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3 days ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
The solar carport on top of USF St. Petersburg’s parking garage is among the campus’s SGEF intiatives. Photo courtesy of USFBy Alisha DurosierTaking another step in its ongoing consolidation effort, the University of South Florida is merging its three campuses’ Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF).
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3 days ago | 
cltampa.com | Alisha Durosier
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2 weeks ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
Photo by Alisha Durosier | The Crow’s NestBy Alisha DurosierWTF really means “Welcome to Florida,” according to journalist and author Craig Pittman. The bestselling Tampa Bay author kicked off the inaugural Florida Studies Book Festival on April 5, with a crowd of Florida literature enthusiasts, local authors and University of South Florida faculty and students at the St. Petersburg campus’s Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
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3 weeks ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene. Photo by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration By Alisha DurosierLindsay Bixler does not envision her future children settling in Florida when they reach her age; she’s unsure if the state will even be an option for them to call home.
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1 month ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
International news network Voice of America was also a target of the Trump Administration. It was dismantled in March before being reinstated in April.
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2 months ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
An image search on Adobe Stock is shown flooded with AI-generated photosPhoto courtesy of Lauren GaubertBy Jasmin ParradoThe University of South Florida’s graphic arts program is an example of the city’s penchant for creativity. Students with a graphic design concentration put it to the test through marketing and communication, embedding their work in products ranging from abstract fonts and website visuals to shoe boxes and restaurant menus.
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2 months ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
Photo by Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s NestBy Alisha DurosierAs the Tampa Bay Rays begin a new season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the City of St. Petersburg is also entering a new phase after the Rays announced that they will not be moving forward with the 86-acre, Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment project and stadium deal.
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2 months ago | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
Photo by Aubrey Carr | The Crow’s Nest By Alisha Durosier Shortly after the University of South Florida was listed among 60 universities under federal investigation for “antisemitic harassment and discrimination,” the university is facing another investigation for offering alleged “impermissible race-based scholarships.” In a letter sent to USF on March 13, the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office (OCR) cited a complaint alleging that the university’s partnership with the McKnight...
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
(Left to right) Austin Gaskin, Teia Watson and Brittany Graham at the Feb. 2 Afro Opera Black History Month showcase, “A Message from the Roots.” Photo courtesy of Maiya Stevenson By Alisha DurosierA captivated audience listened as Matthew 6:9-13 angelically echoed through the pews of First Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg. “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
crowsneststpete.com | Alisha Durosier
Photo by Alisha Durosier | The Crow’s NestBy Alisha DurosierAs a part of the University of South Florida’s ongoing consolidation efforts, the university’s Office of Student Success, a multi-department office that focuses on student life beyond academics, is being restructured across all three campuses.
