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RHH Suite Life Isn’t So Sweet

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 Brittany Cravatta

The dreadful email came on July 6. The sender: USF St. Petersburg Housing Department. All of the students who were on the housing waitlist during the summer were anticipating the

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Pulse shooting endangers more than LGBTQ community

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

The senseless massacre that occurred in Orlando on June 12 still has me reeling. We live in a constantly shifting, ever-evolving 24-hour news cycle, but a small corner of my

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Letter From The Editor

August 22, 2016August 27, 2016 Devin Rodriguez

Dear Students, My name is Devin Rodriguez, and I am the Editor-in-Chief of The Crow’s Nest. Our paper is written and edited by students, for students. You might know me

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A departmental disconnect

April 25, 2016April 28, 2016 Carly Chaput

As a second semester senior in the Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) department, I am distraught over pieces of information I have received pertaining to the department I call home.

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So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye

April 25, 2016April 28, 2016 Samantha Putterman

Yes – if you didn’t know – the headline is from a song in the “Sound of Music.” This won’t be long, because plenty have written versions of this sentiment

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What Prince meant to me

April 25, 2016April 28, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

The legendary pop star defied both gender and genre   It’s 1:46 a.m., and the sharp tang of old cigarette smoke is clinging to my clothes. My sweatshirt’s a little

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He was handsome, but he looked like trouble

April 24, 2016May 11, 2016 Marla Korenich

EARLY 2011 I remember the first time I saw him. My best friend Lauren was in the delayed entry program to go into the Navy. She asked me to go

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Board Games you should totally pick up and play

April 20, 2016 Arts & Life Staff

(but definitely not Monopoly) Settlers of Catan: 4 players # 3-4 hours The concept of this game may seem boring, but it’s not. Picture this: you are a leader of

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Is it ‘America’ or ‘The United States of America?’

April 20, 2016April 28, 2016 Indhira Suero Acosta

I’m from the Dominican Republic, and one of the things that surprised me when I arrived in this country was hearing people call The United States of America by the

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School segregation is no relic from the past

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 Moriah Fantuz

Last I checked, the year is 2016. That makes the landmark the 1964 Civil Rights Act, signed into law under President Lyndon B. Johnson – 52 years old. The Supreme

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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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