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Letter to the Editor: Reproductive Rights in Florida

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Amy Weintraub

Courtesy of Center for Reproductive Rights To the editor:  USFSP students, like people all over Florida, want the freedom to make their own personal health care decisions — no interference

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Letter to the student body: ‘An experience that I will hold with me forever’

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 Isaiah Castle

Pictured Above: Because he was placed on “disciplinary probation” following a Title IX investigation, Isaiah Castle says, SG’s “archaic rules” are forcing him to step down. Courtesy of Isaiah Castle

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Letter to the Editor: Furthering ‘the effort toward sustainability’

February 7, 2021February 8, 2021 Madelen Lopez

Pictured Above: Pictured Above: Madelen Lopez voiced her concerns for the affects of single-use plastics on the environment” Courtesy of Cassidy Schuck Dear editors, The threat of single-use plastics has

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Letter to the Editor: ‘No one has the right to put others at risk unnecessarily’

October 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Martin Tadlock

Pictured Above: Martin Tadlock serves as the Regional Chancellor at USF St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Martha Rhine To the editors, I appreciate the attention The Crow’s Nest has given to

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Letter to the Editor: “Your silence is haunting”

July 13, 2020July 14, 2020 Mary Ann Sokolowski

Pictured Above: “I would like to encourage survivors to trust that there is an entire community that is on your side and supporting you through your recovery,” Sexual Assault Survivors

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Letter to the Editor: ‘Bullied, betrayed and defamed’: Former SG senator under Title IX investigation shares her side of the story

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Mia Bonilla

“I am literally majoring in forensic science so I can process rape kits to get justice for sexual assault victims,” writes Daymia Bonilla, the former Student Government senator under investigation

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Letter from the Editor: Faculty, go easy on your students

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Emily Wunderlich

Pictured above: In an email to USF St. Petersburg journalism students on March 18, department chair Casey Frechette offered support and promised accommodations for students amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s

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Letter from the editor: We’re hiring. Where are the applicants?

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 Emily Wunderlich

Pictured above: The Crow’s Nest is hiring an editor-in-chief and nine other staff members for the 2020-2021 school year. Here’s why you should apply. Letter and photo by Emily Wunderlich

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Opinion: Why you should vote Hatz.-Jimenez

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Jonathon Hatzistefanou

Pictured above: Veronica Jimenez (left) and Jonathon Hatzistefanou Courtesy of Jonathon Hatzistefanou In deciding to run, Veronica and I fully understood the enormous burden we were choosing to carry —

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Letter to the Editor: Chick-fil-Hate

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Naya Payne

By Naya Payne Eating at Chick-fil-A is an act that supports hate, and it is disingenuous and hurtful to not acknowledge it as such.  My writing on this subject spawned

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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

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✍️ 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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