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Opinion

Greek life has more to offer than you think

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Emme Meyers

By Emme Meyers Greek life: You’ve seen the movies, read the news and heard about the parties. However, beyond the surface of these media representations of Greek life lies empowerment,

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Google Maps offers navigation salvation

November 12, 2019November 10, 2019 Manuel Vicente Lalande

By Manuel Vicente Lalande In a world of corrupt politicians, global warming, anti-vaxxers and flat-Earthers, it can be difficult to have faith and believe that everything is going to be

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Letters Opinion

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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Crow's Nest at 50 Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Not perfect, but worth preserving

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Emily Wunderlich

By Emily Wunderlich It was the summer of ‘69. Humankind took its first steps on the moon. The Stonewall Riots kicked off the modern day LGBT rights movement. Woodstock brought

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Crow's Nest at 50 Editorials Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Reflections from The Old Crow

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Joan Tschiderer

By Joan “Sudsy” Tschiderer When I arrived at the USF Bay Campus in 1969, I expected to remain for one term, the fall quarter, and then transfer to the University

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Letters Opinion

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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Opinion

Reflecting on the 2019 Rays season after tough elimination to Houston

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Jonathan Hernandez

Story and photo by Jonathan Hernandez In 2019, we were served with what might be one of the most competitive AL division series matches yet. The Houston Astros and the

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Opinion

Five horror films to watch this Halloween

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 Bryce Lawson

Story and photo by Bryce Lawson For the month of October, I decided to watch a horror movie each day.  For some, that might be an overload of monster madness.

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Opinion

Pumpkin spice isn’t basic, you are

October 21, 2019October 20, 2019 James Bennett

By James Bennett III You hate to see it. Every year, as our (supposedly) tropical paradise begins to cool down and all the jack-o’-lantern candy baskets emerge, a small hoard

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Opinion

Missing Monster Cereal

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Bryce Lawson

Story and photo by Bryce Lawson Halloween is on the horizon, bringing horror movie marathons and monster-themed cereal along with it. The cereal aisles are lined with a zombified Cap’n

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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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