Spring Break
Sex And The UniverCity
Attempting Sex In Some Not-So-Private Places
Emily Neumann
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Focus
Some people like to take it outdoors. Justin Grenier, 8th-semester political science major, said he was once kicked out of a park for having sex.
"It was kind of exciting, actually," he said.
"[I've done it in] fields, and places like that," said Daniel McLaughlin, an 8th-semester environmental science major who said he also had sex outside, surrounded by nature.
However McLaughin warned couples to "bring blankets, depending on how public it is."
Sometimes if you're really in the mood, anything with a door qualifies as acceptable. "I did it in the Target dressing room once," said "Roxy," an 8th-semester psychology major.
There are laws regulating where you can and can't have sex, and they should certainly be taken into account when you decide to drop your pants. Public sex - that is, sex in any place where others could reasonably see you - qualifies as public indecency, according to Capt. Rhoda Averna of the UConn Police Department. Public indecency also includes exposure and/or touching another person with the intent to arouse, Averna said. Each of these offenses is punishable by up to one year in prison.
Averna said that offenders could also be charged with second degree breach of peace, disorderly conduct, or creating a public disturbance.
"I mean, if you're in a tent in a private back yard, chances are no one will see you," Averna said, with a laugh, "but they will if you're out on a park bench."
While the days of needing to sneak around to have sex are long gone for most students at UConn, the sense of adventure is still there.
"I definitely want to have sex in the library," Conway said.
As long as you keep things safe and remain respectful and aware of others, taking sex off the bed can be a very rewarding move for couples looking to try something new.
Contact Emily Neumann at Emily.Neumann@UConn.edu.
"It was kind of exciting, actually," he said.
"[I've done it in] fields, and places like that," said Daniel McLaughlin, an 8th-semester environmental science major who said he also had sex outside, surrounded by nature.
However McLaughin warned couples to "bring blankets, depending on how public it is."
Sometimes if you're really in the mood, anything with a door qualifies as acceptable. "I did it in the Target dressing room once," said "Roxy," an 8th-semester psychology major.
There are laws regulating where you can and can't have sex, and they should certainly be taken into account when you decide to drop your pants. Public sex - that is, sex in any place where others could reasonably see you - qualifies as public indecency, according to Capt. Rhoda Averna of the UConn Police Department. Public indecency also includes exposure and/or touching another person with the intent to arouse, Averna said. Each of these offenses is punishable by up to one year in prison.
Averna said that offenders could also be charged with second degree breach of peace, disorderly conduct, or creating a public disturbance.
"I mean, if you're in a tent in a private back yard, chances are no one will see you," Averna said, with a laugh, "but they will if you're out on a park bench."
While the days of needing to sneak around to have sex are long gone for most students at UConn, the sense of adventure is still there.
"I definitely want to have sex in the library," Conway said.
As long as you keep things safe and remain respectful and aware of others, taking sex off the bed can be a very rewarding move for couples looking to try something new.
Contact Emily Neumann at Emily.Neumann@UConn.edu.
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