![“[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)
By The Crow’s Nest Staff Shari Schwartz, the regional assistant vice chancellor of enrollment planning and management, has resigned. Schwartz, who started at the university in January 2017, helped lead
By Gabby Dacosta Erin Symonds is a postdoctoral researcher who investigates water quality on the coast of Costa Rica. Brian Barnes is a postdoctoral research associate who uses satellite data
By Crow’s Nest Staff A Duke Energy executive who championed the St. Petersburg campus during the consolidation planning process has been named to the USF St. Petersburg Campus Board. Melissa
By James Bennett III USF St. Petersburg is looking for a new victim advocate — again. The position has seen a rotation of faces after Mandy Hines, who was hired
By Emily Wunderlich The university has reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleges negligence after a female student was accosted in the campus parking garage. The lawsuit, filed
By Dylan Hart I’ll be honest: I couldn’t tell you a single thing about who won what at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. What I can tell you is that
By Ashley Campbell When the campus established a food pantry last spring, both Student Government and administration stressed that it would help students who sometimes go hungry. Regional Chancellor Martin
By Emily Wunderlich A well-known teacher and researcher who was given an unpaid courtesy appointment in USF’s College of Marine Science last June has been suspended following accusations that he
By Crow’s Nest Staff The Crow’s Nest and reporter Nancy McCann will be honored by the Pinellas County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union for their “consistent, vigilant reporting”
Story and photos by Carrie Pinkard The television is an idol in American culture. TV trays are the altars at which we worship a frozen dinner. People come and go