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Sex and the Cigar: Shower sex

Ella Gerdts7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

The angles are horrible. Someone is always cold. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Shower sex has reputation issues. People may call it impractical or put it in the same category as sex on the beach, which is debatable. But with a towel in hand, I am here to defend it.  When the…

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Critters on Campus: Chickens

John Moran7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Gallus gallus domesticus–the chicken–is the domesticated subspecies of the wild red jungle fowl native to Southeast Asia.  Some estimate that humans first domesticated the red jungle fowl over 8,000 years ago. Once people noticed that, when there’s an excess of food, chickens turn their reproductive cycle upside down and start producing a ton of eggs….

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Sex and the Cigar: Finding my perfect person

Charlie Adams7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

How often do you get something right on the first try? How often do you get something wrong if you don’t try?  Never. As everyone around me began getting into relationships, I told my friends my plan. I was going to go one-and-done, find my perfect person, and be with her till death do us…

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Critters on Campus: Pickerel Frog

John Moran7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Lithobates palustris–the pickerel frog– is a medium-sized frog and the only native poisonous frog in North America.  These amphibians secrete toxic bradykinin compounds through their skin. As you can imagine, this defense is capable of deterring many predators. Given the choice between a poison sandwich and a poisonless sandwich, I’m siding with the latter every…

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Critters on Campus: Canadian Geese

John Moran8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Branta canadensis–Canada goose–is the largest species of goose and is a ubiquitous migratory species in North America.  These herbivorous, freshwater-preferring waterfowl have done quite well in the modern age, conservatively numbering 5 million strong.  While the picture above is a goose, some people long ago decided to refer to a grouping of these critters as…

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Critters on Campus: Red-tailed Hawks

John Moran8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Buteo jamaicensis–the red-tailed hawk–is one of the most common birds of prey that is seen on campus.  With a range that spans from Alaska to Panama and a little beyond, these birds are both common and conspicuous.  These hawks feed on many other critters on campus, such as small mammals and birds, but will actively…

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Sex and the Cigar: Spring flings

Casey Chan-Smutko8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Four seasons, four types of flings and two people who are together for no romantic reason, how did they meet in the first place? In March 2025, I was doing homework in Coddington Hall’s common room for a change of scenery rather than my dorm room. As I was working, a few people passed by,…

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Critters on Campus: Cows

John Moran8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Bos taurus–cows–are domesticated ungulates used as livestock across the world.  Cows are some of the most prolific grazers to ever covet grass. It is said that there are over 1.5 billion cows in the world currently. Cattle as a whole make up around 35% of the total mammalian biomass in the world, eking out the…

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Sex and the Cigar: The orgasm gap

Ella Gerdts8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Decades ago, women in the workplace fought to close the wage gap, and in 1963, we succeeded. But one gap remains resistant to our progress: the orgasm gap.  Research consistently shows that women are less likely than men to reach an orgasm during sex. A 2017 study in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that about…

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Critters on campus: Sheep

John Moran8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Domesticated sheep–Ovis aries–are a domesticated ruminant species numbering in the billions worldwide.  Sheep have lived with humans for thousands of years and often hold symbolic meanings in various Eurasian cultures. These grazing herbivores are quite prolific and are an essential farm animal and have their place along with horses, cows, and chickens in the farm-cannon….

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