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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Crow's Nest University History: Campus Publications 1-23-2017 Crow's Nest : 2017 : 01 : 23 University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest Recommended Citation University of South Florida St. Petersburg., "Crow's Nest : 2017 : 01 : 23" (2017). Crow's Nest. 687. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest/687 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University History: Campus Publications at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Crow's Nest by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS, page 2 FEATURE, page 5 FEATURE, page 8 A TALE OF TWO PIERS DO YOU KERRY ABOUT LOCAL MUSIC? THINKING ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD? St. Petersburg’s latest construction project will bring a Local singer-songwriter Kerry Courtney is a man The opportunity to travel to a foreign country to totally redesigned pier to the waterfront. The addition of gripping emotion. Read the story behind how study is invaluable. Indhira Suero shares her stories will cost at least $66 million and open in early 2019. he came to find his sound as a solo musician. and what she learned during her visit to Spain. The Crow ’s Nest THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG Volume 48, Issue 2 - January 23, 2016 | Online at www.crowsneststpete.com Patio St. Pete Women’s March draws crowd of 20,000 Tuesdays coming soon to promote commuter engagement By Alyssa Coburn [email protected] or many commuter stu- dents, their college expe- rience can be summed up Fas – Get to class and go home. Because well, life is busy. The University Student Center is working to fix this by welcom- ing more commuters into student life with a new daytime event. It’s called Patio Tuesdays, and it takes place on the last Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ANNA BRYSON | THE CROW’S NEST outside the Student Life Center. Women’s March: Tens of thousands walk St. Petersburg streets to protest for Women’s rights. The demonstration set the record for the largest Similar to Harbor Market, an protest in city history. on-campus biweekly market, Patio Tuesdays allows student By Whitney Elfstrom lavender “Rosie the Riveter” shirt. At the heart of the operation is still marching as an advocate. organizations, USF St. Petersburg [email protected] “I’m marching not only for is Suzanne Benton, 81, who “There are no such things as departments and local vendors women’s rights, but for every- organized the St. Petersburg great obstacles,” she said. “There a closer connection with the ver 20,000 women and one’s rights, for anyone who chapter of the march. Benton is are just issues that must be dealt student body. Patio Tuesdays is a men came together to feels oppressed and wants their no stranger to activism, she has with and one by one as they free event and offers things like Oflood the streets of St. Pe- voice to be heard,” she said. been an outspoken feminist for came up we dealt with them.” music, activities and games. tersburg on Saturday in solidarity Protesters led a peaceful march decades. In fact, she was among When the organizing group Unlike Harbor Market, which for women’s rights. to send a message to President the 50,000 women who marched first met on Dec. 13, they origi- can have 10-12 tables, Patio Among the sea of women Trump illustrating their concerns down Fifth Avenue in New York nally thought only 200-300 peo- Tuesday features a more intimate and men is Lauren Conzelman, surrounding women’s rights. The City during the Women’s Strike ple would march through down- 1-3 tables, allowing student orga- 20-year-old USF St. Petersburg stu- demonstration marks the largest for Equality on Aug. 26, 1970. town, but little did they know nizations an opportunity to bet- dent, who stood out in her vibrant in the city’s history. Forty-seven years later, Benton See “Women’s March,” P4 ter showcase themselves, recruit and hand out information. Melissa Cloutier is a junior Lynn Pippenger Hall officially opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony psychology major, commuter and transfer student from Keiser Uni- versity. Cloutier said her transfer orientation offered little informa- tion about clubs and student life. Cloutier did notice that there were clubs and events, but they met in the evening, and Cloutier was often already back home. When she saw Harbor Market for the first time, she didn’t see tables for student organizations, just vendors. “If there’s only a handful of tables, it’s a lot easier to go from one to the other without feeling overwhelmed,” said Cloutier. Luckily, Cloutier was intro- duced to Big Sisters of Psychol- ogy and has become more active and present on campus thanks to her involvement. Omar Garcia, a graduate assis- tant and the coordinator of Patio Tuesdays, wanted a smaller and more open venue so that stu- DEVIN RODRIGUEZ | THE CROW’S NEST See “Patio Tuesday,” P3 Snip Snip: Prominent members of the community, donors and university officials cut the ribbon for the opening Lynn Pippenger Hall, the new college of business building. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Monday, Jan. 17. THE CROW’S NEST IS THE WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER THE CROW’S NEST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG. Got News? We’ll Cover It. Since 1969 ALL CONTENT IN THE PUBLICATION IS PRODUCED BY USFSP Contact Us: email [email protected] office (727) 873-4113 STUDENTS. SINGLE COPIES FREE. @USFCrowsNest @CrowsNestStPete @USFCrowsNest 2 NEWS JANUARY 23, 2017 THE CROW’S NEST The latest on St. Petersburg’s newest attraction: How near is the Pier? By Ryan Callihan cost the city $35 million to not [email protected] have a pier, which, to me, makes no sense,” argued Kriseman. he Pier has been a staple The mayor also stated that of St. Petersburg for over it is impossible to negotiate T125 years, but the city the terms of the bond with the has a history of recreating the bondholders. Kriseman equat- icon every now and again. ed the scenario to taking out a Most recently, an inverted mortgage on a home and then pyramid-style pier sat at the end asking the bank if you could of Second Avenue NE. Con- spend $50,000 of that money structed in 1973 and demolished on a new car. in 2015, the city now hopes Despite the legal and contrac- to replace the attraction with tual obligations on the loaned something more imaginative. money, opponents of the new A redesigned pier is one of pier have criticized Kriseman the many projects Mayor Rick for allowing the price of the Kriseman took on shortly after project to continue to rise. being elected in 2014. Howev- As it stands, $46 million er, development has been met would pay for the pier alone. with heavy criticism from those An extra $20 million would be who believe the city’s money applied to the pier approach COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG would be better put to use else- area, but Kriseman hopes to Pier to Pier: The $66 million dollar addition to the St. Petersburg waterfront is expected to look like this where, such as the city’s aging improve on the overall product. render. Mayor Rick Kriseman has inquired about an additional $14 million to enhance the current design. sewer system. In December, Kriseman Kriseman has said that the The design for the new pier, as there were previously. “Bond laws and regulations lobbied City Council for expansions aren’t necessary and finalized early 2016, is called The pier approach will con- require the city to spend the another $14 million to expand that he would be content opening the Pier District. Construction sist of various activity areas proceeds of tax-exempt debt on features included in the pier the pier as planned. He says the is slated for completion by such as a gateway plaza that issues on the projects described design. Kriseman says this is most important part of the proj- the end of 2018, with a grand will mark the beginning of the in the offering statement,” said the last expansion he would ect to him is creating a space for opening in early 2019. new space. The plaza will be Kriseman. “In simple language, ask for, though he has yet to all St. Petersburg residents. Plans include a 3,065 foot followed closely by a market it means that we bonded to formally announce his request “It’s the right thing to do. It’s a stretch of development made space for small outdoor shops. build a pier, we have to use the to Pinellas County. part of our history. It’s a place for up of two parts: the pier and an Other pier approach features money to build a pier.” This money would come everyone in our city to gather.” approach that links the pier to include picnic and park areas If the city were to back out from tax increment financing Pilings for the new pier are the downtown area. on the eastern side of the pen- from its agreement with the funds that were set aside for expected to be put down in May. The new pier will retain the insular stretch near Spa Beach. bond holders and not follow 2014’s failed Greenlight Pinel- Kriseman remained firm in multi-level observation deck Existing plans also include through with the $66 million las transportation system and his recent 2016 State of the overlooking the water, as well restaurants and boat docks on dollar project, it would cost the would go toward the gateway Economy presentation.