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USF ends regular season on top of the American Conference

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 Dominic Feo
Feature

LSO spring break trip helps students step out of the classroom and into community volunteering 

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Julia Birdsall
Arts and Life

LASA and CCE celebrate Carnaval

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Arts & Life Staff
News

USF BOT to terminate four degree programs and add two 

March 11, 2026 Jasmin Parrado
Arts and Life

Public art exhibition ‘embracing our differences’ returns to Poynter Park

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Zariya Bankston
Feature

The truth of true crime: USFSP looks past the caution tape

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Zariya Bankston
Arts and Life Community

Bahamian artist Gio Swaby uses unique artistic mediums to explore Blackness and womanhood

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Sophia George

 Multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas before moving to Canada to purse a Master of Fine Arts at Ontario College of Art and Design.  Courtesy

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Local Sports Sports

Lightning sweep Panthers, advance to third consecutive conference finals 

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Max Steele

Tampa Bay goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy did not allow Florida to score more than once per game, including a 49-save shutout in Game 4.   Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning By

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Arts and Life Community

Sunset Music Festival 2022 set times released 

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Samantha Skye

SMF’s 10-year anniversary will take place over Memorial Day weekend, from May 27 to the 29 at the Raymond James Stadium. Courtesy of Sunset Music Festival By Samantha Skye With

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Campus News News

Christian Hardigree appointed as USFSP’s next regional chancellor

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 Aubrey Carr

President Rhea Law selected Christian Hardigree to replace Martin Tadlock as regional chancellor of the University of South Florida St Petersburg. Courtesy of USF By Aubrey Carr  After weeks of

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Local Sports Sports

Lightning survive closely matched series with Leafs, will face state-rival in next round

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Max Steele

Surrounded by a silent Toronto crowd, the Lightning players celebrated their upset victory. Courtesy of @TBLightning on Twitter  By Max Steele The Tampa Bay Lightning punched its ticket into the

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Arts and Life Community

The Sunscreen Film Festival returns for its 17th year

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Sophia George

The theme for this year’s festival is “sensory overload.”  Courtesy of @sunscreenffstpete on Instagram  By Sophia George  Downtown St. Petersburg is rolling out the red carpet once again for local

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Opinion

OPINION: For the love of squirrels

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Savannah Carr

The @squirrels_of_USFSP Instagram page is run by junior health sciences major Savannah Carr since 2019. As her graduation approaches, it is time for the next squirrel whisperer to take over

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Local Sports Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning clinch playoffs and aim for franchise’s first-ever three-peat

April 25, 2022May 3, 2022 Candice Lovelace

The Lightning have the chance to three-peat this postseason — a feat only accomplished four times in NHL history. Courtesy of @tblightning on Instagram. By Candice Lovelace  The Tampa Bay

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Opinion Uncategorized

OPINION: Environmental scientists are calling for a revolution

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Preston Kifer

Dr. Peter Kalmus protesting outside of a bank. Courtesy of Brian Emerson on Fast Company By Preston Kifer   Over the past few weeks, dozens of scientists across the world have

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Feature Spotlight USF Sports

Student spotlight: USF football player, John ‘AyoDrew’ Waller, looks to become St. Petersburg’s next musical sensation

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Max Steele

John Waller, a 22-year-old from south St. Petersburg, has four songs available on streaming platforms and plans to drop his first mixtape by the end of May. Courtesy of Max

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  • LASA and CCE celebrate Carnaval
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  • Public art exhibition ‘embracing our differences’ returns to Poynter Park

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Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Pri Heading into the 2026 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, 17-year-old Gulfport-native Nikita Johnson was optimistic. 

“I’m super thrilled, it’s such a tough category, so to be in [Indy NXT] again and for my first full year is amazing. Hopefully we can pull off a few wins,” Johnson told The Crow’s Nest at the Grand Prix Kickoff Street Party on Feb. 25. 

Johnson got his first win as a full-time Indy NXT driver earlier than expected. Starting from P2 after exceeding expectations in qualifying, Johnson overtook grid leader Max Taylor on the race’s initial turn and led the rest of the way. 

“I saw there was an opportunity coming into turn one, so I went for it and stuck it,” Johnson said during the post-race press conference. “After that — I don’t want to say smooth sailing — but I had it pretty controlled. It was still a little bit tough. Max was right there all the time behind me.” 

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In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St In a repeat of the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Álex Palou parked his No.10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda in victory lane on March 1. He grabbed the lead in Lap 42 out of 100 and didn’t let go until the checkered flag waved. 

He finished 12.4948 seconds ahead of Scott McLaughlin, who took pole in qualifying on Feb. 28, for the largest margin of victory in the history of the street circuit. 

“[Palou] uses guard base and gets track position,” McLaughlin said in a post-race press conference. “Obviously, I think the correct decision today was probably to start with red tires, but we didn’t know that going in.” 

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Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation a Have you checked out Dave Crow’s participation at the Grand Prix? You can find it on our latest print issue! 

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Social media and protests are some of the main way Social media and protests are some of the main ways that people get involved in activism today. 

However, not everyone does this with selfless intention. 

Performative activism is when one involves themself with a social movement in a way that benefits them but not the movement they claim to support. 

“When it’s performative, it can come off a lot more like self-serving, or it can come off a lot more like you’re just here for the flashiness, but there’s no real work happening after,” said Harrison Lundy, the public policy director for Voices of Florida and a volunteer for 5051 Florida.  

It’s like putting on a mask, Elise Prophete, junior political science and sustainability major and Governor of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s student government, told The Crow’s Nest. 

When engaging in performative activism “we’re not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and be at risk for the things we care about,” Prophete said. “We’re not allowing ourselves to truly care about them.” 
Performative activism has the effect of boosting one’s own social credit while devaluing a social movement.

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The poet laureate usually holds their position for The poet laureate usually holds their position for the mayor’s term and Johnson-Greene will join a distinguished body of poets who previously held the role, including Peter Meinke, Helen Wallace, and more recently, Gloria Muñoz.  

His reaction was one of surprise and astonishment.  

“I think I began to babble something like Courage the Cowardly dog,” Johnson-Green told The Crow’s Nest.  

Johnson-Green’s experience with poetry began about eight years ago, but he still considers himself new to it. He stayed away from the art form for a long time because of the sad connotations it carried.  

This changed when he attended a poetry open mic at Studio@620, a local visual and performing arts venue in downtown St. Petersburg.  

“The walls were a passionate red, the seating was cool and raised up like a theatre, and the poets were everyday people; the oldest around sixty-three and the youngest was about seven,” said Johnson-Green.  

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February was a month full of fun festivities. Here February was a month full of fun festivities. Here’s a look back at all the great events that happened on and off campus.

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