Jonathan Guild thinks sex is a pleasure -- not only for him but also for his girlfriend. He cares about a woman's opinion during the deed.

While there may have been a lack of physical contact, there was no sparing of words at Wednesday night's Sex in the Dark. Upon arrival, more than 50 students were led into the penthouse of Heister Hall and then told the rules of the event.

Men were seated on one side and women on another, and Jeff Harman (senior-civil engineering) explained to the audience it was a night to ask questions -- to find out what the opposite sex thinks.

Once the lights went out, one participant shouted "knowledge is power," and the discussion started. Questions were asked on everything from favorite sex positions, toys, foreplay and tongue rings.

Guild (sophomore-physics) came out to hear a woman's perspective on sex. The way he sees it, he doesn't know the women in the room and they don't know him, and he may never even see them again.

"It's not the most comfortable thing to sit down with girls and say 'hey, want to talk about sex?' " he said.

After some preference questions, Harman led the group into questions about understanding the opposite sex. Questions like what the green light for sex is, how foreplay contributes to a better experience and when a guy should know to stop.

One thing that was considered an offense by some females is when a guy goes straight for the woman's pants.

Some students took it from a less serious perspective, like Nadia Garnett (freshman-division of undergraduate studies) and her friends who came out for a fun night. Although they made a list of questions to ask, they didn't bring it to the meeting with them.

The cheers, jeers, claps and moans carried on for most of the discussion. While most questions went into further discussion, when a participant asked if males like role-playing, one male shouted, "Do you still have your Halloween costume?"

Shelby Wieners, interim coordinator at Pollock, said the event was designed so inhibitions are let down and there is freedom to ask questions. Resident assistants run the program, and there were ground rules before starting the discussion,

"Sex is a taboo topic -- take it for what it is, and go in with an open mind," said Weiners.