![“[The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is] really to show our support and help build community and camaraderie with the first responders that are putting on this event at the Rowdies Stadium and to showcase our office and give the student veterans here and miliary-connected students something positive to do that day and a feeling of belonging,” veteran and junior personal financial planning major Thomas Wells said. Courtesy: Tampa Bay Rowdies](https://crowsneststpete.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stair-Climb-1.jpg)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pictured Above: A custodial supervisor at USF St. Petersburg is in self-isolation after a positive COVID-19 test. Cassidy Schuck | The Crow’s Nest By Sophie Ojdanic A custodial supervisor at
Pictured Above: Following an announcement of cancellation from the Florida Board of Governors, USF St. Petersburg faculty moved to create alternative Spring-Summer commencement. Cassidy Schuck | The Crow’s Nest By
Pictured Above: “I’m sad and disappointed that he’s not able to fulfill his dreams,” said Matthew Lee, a longtime friend of Owen Melin. Courtesy of Charles Melin By Sophie Ojdanic
Pictured Above: “I think people need to embrace the fact that the old normal is gone and we are currently creating a new normal,” Byron Miller, an associate professor of