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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
News Off-Campus News

USFSP alum starts Fight Back Florida chapter in St. Pete

November 14, 2011 Aimee Alexander

Tyler Crawford graduated from USF St. Petersburg in spring 2011 with his bachelor’s degree in English and history. He celebrated his 23rd birthday on Monday, Nov. 7. Monday was also

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Opinion Opinion Columns

Over it: The broke-student thing

November 9, 2011 Taylor Gaudens

Drip, drip, drip. Plunk. As I sit on my too-small bed, writing my second and last opinion column, I hear water dripping from my bathroom ceiling and hitting my toilet.

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Arts and Life Campus

Students petition concern about RHO changes

November 9, 2011 Lenay Ruhl

By: Taylor Gaudens and Anthony Patterson The removal of the front desk in Residence Hall One has raised safety concerns and a group of students who oppose the change started

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Sports

USF Big East woes continue, falls to Rutgers, 20-17 in OT

November 9, 2011 Lenay Ruhl

USF continues to have problems playing against Rutgers and the Big East as the Scarlet Knights rallied from a late 14-point deficit to defeat the visiting Bulls 20-17 in overtime

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Editorials Opinion

St. Pete Times name change owns up to poor coverage of namesake city

November 9, 2011 Crow's Nest Staff

What’s in a name? Some names represent 110 years of top-tier news and features stories, historical ties to some of the greatest figures in journalism, and eight Pulitzer Prizes. They

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Campus News News

Students take political journey in spring 2012 class

November 9, 2011 Aimee Alexander

In spring 2012 students will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience with presidential campaigns by registering for The Road to the White House course, POS 3931, taught by Professor

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News

Holocaust survivor shares story of hardship, loss, then hope

November 9, 2011 Lenay Ruhl

Holocaust survivor George Lucius Salton lived through ten concentration camps, the deaths of his mother and father to the Nazis and the still unknown fate of his brother—whom he hasn’t

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News

Real-life zombie game infects campus

November 9, 2011 Lenay Ruhl

A zombie apocalypse has arrived on campus. On Monday, Nov. 7, humans and “zombies” will launch a battle in a game hosted by students. Freshman Scott Mange organized a group

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Campus News News

Murrow Program: Cellphones are the new Swiss Army knife

November 9, 2011 Aimee Alexander

Instant news from social media and contextualized news from traditional media were discussed with a group of 16 African journalists who visited in conjunction with the Edward R. Murrow Program

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Arts and Life Campus

Outside learning: Students work for a cause

November 9, 2011 Aimee Alexander

Beyond the table piled high with baked delectables—peach cobbler, coffee cake, whole wheat scones and homemade pumpkin muffins with cream cheese—students were learning to connect the abstract causes from public

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  • USFSP students reflect on this spring’s rising temperatures  
  • Family, church and home: why Nico Gramatica chose USF  

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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. 

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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.” 

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📸 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. 

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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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On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theat On April 19-20 and April 26, the new Musical Theatre Club at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg put on a student-directed production of “Theory of Relativity.”

“Theory of Relativity” is a musical written by Brian Hill with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram. The ensemble musical uses seemingly separate comedic and dramatic scenes that portray the complex situations that young adults experience and how they eventually connect to each other.  

This cast had no shortage of talent, with actors fully embodying their characters.  

📲 Click the link in our bio to read the entire review and a feature of the club.

✍️ Review by Secilia Ruiz and feature story by Zariya Bankston and Reagan Haskell. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak.
On April 16, students at the University of South F On April 16, students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg attended the annual cherry blossom festival hosted by the Asian American and Pacific Islander Association. 

At the campus fountain, attendees enjoyed catered food and an assortment of origami crafts, board games and a prize raffle, in addition to a Kendama tournament and haiku slam poetry.

The two-hour Hanami celebration — which Japan annually observes in early April — was the organization’s last event of the semester.

The event was a full-circle moment for Tongta Vachara, sophomore in health sciences and president of AAPIA, as it was where she first was recruited to the club’s e-board.

“Just being able to plan this event for other people and really instilling the same joy that I had experienced back then, it's just a very full circle moment and it was just really, really valuable to me,” Vachara told The Crow’s Nest.

Vachara said the festival was her favorite event from the organization — and with the scenic bougainvilleas and breezy weather this year, the timing was perfect.

📸 Photos by Jasmin Parrado

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Finals week is near.. but have no fear! There are Finals week is near.. but have no fear!

There are plenty of events on campus to help relieve the finals stress.🤍

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