I get my sexuality from a bottle

Magically attract who ever you want with liquid sex in a bottle.

That’s what some companies that bottle human pheromones and sell them online promise. After buying a bottle, for "investigation purposes," I asked a few guys around campus what they thought of the smell.

"It smells like a hot girl," sophomore Peter Vircuiz said.

That "hot girl" scent is composed of the sweat from a female’s underarms. That’s right - pheromones are made up of human sweat, preferably from the underarms, but sometimes it's taken from somewhere else. You're dirty if you look at this link; just use your imagination.

So maybe they do work, but how? It all started where things usually start: with a woman. Dr. Martha McClintock discovered that it’s not just members of the opposite sex who are affected by pheromones.

In fact, women who were exposed other women’s perspiration, a.k.a pheromones, caused their menstrual cycle to speed up or slow down. I’ve known this since the third grade. While growing up with two sisters and a step-mom, we all menstruated around the same time of month. My poor father.

Just think of what kind of world we’re living in. Being able to attract whoever you want... But wait, not so fast. We should stop and think: maybe there is a reason why the dorky guy who sits next to you in your creative writing class is attracted to you and why you can’t seem to stop drooling every time your roommate’s brother comes around. Maybe there is a reason that people are attracted to certain kinds of other people.

By spritzing yourself with pheromones, you could be messing with Mother Nature. Imagine if you sprayed yourself with the Flavor Flav’s pheromones...what kind of women would you attract? You might not exactly find yourself a soul mate.

According to an article in Psychology Today we are actually attracted to certain pheromones because of our genetic makeup. Humans typically are attracted to other people whose backgrounds and immune systems are different from ours.

So maybe its not destiny, but there is a system to this craziness, and by attempting to buy someone else’s sexuality and use it is not only messing with that system, it's being dishonest.

Bad guys still lurk during the holidays

After the stress of final exams has worn off and the thought of spending the rest of the month crammed into tight quarters with your family hasn’t yet happened, there is only one thing to do: get drunk and party one last time this year.

But just because you're filled to the brim with holiday cheer doesn't mean that bad things won't happen when you drink. Alcohol doesn't take the holiday season off. In fact, alcohol-related injuries and deaths are more likely to occur during the holiday season- and according to a new study, this also means more crimes involving date-rape.

Forget Rohypnol “Roofies” and GHB - typical date rape drugs - because a new study says that alcohol is the real date-rape drug. For those of us who have seen our friends turn into unstable messes when drunk, this might not be a surprise.

The U.K researchers studied 120 rape cases. Of those, only two showed signs of GHB, but 119 of the cases showed that the victims had been drinking.

This study has caused a few articles in Men's Health magazine to claim that this is proof that women have been wrongfully accusing men of date rape when, "in fact, the blame was found to be firmly placed on women drinking too much alcohol."

Since most of the cases of date rape reported in the study happened when the victim was drunk, this raises the question, what constitutes as consent? If someone is unable to coherently make a decision about sex, does this mean that they have consented?

"Its not right that a guy takes advantage of an unconscious girl," says public communications major Karsten Anderson. "If a guy does that, he's a douche bag - plain and simple."

Just because a woman doesn't fight back or says "yes," it doesn't always mean she's in the right state of mind to make that kind of decision. It also doesn't mean that women aren't responsible for themselves and how much alcohol they drink.

Either way, the fact is simple: rapes of any kind are more likely to occur when alcohol is present. Now that we have the knowledge, we can fight against it.

Here are some tips on keeping drinking fun and not dangerous.

1)Don't accept a drink that has been given to you by someone else.
2)Keep an eye on your drink at all times and don't leave it unattended
3)Plan ahead. Know how much you're going to drink before you arrive and stick to that number.
4)Always have a group of close friends with you and watch out for each other.
5)Be aware of people who are pressuring you into drinking more than you want to.
For a full list of tips on rape prevention, click here

If you feel uncomfortable or have been violated in any way, FAU has a great counseling center and students can contact Angie Gifford, the victim services counselor.