The Statesman

25 real things to do before you graduate

Kate Valerio • August 24, 2015

I created my own list of things to do at Stony Brook before graduation based on the wisdom and experience I have acquired over the last three years. Hold for applause.

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Chianti is red, vaginas are pink

Kate Valerio • February 12, 2015

Chianti is red Vaginas are pink Valentine’s Day sucks And I need a drink.

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College gal cooking: the science behind aphrodisiacs

Giselle Barkley • February 12, 2015

The annual day of love is around the corner, which means that chocolates are flooding stores. But chocolate is not the only food associated with Valentine’s Day.

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How sex affects athletic performance is still unresolved

David Vertsberger • February 11, 2015

The athlete’s process of reaching to physical and psychological shape in anticipation of the big game or event is meticulous. Every meal, every nap, every routine has to be in accordance with what...

The art of role-playing: how to spice up your love life with more props, costumes and characters than a movie set

Krysten Massa • February 11, 2015

The definition of role-playing, courtesy of Urban Dictionary: A bedroom practice in which partners dress up and pretend to be someone else for sexual satisfaction.

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10 reasons to break up with someone

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

Relationships: Everybody seems to want one…until they are actually in one.

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2 a.m. vs. 2 p.m.

Michael Newcomer • February 10, 2015

Pick your poison: Tinder, Grindr, OKCupid, Facebook even, for the desperately old fashioned.

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The Sexwolf: When in doubt, use your mouth

Kate Valerio • February 10, 2015

I am not sure what adventurous person first had the idea of putting someone else’s genitalia in their mouth, but I believe this person deserves a very large muffin basket.

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The almost-relationship

Emily Benson • February 10, 2015

It is a flirty friendship, even if you are hoping for more. And after a few weeks or so of this blissful, crush stage you will begin to wonder: is this something more?

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College students wait to tie the knot

Sarah Elsesser • February 10, 2015

Today, the average adult is holding off on saying, “I do.” For some adults, it might be forever. Others are just waiting.

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Stony Brook Admirers 2

Kelly Saberi • February 10, 2015

Handwritten notes are no longer the way to confess love. Secret admirers instead utilize Stony Brook Admirers 2, a Facebook page with over 4,000 likes and over 4,000 posts.

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Dakota Jordan: “She knows about everything”

Megan Miller • February 10, 2015

Dakota Jordan can lecture about safely being lit on fire. She can lecture about polyamory, ageplay, knife play, rape fantasies and amputation fetishes.

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