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Heidi Thirer, back right, a professor of health and wellness, leads a discussion on Friday in the Fine Arts Building on how to reduce sexual risks and have safer sex. Thirer said she aimed to give students accurate information to make smart choices in sexual relationships.
— C. Peter Magrath will retire from Binghamton University on Dec. 31 this year at the age of 78, capping a 50-year career in higher education that he began as a political science instructor at Brown University in 1961.
— After a $13.5 million renovation, the East Gym is set to reopen by the start of next semester. The East Gym will be open and available for students and faculty starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28.
— Few students give much thought to things like food or sleep, other than what is minimally needed to sustain them through several days of cramming.
— A large percentage of the Nature Preserve's deer population will be selectively killed over winter break, from Dec. 20 to Jan. 20.
— Binghamton University students have designed an alternative to posting flyers on campus or visiting the University Bookstore to sell back their old textbooks.