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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 News News

Construction underway for library exterior

January 22, 2019January 28, 2019 Michael Moore Jr.

By Michael Moore Jr. When students returned to campus following winter break, they found mounds of dirt, walls of silk fencing and yellow caution tape outside Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

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What’s in a label? For USFSP, it matters

January 22, 2019January 28, 2019 Nancy McCann

By Nancy McCann It is, says professor Ray Arsenault, “the elephant in the room.” When the three campuses of the USF system are consolidated in 2020, St. Petersburg will lose

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Arts and Life Campus

Augmenting the reality of education

January 22, 2019January 25, 2019 Luke Cross

By Luke Cross Fans of sci-fi will tell you a good book can take you to a different world. But on Thursday, the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library showed that there

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USFSP embraces sustainability in the unveiling of six new EV charging stations

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Kate Rickman

By Kate Rickman With sustainability being one of USF St. Petersburg’s core pillars, the university will unveil six new electric vehicle charging stations on campus. The university is partnering with

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Education chief resigns amid consolidation uncertainty

January 14, 2019January 22, 2019 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson Just 17 months after taking the job, the dean of the College of Education has announced her departure. Dean Allyson Watson will become dean of the College

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Consolidation planners suddenly seek more input

January 14, 2019January 22, 2019 Nancy McCann

By Nancy McCann All of a sudden, the people planning the consolidation of USF’s three campuses want more input from faculty and staff. In a memo dated Jan. 7, USF

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Former VP-elect accused of sexual assault has chance to clear his record

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson A former Student Government leader who was expelled in May 2017 for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student in his dorm room has won the right to

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Study abroad opens doors and minds for students

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Michael Moore Jr.

By Michael Moore Jr. For students interested in venturing the globe for college credit, application deadlines for summer study abroad opportunities are fast approaching. USF St. Petersburg’s Education Abroad program

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Arts and Life Community

Plant pop-up in Gulfport is poppin’

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Amy Diaz

By Amy Diaz Plants make people happy. That was the message on a wooden sign propped up outside of Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli, 2930 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport, on Saturday

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Arts and Life Community

Work of Tiffany jeweler comes to MFA St. Petersburg

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Hope Weil

By Hope Weil Since 1837, Tiffany & Co. has been one of the world’s most elite jewelers. Female icons such as Audrey Hepburn, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, fashion designer

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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.
Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a  Zahid Hasan Pranto, Bristy’s brother, shared a Facebook post on April 26 with a joint statement attached from both students’ families. 

“This is the final plea to the authorities on behalf of our family and Jamil’s family,” Pranto’s translated post read. “May Allah grant their departed souls a place of honor in Jannah. Our loss is indescribable and can never be compensated for by anything. On behalf of myself and our families, I humbly request that we do not post anything disrespectful about them for the sake of a few 'likes.' Please, pray for them instead.” 

A GoFundMe page for Limon and Bristy’s families has been posted and is receiving donations to date. 

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✍️ Story by Julia Ferrara, Jasmin Parado, and Alisha Durosier.

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