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Buccaneers reporter brings sports broadcasting class to USFSP 

April 1, 2025April 3, 2025 Dominic Feo

Photo taken from Casey Phillips on LinkedIn By Dominic Feo If you scroll through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers YouTube channel, you will find hundreds of videos featuring team reporter Casey

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USF men’s basketball hires new head coach 

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Dominic Feo

Photo courtesy of USF Athletics By Dominic Feo The University of South Florida men’s basketball team has found its new leader, hiring former Arkansas State head coach Bryan Hodgson.   Hodgson

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Everything you need to know for the 2025 Women’s Final Four in Tampa 

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 Kendall Bulkiewicz

Image by NCAA By Kendall Bulkiewicz The best teams in women’s college basketball are heading to Tampa Bay, with the action not being limited to the court. From fan festivals

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USF football prepares for challenging 2025 season 

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Kendall Bulkiewicz

Photo by Kendall Bulkiewicz | The Crow’s Nest By Kendall Bulkiewicz The University of South Florida football team has revealed its 2025 schedule, totaling twelve games for the season.   The

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Alex Palou wins the St. Petersburg Grand Prix with a global audience 

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 Mahika Kukday

Photo by Kendall Bulkiewicz | The Crow’s Nest By Mahika Kukday Ahead of practice sessions on Feb. 28, Álex Palou and his team said St. Petersburg was a track they’d

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McLaughlin secures pole as O’Ward faces uphill battle 

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 Kendall Bulkiewicz

Photo by Kendall Bulkiewicz | The Crow’s Nest By Kendall Bulkiewicz Penske driver Scott McLaughlin will lead at the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg after securing pole position with

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Chip Ganassi is ready to further its racing legacy at St. Petersburg 

March 1, 2025March 2, 2025 Dominic Feo

Photo taken from INDYCAR website By Dominic Feo When former IndyCar driver Chip Ganassi’s professional racing career hit the brakes in 1984, he knew his time around the track was

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Topgolf Live takes over Raymond James Stadium with Upper Deck Golf 

February 28, 2025March 10, 2025 Kendall Bulkiewicz

Photo by Upper Deck Golf By Kendall Bulkiewicz Golf fans, get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience as Topgolf Live makes its way to Raymond James Stadium from March 21 to

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Hometown hero, F1 commentator boost buzz around INDYCAR season opener 

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 Mahika Kukday

Photo by Mahika Kukday | The Crow’s Nest  By Mahika Kukday St. Petersburg is officially racing city.  “Where else in the world can you go, where it’s going to be

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Lacrosse charges into inaugural season 

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 Kendall Bulkiewicz

Photo by Kendall Bulkiewicz | The Crow’s Nest By Kendall Bulkiewicz After the USF women’s lacrosse team made a remarkable debut,  defeating Kennesaw State University (KSU) 19-6 at Corbett Stadium,

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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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