristy’s families has been posted and is receiving donations to date. 

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Julia Ferrara, Jasmin Parado, and Alisha Durosier.

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