Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: Sorting out sex in long-distance relationships

One of the biggest challenges in long-distance relationships is maintaining intimacy. Of students who responded to this year’s sex survey, more than half have been in a long-distance relationship, and it seems...


Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: An abortion option near campus

Women between the ages of 20 to 24 account for 33 percent of all abortions, the largest of any age group, according to the National Abortion Federation. Despite an overall decline in...


Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: Who masturbates the most?

Masturbation can help reduce stress, relieve menstrual cramps for women — and, of course, release sexual tension. Despite many students living in close quarters with their peers in 170-square-foot dorms, our survey...


Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: Match birth control with mental health

You’re looking for a new method of birth control — maybe one to help clear your skin or prevent cramps. Or maybe you’re considering an intrauterine device (IUD) so you won’t have...


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Sex Issue 2018: Students seek out porn beyond videos

Pornography is everywhere. It’s in small towns and big cities, magazines and videos, the internet and real life, and, starting as recently as 2016, in virtual reality. The easy accessibility of pornography...


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Sex Issue 2018: How to report sexual violence

The Binghamton University Code of Student Conduct defines sexual assault as “a physical sexual act or acts committed against another person without consent.” The handbook goes on to define exactly what a...


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Sex Issue 2018: Sexual violence going unreported at Binghamton University

Sexual violence happens at Binghamton University — and the majority of the time it goes unreported. According the the 2017 Annual Security and Fire Report, required by the Clery Act, there were...


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Sex Issue 2018: Why do we shame sex workers?

What’s a broke college student to do when strapped for cash? Maybe sell some old clothes, become an Uber driver if you have a car or do those online surveys that give...


Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: Considering male birth control

Birth control has come quite a long way since women in ancient Egypt were inserting mixtures of crocodile dung, honey and baking soda inside themselves and concubines in China were drinking mixtures...


Sex Issue 2018

Sex Issue 2018: Orgasm tips from someone who might have had one

At least, I’m pretty sure. This should be a no-brainer. How is there any confusion as to whether or not someone has had an orgasm? It’s sort of a yes or no...