You may deny it. Your cheeks may turn pink and you might proclaim, "I haven't done those kind of things."
But if you're like many people, you probably have, at least once or twice.
A recent survey indicates that public displays of affection are common among people of all ages, and most aren't anything so innocent as kissy-kiss in the parking lot.
According to a survey of 1,000 people conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Adam & Eve, only 17 percent said they hadn't had sex in a public place.
The other 83 percent, all adults between the ages 18 and 65, had no shame telling the world about their favorite places to jazz up their sex lives. Having sex at parties was ranked the highest at 33 percent, while 18 percent of respondents said they liked to do it at the movies.
Alicia Ciska, a communications junior, didn't take very seriously the results of the survey, perhaps because Adam & Eve is one of the nation's largest mail-order distributors of erotica.
"I don't believe it, because it's only a thousand people (surveyed) out of millions who live in the country," she said. "It just doesnít mean anything to me."
According to ASU's Student Code of Conduct, "engaging in any sexual offense, including but not limited to, sexual assault, public sexual indecency or indecent exposure" is punishable much like any other violation of campus rules. At worst, violators can be expelled.
The State Press conducted its own, even less scientific survey, and who better to ask than college students? Several students were asked if and why they would risk embarrassment or possible punishment for having sex in public.
Psychology junior Laurie Livas said she occasionally participates in deviant activities outside the bedroom as a way of adding excitement to her life.
"I couldn't during a movie, though," she said. "Movies are too quiet, and I'm not quiet."
One couple, who asked only that their first names be used, were recently doing some heavy petting outside of the Business building, and they boasted a long list of places on and off campus where they had fooled around.
"We got caught by a police officer in Lot 59," business freshman Brandy said. "It turns out, they weren't trying to bust us for having sex, they just wanted to make sure I was consenting." The art museum, 'A' mountain and the music building are some of their other favorite hot spots.
"It's fun, especially the excitement of the possibility of being caught," Brandy said.
Not everyone feels the same way about public displays of affection. Special education junior Jenna Bowden said for her, sex is not about lust, but love and creating a family.
"I think it's about two people who love each other," she said. "Not about voyeurism and a pornography show."
Reach the reporter at stinavee@asu.edu.
