![“[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: A concerning number of fish carcasses are pushed into St. Pete’s North Shore Park, as this year’s severe Red Tide continues to spread along Florida’s east coast. Courtesy of Martin Frobisher (Tampa Bay Times). By Brianna Madden Every year, Tampa Bay beachgoers
Pictured above: The Blunt Space members at a workshop with members Quin Killings and Cadin Small. Courtesy of The Blunt Space. By Adriana Reeves A group of USF St. Petersburg alumni has come together
Pictured above: USF’s former student athlete Evelyn Viens (top right), alongside her team, won Canada’s first gold medal in women’s soccer. Courtesy of Getty Images. By Sofía García Vargas The 2020 Tokyo
Adriana Reeves is a senior mass communications major at USF St. Petersburg. Adriana Reeves | The Crow’s Nest By Adriana Reeves They say that our time at college is the best years
Pictured above: (Left to right) Biomedical sciences and psychology senior Vincent Shoenberger, geospatial engineering junior Andrew Picklesimer, biomedical sciences senior Scott Hanesworth and marine biology senior James (Jimmy) Erickson carry
Pictured above: Deni Elliott (left), interim vice provost and regional associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, and Martin Tadlock, regional chancellor, will helm the St. Petersburg campus for the 2021-22 academic year. Courtesy of Kristine Paulsen and Martha
Pictured above: (left to right) Pete Boland, Marcile Powers, Torry Nelson, Robert Blackmon, Wengay Newton, Darden Rice, Michael Ingraham and Ken Welch are six out of the nine candidates running
By The Crow’s Nest Staff Whether you’re new to USF or returning for your final semester as a Bull, there is no shortage of noteworthy happenings from the USF community to
Pictured above: Osprey Suites, USF St. Petersburg’s newest 375-bed residence hall, is fully occupied this semester. Patrick Tobin | The Crow’s Nest By Annalise Anderson Hope for a traditional college experience
USF suggests classrooms return to operating under pre-pandemic standards, professors remain cautious
Pictured Above: Though USF will not require students, faculty or staff to be fully vaccinated or wear face masks on campus this fall, some professors plan to implement their own safety precautions in