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Why I’m Not Voting Third-Party

October 10, 2016 Michael Moore Jr.

I’m not exactly thrilled that it has come to this. Either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is going to be the next president of the United States of America. What

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Senate’s Veto of President Step Too Far

October 4, 2016 Delaney Brown

Private citizens can now sue the governments of foreign nations…sort of. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Congress overrode the president’s veto of “The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).” This

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Dog Owners Should Take Responsibility for Their Pets

October 4, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Four months ago, a dog described as a pit bull fatally mauled a Canadian woman. Montreal responded by enacting a breed-specific bylaw that requires the euthanization of pit bulls and

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Administration Should Expand Parking As Enrollment Rises

September 27, 2016October 10, 2016 Nikki Sawyer

School safety employees directed students out of the parking garage after it filled to capacity on the morning of Sept. 20. I arrived on campus early that morning, narrowly escaping

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Makeup is Optional, Female Autonomy is Not

September 27, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

Alicia Keys doesn’t want to wear makeup anymore, and that’s a problem for society. The award-winning songwriter has performed at the Democratic National Convention and the MTV Video Music Awards

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‘Twenty Minutes of Action’ Scars Rape Victim For Life

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Alyssa Coburn

Dan Turner, the father of convicted rapist Brock Turner, 21, referred to his son’s attempted raping of an unconscious girl behind a dumpster as “twenty minutes of action.” Earlier this

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Headphone Jacks Must Die For Future to Live

September 19, 2016 Ryan Callihan

Apple announced its latest products, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, to much fanfare on Sept. The new upgrades are mostly internal, but there’s one serious external change.

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People Prove More Important Than Politicians

September 13, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

There is a divide between politicians and people. From the podium to the television screen, something seems unnatural and impersonable. It could be the platitudes and the tired phrases repeated

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YouTubers Push Limits With Upsetting Pranks

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

During the summer, I became part of the growing number of people that enjoy watching YouTube videos in their free time. Let’s admit it, there is something magical about being

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Plight of the Disenfranchised Voter

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

Have you ever heard two people say the exact same thing, but in different ways? Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaign commercials for the general election are now in full

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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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