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Opinion

Consolidation undermines my reasons for attending USFSP

October 14, 2019October 20, 2019 Nicole Graham

By Nicole Slaughter Graham In my application letter to the Department of Digital Journalism and Design at USF St. Petersburg, I wrote that in the current era, where newspapers and

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Opinion

Three things to know about this Lightning season

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 Patrick Tobin

By Patrick Tobin The wait is finally over. More than five months after falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a tragic end to a historic season, the Tampa Bay

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Opinion

I got snitched on by 6ix9ine

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 Bryce Lawson

By Bryce Lawson Didn’t your momma ever tell you not to tell on people? In the hip-hop community, snitching is one of the worst offenses to the “G-code” one can

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Opinion

The ginger elixir of the gods

September 30, 2019September 29, 2019 Bryce Lawson

Ginger ale deserves to be in the same category as Coke and root beer. By Bryce Lawson From a young age, my mom used to tell me, “Drink some ginger

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Opinion

Sports and the power of trying new things

September 30, 2019September 29, 2019 Dylan Hart

Sports are an “avenue for infinite stories about the human experience.” By Dylan Hart I was shockingly unathletic as a kid. My crowning achievement was winning a dodgeball game in

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Accreditation Opinion

Consolidation ‘imperils our department and our campus,’ journalism profs say

September 24, 2019September 25, 2019 Journalism Faculty

This is a letter that the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication sent Sept. 23 to Pinellas County legislators and other stakeholders.  By USF St. Petersburg Journalism Faculty The faculty

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Opinion

Consolidation plan still threatens newspapers

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 USFSP Faculty

By Crow’s Nest Staff When consolidation planners last year haphazardly recommended merging USF’s two student publications — The Crow’s Nest and The Oracle — the backlash was almost instantaneous.  Editors

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Opinion

The creative process takes flight

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 Bryce Lawson

By Bryce Lawson Hip-hop artist Travis Scott and Netflix collaborated to create the documentary “Look Mom I Can Fly.” The title refers to the rise of Scott on both artistic

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Opinion

No suspension, no worries

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Bryce Lawson

By Bryce Lawson One day after joining the New England Patriots, Antonio Brown had a lawsuit filed against him alleging he sexually assaulted his former trainer on three separate occasions.

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Opinion

Comic Sans? More like ‘Serious Sans’

September 16, 2019September 17, 2019 James Bennett

By James Bennett III I am sick and tired of all the flak that Comic Sans is given. Ask any web designer, author or professor which typeface is the worst,

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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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