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Opinion

Cross county transit available for students

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Sean Schrader

Courtesy of PSTA By Sean Schrader As Governor at USF St. Petersburg, I’ve attempted to orient student government initiatives towards embracing the OneUSF mission, and the idea that all three

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Arts and Life Book Review Music and Entertainment Opinion

Book review: “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker 

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Sol Casanas

Courtesy of Penguin Books By Sol Casanas Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award  “The Color Purple” is a fiction novel written by bestselling novelist Alice Walker.

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Arts and Life Opinion

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a fun ride from beginning to end 

April 17, 2023November 26, 2024 Alfi Storrs

Courtesy of Illumination By Jeffrey Caicedo, Sol Casanas and Alfi Storrs Thirty years after the release of the live-action flop “Super Mario Bros.” the plumber brothers have returned to theatres

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Opinion

Finding a Spot in Downtown St. Pete: A Frustrating Search for Parking 

April 3, 2023November 26, 2024 Jeffrey Caicedo

Courtesy of Alfi Storrs | The Crow’s Nest By Jeffery Caicedo Have you ever tried to find a parking spot in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, only to be met with

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Opinion

OPINION: The most anticipated films and TV of 2023 

January 24, 2023November 25, 2024 Alisha Durosier

Courtesy of IMDb By Alisha Durosier “Oppenheimer” Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” is a biographical film surrounding American theoretical physicist, J Robert Oppenheimer and his hand in the

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Opinion

OPINION: Theatre and law have more similarities than people realize 

December 5, 2022December 6, 2022 Preston Kifer

An illustration from 1890 depicting jury trials by Gilbert Sullivan. Courtesy of The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive  By Preston Kifer When you think of a court trial, what comes to

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Opinion

OPINION: The best movies to watch this Thanksgiving  

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Aubrey Carr

Courtesy of IMDb By Aubrey Carr This past week, The Crow’s Nest office got into quite a debate about the existence of Thanksgiving movies. I was firmly team “of course

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Arts and Life Opinion

OPINION: Art therapy for wellness 

October 31, 2022November 3, 2022 Lily Cannon

Courtesy of Lily Cannon | The Crow’s Nest By Lily Cannon Oct. 22 marked the James Museum’s monthly “Sketching in the Galleries,” and artists of all experience levels came prepared.

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Opinion

OPINION: Thanks to university leadership, USF community stayed safe during Hurricane Ian

October 4, 2022October 7, 2022 Sean Schrader

Courtesy of Annalise Anderson | The Crow’s Nest By Sean Schrader Looking on Twitter the other day, I saw the experience of a hurricane summed up into three stages: the

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Arts and Life Opinion

Students reflect on their summer study abroad in Spain

September 19, 2022November 26, 2024 Rianna McDonald

(From left to right) Alanna Bland, Kerri Davis, Mary Rocha, Ariel Wallace and Rebecca Dunn are some of the students who participated in the summer study abroad program in Spain.  

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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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✍️ Story by Dominic Feo

📷 Photos by Makenna Wozniak

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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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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✍️ Story by Irena Mesa

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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! 

🎨 Comic by Kaila McEwan

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📷 Photo by Matthew McGovern

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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.

✍️Story by Julia Birdsall
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.  

✍️Story by Julia Ferrara
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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The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the stre The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time this weekend and the on-track action did not disappoint. 

Layne Riggs started the race 28th after rain cancelled the practice and qualifying sessions that were scheduled for Friday afternoon. At the end of the first 20-lap stage, he already gained 21 positions and was 7th at the beginning of the second 20-lap stage. At the end, he was first. 

However, it was a three-way battle between Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Ben Rhodes in the closing laps of the race. Riggs wasn’t sure that he’d have enough fuel to even finish the race, let alone defend against Ty Majeski who finished in second. 

Riggs held on and captured his first win of the season. The Nascar Craftsman Trucks Series picks up again on March 20 for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 in Darlington. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak and Irena Mesa | The Crow’s Nest.

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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