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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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Opinion: Why you should vote Campos-Castle

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Andrea Campos

Pictured above: Veronica Jimenez (left) and Zay Castle. Courtesy of Zay Castle By Andrea Campos and Zay Castle Breaking news that you most likely already know: This election is going

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Shen Yun: Dazzling dancers or cryptic cult?

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 Carrie Pinkard

Pictured above: Shen Yun ran in St. Petersburg at the Mahaffey Theater from Feb. 14-20. Story and photo by Carrie Pinkard When my best friend asked if I wanted to

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Reef hours leave students hangry

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 Kayla Reed

Pictured above: The Reef, located on the first floor of the University Student Center, opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Thomas Iacobucci | The Crow’s

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Inverting the burden on disabled students

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Bernardo Motta

By Bernardo H. Motta This article is a response to an opinion piece published by staff writer Savannah Carr on Jan. 21 in The Crow’s Nest and an appeal to

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Editorial: What NCF, Polytechnic should know about consolidation

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

Top (left to right): Jonah Hinebaugh, Dylan Hart, Emily Wunderlich, Katlynn Mullins, MK Brittain Bottom (L to R): James Bennett III, Thomas Iacobucci, Carrie Pinkard. Thomas Iacobucci | The Crow’s

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Table for one: The art of being alone on Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2020February 11, 2020 Carrie Pinkard

By Carrie Pinkard The last time I had a date for Valentine’s Day he showed up at my house with a half-eaten bag of Hershey’s kisses.  “I went to lunch

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Give the blue blur a chance

February 10, 2020February 9, 2020 MK Brittain

By MK Brittain Yes, I’m a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog.  It’s weird to admit that to a college newspaper and my peers. I’ve been hooked ever since I got

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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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Satire: Punxsutawney Phil visits USF St. Petersburg

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020 Carrie Pinkard

By Carrie Pinkard I never even wanted to be a meteorologist. I wanted to be an Olympic figure skater, but my dad said, “You are Punxsutawney Phil the 34238083rd 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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