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Cultures Are Not Halloween Costumes

November 1, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Scrolling through Facebook around Halloween is a mixture of beauty and horror. There are those who dress expertly as fantastical creatures, fictitious characters and ghastly beasts. There are those who

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Editorials Opinion

Lost The Receipt, Don’t Return Your Pets

October 27, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

You adopt a cat. You spend fabulous years with that fluffy ball of fur, but after some time “Simba” is not as active or young as he used to be.

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Greenpeace Seeks Saviors, Needs to Peace Out

October 18, 2016 Brittany Cravatta

Ever since fall last year, I’ve noticed something strange occurring on campus. Every week, there are people in green T-shirts standing on the corner of University Way and Sixth Avenue

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Senate’s Veto of President Step Too Far

October 4, 2016 Delaney Brown

Private citizens can now sue the governments of foreign nations…sort of. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Congress overrode the president’s veto of “The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).” This

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Dog Owners Should Take Responsibility for Their Pets

October 4, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Four months ago, a dog described as a pit bull fatally mauled a Canadian woman. Montreal responded by enacting a breed-specific bylaw that requires the euthanization of pit bulls and

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Administration Should Expand Parking As Enrollment Rises

September 27, 2016October 10, 2016 Nikki Sawyer

School safety employees directed students out of the parking garage after it filled to capacity on the morning of Sept. 20. I arrived on campus early that morning, narrowly escaping

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Makeup is Optional, Female Autonomy is Not

September 27, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

Alicia Keys doesn’t want to wear makeup anymore, and that’s a problem for society. The award-winning songwriter has performed at the Democratic National Convention and the MTV Video Music Awards

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‘Twenty Minutes of Action’ Scars Rape Victim For Life

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Dan Turner, the father of convicted rapist Brock Turner, 21, referred to his son’s attempted raping of an unconscious girl behind a dumpster as “twenty minutes of action.” Earlier this

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Editorials Opinion

Headphone Jacks Must Die For Future to Live

September 19, 2016 Ryan Callihan

Apple announced its latest products, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, to much fanfare on Sept. The new upgrades are mostly internal, but there’s one serious external change.

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Editorials Opinion Politics

People Prove More Important Than Politicians

September 13, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

There is a divide between politicians and people. From the podium to the television screen, something seems unnatural and impersonable. It could be the platitudes and the tired phrases repeated

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Recent Posts

  • USFSP students discuss the most stressful week of their year 
  • USFSP Marine Science Laboratory totaled after two-alarm fire 
  • USF alums create opportunities for students 
  • USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 
  • Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  

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The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a pa The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a packed one, with six candidates in the running, including the sitting mayor, Kenneth T. Welch and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was the latest to file as of April 27. 

Other candidates include long-serving public administrator Maria Scruggs, District 2 Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard, retired St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large and former Shore Acres Neighborhood Association President Kevin Batdorf. 

The Crow’s Nest spoke to four of the seven candidates, who expanded on their campaign ideals and spoke of what they want the future of the city to look like. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall and Alisha Durosier

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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

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✍️ 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 

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✍️ 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 

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✍️ 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.

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