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Doing downward dog… with dogs

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 Kat Piccolo

By Katlynn Mullins Everything was tinged gold as the sun began to set over the west deck of The Edge. Students sat barefoot on yoga mats while puppies dragged their

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Arts and Life Campus Feature

Student leaves colorful legacy on campus

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Michael Moore Jr.

By Michael Moore Jr. When students amassed in The Edge during Thursday’s reading day, it was for more than just another art show: It was a culmination of student artwork

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Arts and Life Campus

Theatre Week: “It’s a Living”

April 15, 2019April 16, 2019 Samantha Bumberg

By Samantha Bumberg With just two chairs and themselves, improv artists Hawk and Wayne brought their audience to a mysterious, foreign tribe, where the king comically spoke English and had

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Theatre Week: Musical Theatre Cabaret

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Gabby Dacosta

By Gabby Dacosta Feet tapped, fingers snapped, tears fell and stomachs hurt from laughing as music bounced off the walls and moved around the room, filling it with musical and

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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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Compass reorients its mission

October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 Dylan Hart

Carolina Nutt, director of Compass, has worked for the program since January 2016. Courtesy of USFSP By Dylan Hart Compass is expanding its mission to include second-year and transfer students, as

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Arts and Life Campus Feature

Poetic justice for social media’s damage

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Luke Cross

Above photo: Zoe Hay, president of PEERS, hosted the open mic night to combat the effects of social media on self image and confidence. Luke Cross | The Crow’s Nest By

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University makes strides to increase diversity on campus

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 Anna Bryson

By Anna Bryson USF St. Petersburg’s student population reached its highest level of diversity this semester. About a third of new students self-report non-white backgrounds, according to Serge W. Desir

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Meet the student who designed The Edge’s graphics

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Anna Bryson

Above photo: Gaby Mena is the artistic mind behind the graphic walls in The Edge. Anna Bryson | The Crow’s Nest By Anna Bryson Senior graphic design major Gaby Mena

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‘No Home For Hate’ finds home at the Edge

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Michael Mcdade

Above photo: Angela King, former neo-nazi, speaks out against hate. Michael McDade | The Crow’s Nest By Michael McDade Former skinhead turned peace activist Angela King spoke at The Edge

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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.

✍️Story by Julia Birdsall
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.  

✍️Story by Julia Ferrara
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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The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the stre The Nascar Craftsman Truck Series came to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time this weekend and the on-track action did not disappoint. 

Layne Riggs started the race 28th after rain cancelled the practice and qualifying sessions that were scheduled for Friday afternoon. At the end of the first 20-lap stage, he already gained 21 positions and was 7th at the beginning of the second 20-lap stage. At the end, he was first. 

However, it was a three-way battle between Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Ben Rhodes in the closing laps of the race. Riggs wasn’t sure that he’d have enough fuel to even finish the race, let alone defend against Ty Majeski who finished in second. 

Riggs held on and captured his first win of the season. The Nascar Craftsman Trucks Series picks up again on March 20 for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 in Darlington. 

📸 Photos by Makenna Wozniak and Irena Mesa | The Crow’s Nest.

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

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Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

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Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” i Hearing Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration” in a crowded room was something pre-graphics arts sophomore Kea Shindel never thought she would experience.  

She was raised on goth and industrial music and partakes in the style. 

“It was crazy hearing that with a room full of people that were all liking the same thing,” Schindle said. “Which I’ve never experienced before.” 

It’s an experience that many students from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg can recall — walking into The Castle for the first time and feeling like they belong.  

The Crow’s Nest decided to take students’ word for it.  

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