Three women laughed while looking at the new sex toy they had just made.

Then they laughed harder as they compared their condoms filled with gummy bears and various other sweets that they made at a sex toys booth -- one of several amusements at The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) Sex Fair last night in the HUB Heritage Hall.

Set up like an ice cream sundae bar, the booth was full of giggling students admiring the creations they had made. During the night, students were spotted carrying cucumbers wrapped in marshmallows, chocolate and other toppings.

Then the three girls laughed harder as they compared setting the atmosphere for the night, blue and white streamers and balloons graced the floors of the dimly lit hall.

Many students attended because of their women's studies or sexual behavior classes, however, others attended for different reasons.

"We're perverted and thought it would be fun," Melissa Misencik (freshman-pre-medicine) said laughing.

Each of the 12 booths had posters, pamphlets, condoms and a card for Planned Parenthood. The booths also offered 12 different themes with topic-specific information along with a related activity.

The free male and female condoms excited students, who grabbed handfuls at a time stuffing them into pockets and purses.

A genital mutilation booth, focused on male circumcision, also received numerous students. Many were surprised by the message of not circumcising male babies, arguing that circumcision was more hygienic. But contrary to popular belief, circumcision is not more hygienic and 85 percent of

males in the United States are not circumcised, Krista Moyer (sophomore-French and women studies) said.

Circumcision was created in the Victorian times when masturbation was considered sinful. Since the foreskin has to be lifted and cleaned in uncircumcised males, it put them at risk to have an erection. Therefore, circumcision was invented, Moyer said.

"I think sex is repressed in this country," Corey White (senior-English) said. "The Sex Faire has the potential to inform people about issues that they think may be too taboo to speak about in public."

At the Gender Empowerment booth, students were encouraged to redraw sex positions against the stereotypical male and female positions. One picture had a man on his hands and knees with a girl behind him with a strap-on dildo. Many students agreed that it was the quintessential reversal of male and female sex roles.

Students eagerly attended every booth with a raffle ticket that needed to be stamped and entered to win free sex toys such as a whip or vibrating panties.

Students could be heard repeating to friends the new facts they learned, such as: "Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than Valium."

Andy Naser (senior-psychology) said he came because his teacher invited him and that he learned new facts about sex positions, which he said he will "give a shot" later.

Caitlin Corr, the Sex Faire coordinator, said she was very pleased with the turnout and hoped that the Sex Faire would help students be a little bit more open at their own discretion.

It is important to hold an event like this, she said, adding that "sex is like America's little secret."