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USF alums create opportunities for students 

April 30, 2026 Jorge Otero
Sports

USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Dominic Feo
News

Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Alisha Durosier
News

USFSP students reflect on this spring’s rising temperatures  

April 30, 2026 Ashley Pena
Sports

Family, church and home: why Nico Gramatica chose USF  

April 30, 2026 Irena Mesa
News

Missing USF students confirmed dead, suspect in custody  

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Julia Ferrara
Campus Campus News News

Housing cancellation date extended for students with all online classes

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Students have until Aug. 1 to cancel their housing application if their classes turn out to be only online, according to an email from Housing and Residential Education

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Proposed contract would give adjunct faculty minimum pay standards and other benefits

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured above:  As the administration of then-USF system President Judy Genshaft mounted fierce opposition to the union campaign, adjuncts rebuked her at a rally on Nov. 29, 2017, on the

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Plans for reopening in the fall approved by Florida Board of Governors

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: The Florida Board of Governors gathered at University of Central Florida on June 23 to discuss approval of Florida’s state universities’ reopening plans. Courtesy of University of Central

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USF students denied housing refunds after university provides up to $20 million in financial aid

June 18, 2020June 22, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: An addendum to the housing contract said that students would not receive refunds for their housing costs if the university shuts down due to COVID-19. Emily Wunderlich |

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USFSP student killed in single-car crash in Tampa

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Aya Diab

Pictured Above: Friends mourned the loss of USF St. Petersburg student Bryan W. Pennington following his death in a single-car crash. Courtesy of Matt Cannella on Facebook By Aya Diab

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What’s in next year’s SG budget?

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 James Bennett

Pictured Above: Every student organization or club took a budget cut this year. Seven clubs lost their funding entirely. MK Brittain | The Crow’s Nest By James Bennett III The

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Longtime benefactors give $1 million for endowed professorship

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 Crow's Nest Staff

Pictured Above: Kate Tiedemann (left) and Ellen Cotton have donated more than $15 million to USF St. Petersburg. Courtesy of USF St. Petersburg By Crow’s Nest Staff The biggest donors

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Regional accrediting agency approves plan to consolidate USF’s three campuses

June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 Nancy McCann

Pictured Above: USF President Currall (left) welcomed the news, but St. Petersburg faculty leader Ray Arsenault had a less optimistic assessment. Left Image Courtesy of USFRight Image Courtesy of Ray

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St. Petersburg man arrested in fatal shooting of USFSP senior

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Sophie Ojdanic

Pictured Above: Joshua Pilley Jr. has been arrested in connection with the murder of USF St. Petersburg student Owen Melin. Courtesy of St. Petersburg Police Department By Sophie Ojdanic A

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St. Petersburg banker named vice chair of USF Board of Trustees

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Crow's Nest Staff

Pictured Above: Stephanie Goforth is also chair of the St. Petersburg Campus Advisory Board. Courtesy of USF By Crow’s Nest Staff Stephanie Goforth, a banker and longtime member of the

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  • USF alums create opportunities for students 
  • USF Women’s Sailing places second in SAISA Championship, secures National Championship bid 
  • Ahead of St. Pete mayoral primary, candidates talk resilience, Historic Gas Plant District, affordability  
  • USFSP students reflect on this spring’s rising temperatures  
  • Family, church and home: why Nico Gramatica chose USF  

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The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a pa The race for the next St. Petersburg mayor is a packed one, with six candidates in the running, including the sitting mayor, Kenneth T. Welch and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was the latest to file as of April 27. 

Other candidates include long-serving public administrator Maria Scruggs, District 2 Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard, retired St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large and former Shore Acres Neighborhood Association President Kevin Batdorf. 

The Crow’s Nest spoke to four of the seven candidates, who expanded on their campaign ideals and spoke of what they want the future of the city to look like. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire story.

✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall and Alisha Durosier

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Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at th Fire crews are actively responding to a fire at the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL). 

While the cause is unclear, The Crow’s Nest received reports of either a chemical fire or a lightning strike as the cause.

At approximately 5 p.m., USF St. Petersburg students were met with sirens and a scene of smoke billowing from the peninsula of the St. Petersburg campus. University faculty and staff working near the area are being evacuated. 

The MSL is among the oldest buildings on the St. Petersburg campus, where the campus’s first classes were held in 1965. 

It was originally opened in 1939 as a maritime service training station. It currently houses research labs and faculty offices for the Marine Science Program.

This is a developing story.

🎥 Video courtesy of Joe Farías Alencar.

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As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of As we approach the close of the Spring Semester of 2026, we would like to recognize and say goodbye to our fellow senior staffers:

Online Editor – Julia Ferrara
News Editor – Jasmin Parrado
Arts & Life Editor – Matthew McGovern
Sports Editor – Dominic Feo
Opinions/Features Editor – Julia Birdsall
Staff Reporter – Irena Mesa
Marketing Manager – Marcella Copeland
Managing Editor - María José Solís

and our 

Editor in Chief – Alisha Durosier 

Congratulations to our seniors and we are wishing them the best as the fly away to a new chapter in their lives. 🐦‍⬛🎓

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After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the Univ After 12 years as the Dean of Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Jacob Diaz is resigning. 

Diaz’s last day is on May 15; he will then serve as the inaugural assistant vice president and dean of Students at the University of Maryland. 

 Diaz described his time as dean of students as a “dream come true.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Secilia Ruiz 

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The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing The thought of an early graduation is a harrowing thought for third year digital communications and multimedia journalism major Sophia Lowrie, who said that she wishes they had more time to assimilate to life on a college campus before being thrust into adult life. 

She is not the only one. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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Whether the next steps involve graduate school or entering the workforce, many of the seniors at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are feeling similarly anxious and uncertain in the weeks leading up to their graduation dates.
Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. Nico Gramatica did not grow up playing football. 

The sophomore kicker for the University of South Florida played club soccer and only started kicking footballs in his sophomore year of high school. 

“My dad kicked, my uncle kicked and people were asking me, ‘Why don’t you come out, try it for a year and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, you can be done after one year,’” Gramatica said. “I went out, had a great time and got to make some really good friends.” 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Irena Mesa 

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✍️ Story by Irena Mesa 

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College campuses are a place where a strong sense College campuses are a place where a strong sense of community can be formed among students, but many commuter students, like junior English major Zoey Earles, feel that they have fewer opportunities to form these connections. 

“Positives [of being a commuter], I have my own apartment,” Earles said. “Negatives, I don’t make as [many] friends, and I don’t necessarily know about all the things that are happening on campus.” 

Events hosted on campus are a great way to meet people and find that sense of community, but sustainability senior Estela Najera said that being aware of events is difficult. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

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✍️ Story by Julia Birdsall 

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In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the Un In the familiar currents of St. Petersburg, the University of South Florida Women’s sailing team placed second at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) Women’s Team and Fleet Championship Races on April 12. 

The regatta secured USF a spot in the College Sailing Women’s Fleet National Championship, which USF St. Petersburg will also host from May 15-18. 

Before the competition, USF’s Division A Fleet Race starters Kailey Warrior and Madisen Hamai told The Crow’s Nest about the advantages of sailing in local waters. 

🎨 Graphic by Olivia Young

📸 Photos by Kendall Bulkiewicz | USF Athletics 

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✍️ Story by Dominic Feo 

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USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, El USF St. Petersburg Student Government Governor, Elise Prophete, is speaking out after not being able to give the speech she’d initially written for the annual Rocky's Leadership Award Ceremony.

“I am choosing to do what is right for me and provoke the thoughts that I hope are right for this campus. To shift the self-censoring, student-second attitudes back into a space where the stories we have are told and appreciated,” Prophete wrote.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read her entire column and her original speech.

✍️ Column by Elise Prophete.

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