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Letter to the Editor: SG elections are approaching. Can they be trusted?

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Chase Cooley

My name is Chase Cooley, and I served as a senator in Student Government last year. It was both an interesting and questionable experience, and there are plenty of things

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Letter from the Editor: Censorship by omission is still censorship

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich You might have noticed that the 50th anniversary of our newspaper briefly appeared on USF St. Petersburg’s home page last week.  On Oct. 28, the university’s marketing

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Letter to the Editor: ‘Something must be done’ about parking garage suicides

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Frank Cirillo

By Frank Cirillo Dear fellow alumni, students, faculty, and members of the Tampa community, I would like to begin this letter by saying if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts

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An honest conversation about suicide

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins My best friend died by suicide when we were 17. We met in sixth grade, our birthdays were three days apart and she was going to go

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Letter to the Editor: Get involved in Student Government

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Jazzy Duarte

By Jadzia “Jazzy” Duarte Dear USF St. Petersburg Family, I hope all of you are getting adjusted to your classes and back to the ol’ school routine quaintly. For our

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Letter from the Editor: Embracing the uncertain

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

Dear students, For better or for worse, another semester is upon us.  For those of you who don’t know me yet, my name is Emily and I’m the editor-in-chief of

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Letter to the Editor: ‘Enough is enough’

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Jane Roe

Dear Crow’s Nest,  It is time for me to no longer be silenced by your newspaper.  You have written a total of six articles about my sexual assault case, which

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Letter to the Editor: Last week’s column on the high cost of textbooks

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 Kaya van Beynen

On top of the Textbooks on Reserve Program, the library worked with over 20 USF St. Petersburg faculty members to help find free or low-cost textbook alternatives. Whitney Elfstrom | The

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Letter from the editor: Emphasizing the student in student reporter

August 20, 2018August 21, 2018 Whitney Elfstrom

Pictured above from left to right: The Crow’s Nest 2018-2019 editorial staff. Top row: Anna Bryson, Emily Wunderlich, Whitney Elfstrom, Amy Diaz and Juliet Di Preta. Bottom row: Brianna Rodriguez, Jonah Hinebaugh,

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What we can learn from Marjory Stoneman Douglas

February 26, 2018February 25, 2018 Alyssa Winston

Above photo: Alyssa Winston said that Majorly Douglas High School, the school she graduated from in 2013, has become “a crime scene and a memorial.” Courtesy of Alyssa Winston By Alyssa

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  • Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  
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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. 

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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.” 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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

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On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theat On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theatre Club at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg put on a student-directed production of “Theory of Relativity.”

“Theory of Relativity” is a musical written by Brian Hill with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram. The ensemble musical uses seemingly separate comedic and dramatic scenes that portray the complex situations that young adults experience and how they eventually connect to each other.  

This cast had no shortage of talent, with actors fully embodying their characters.  

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire review and a feature of the club.

✍️ Review by Secilia Ruiz and feature story by Zariya Bankston and Reagan Haskell. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak.
On April 16, students at the University of South F On April 16, students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg attended the annual cherry blossom festival hosted by the Asian American and Pacific Islander Association. 

At the campus fountain, attendees enjoyed catered food and an assortment of origami crafts, board games and a prize raffle, in addition to a Kendama tournament and haiku slam poetry.

The two-hour Hanami celebration — which Japan annually observes in early April — was the organization’s last event of the semester.

The event was a full-circle moment for Tongta Vachara, sophomore in health sciences and president of AAPIA, as it was where she first was recruited to the club’s e-board.

“Just being able to plan this event for other people and really instilling the same joy that I had experienced back then, it's just a very full circle moment and it was just really, really valuable to me,” Vachara told The Crow’s Nest.

Vachara said the festival was her favorite event from the organization — and with the scenic bougainvilleas and breezy weather this year, the timing was perfect.

📸 Photos by Jasmin Parrado

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Finals week is near.. but have no fear! There are Finals week is near.. but have no fear!

There are plenty of events on campus to help relieve the finals stress.🤍

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