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Brittney Dietz wears a cross necklace. Stony Brook students felt hindered by the lack of sexual education in Catholic school. BRITTNEY DIETZ

Sex ed: Three Catholic school testimonials

Anya Marquardt, Maria Lynders, and Sarah Murphy • March 26, 2023
Ahead of the 2023 "Sex and Relationships" special issue, three Stony Brook students reflected on the Catholic education they received before transitioning to the public school system.
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Copy Chief Skylar Sena passionately displays her love for spicy literature. Smut captivates readers with stories like no other. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Hockey smut and the search for sexual literacy

Skylar Sena • March 26, 2023
So why does smut get this type of global internet attention? Because they’re the books that are written for women, by women.
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The Statesman’s Top 10 sexiest foods to spice up your life

Anya Marquardt • March 26, 2023
Food. Diverse in its ability to create, share and savor. Food is romance served on a platter for us to share with those we love, or to show ourselves some self-love.
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The cover of "It Ends With US". The 2016 Goodreads Best Romance winner harbors potentially dangerous themes of intimate partner violence.ATRIA BOOKS

Romance novel “It Ends with Us”: cautionary tale of domestic violence falls dangerously flat

Jenna Zaza • March 26, 2023
While "It Ends With Us" is marketed as a romance novel and continues to be praised, its erroneous portrayal of intimate partner violence (IPV) renders it downright dangerous to be classified as such, as Hoover’s attempt at a cautionary tale falls flat.
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Four people SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Inclusivity: You have no excuse

Aleeza Kazmi • February 11, 2019
I pitched the idea of dedicating the whole Sex & Relationships issue to POC sexuality.
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Stony Brook students join national conversation on sexual assault

Stony Brook students join national conversation on sexual assault

Luis Ruiz Dominguez, Aleeza Kazmi, and Aracely Jimenez • February 12, 2018
Seawolves share their responses to the #MeToo movement.
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Derrick Wegner, above, ERIC SCHMID/THE STATESMAN

Why I modeled for the Sex and Relationships Issue

Derrick Wegner • February 22, 2017
I am a queer, transgender man that loves his body and I want people to see that.
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This year's annual Sex and Relationship's issue featured volunteer models representing the diversity of Stony Brook University in terms of race, sexuality and gender identity. ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Editorial: Why we stand behind the Sex and Relationships Issue

The Editorial Board • February 19, 2017
The Sex and Relationships Issue is a staple of our newspaper. We are here to act as a voice for our campus community, for faculty and students alike.
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A Statesman survey found that Stony Brook University students have a host of spots on campus where ERIC SCHMID/THE STATESMAN

Seawolves Confess to their Sex Spots on Campus

Kayla McKiski • February 13, 2017
“I got a blowjob from my girlfriend on the LIRR here right as we were pulling out of the station,” A, senior mechanical engineering major, said.
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Suggestions for Sex Playlists

Suggestions for Sex Playlists

Kunal Kohli • February 13, 2017
If your sex life is starting to feel stale, one of the quickest ways to heat things up is with music.
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Consent: an ongoing education

Consent: an ongoing education

Genie Ruzicka • February 13, 2017
If someone is being taught the dynamics of consent when they are entering college, it is too late. Sexual education as a whole needs to improve drastically.
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Phone snubbing, or "phubbing," is the social phenomenon of paying more attention to an electronic device than a romantic or sexual partner. ERIC SCHMID/THE STATESMAN

‘Phubbing’ can force partners apart

Jill Ryan • February 13, 2017
The third wheel that always separated Nahmias and his girlfriend was nothing more than a phone. And even after pointing that fact out to her, he found that nothing changed.
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