“Don’t call me sir unless you are wearing a dog collar and are on your knees in my apartment.”

As college students we experience a newfound sexual independence from that of high school. We have our own rooms (sans parents), access to cheap/free birth control and the best lubricant of all — alcohol. With these new and exciting sexual freedoms, however, also come sexual responsibilities, dilemmas, and quandaries. Unfortunately, there are few platforms that attract students to discuss relevant sexual issues. Although we all grew up watching Talk Sex with Sue Johanson, what 18-22 year old honestly wants to listen to a 75-year-old woman with an Eastern European accent talk about vaginas? Luckily, thanks to the advent of podcasts, I’ve come across a refreshing, honest and hilariously entertaining podcast that both amuses and answers relevant questions about sex.

Dan Savage is best known for his sex column “Savage Love” in the Seattle weekly newspaper The Stranger. Within the past year, Savage has expanded his fan base by broadcasting a version of his sex column as a podcast. During the 40-minute program, callers leave messages describing questions relating to sex, relationships, and love. Sounds pretty standard, but with Savage’s witty banter, painfully honest advice and the variety of questions asked, Savage’s podcast is anything but “standard.”

Listeners call in expressing issues ranging from the difficulties of coming out within the Mormon community to a small white girl’s partner’s big dick causing her a lot of pain. Savage does not evade even the most provocative of sexual questions, providing a platform for all. With each question, Savage gets straight to the point often insulting his listeners, referring to them as “scrotums that are weak and nervous and you can’t even tap them without people screaming and falling to the floor” or glorifying them as “amazingly powerful human spitting-outy thingys.” Although at times Savage can be harsh (referring to callers as “stupid whores”), most appreciate his frankness. He is not malicious, but rather honest — sometimes people just need to hear that they are stupid whores.

At our age, we are just beginning to understand the complexities of sex. Savage’s podcast allows anyone with any sexual issues to discuss their problems in a comfortable and contemporary setting. Even if you’re not looking for answers to the problems you think you don’t have, listen up to Savage’s podcast. I guarantee that you will learn a thing or two about your own relationships, and probably get some useful sex tips too.

- Becca Greenfield

Halloween is fast approaching, and the question is lingering in the air: what will your costume be? A Hanes v-neck isn’t going to cut it; it’s time to branch out from the everyday wardrobe into something a little less comfortable, possibly virtually nothing at all. But how trashy is too trashy? Let Street be your guide! It seems only right to help you out, because next week we’ll just go right back to making fun of you.

Yes, you.

The answer to that trashiness question, by the way, is whatever you’re into – pick a spot on the Street Slut-O-Meter to see what your should wear. Stick with us and you’ll be the hottest kid at Amy Gutmann’s party. Don’t even pretend you weren’t planning on checking that out.

Squeaky Clean
Get eleven of your closest friends together and be a walking game of beer pong. Tape red posterboard around your body and attach styrofoam to your shoulders. Re-stack if people drop out throughout the night (but only once, obviously). That kid in your hall that no one likes – he can be the ball.

Borderline
This is when the Mean Girls animal ears come out – nothing says “I’m really creative and like to take risks” like being a black cat or a bunny (Playboy connotation optional). As long as the ears are on, it really doesn’t matter what else you’re wearing. And for all you brats who didn’t go to a public school… bitch… break out the old uniform and be Britney Spears circa “Baby One More Time”: minimal effort, maximum exposure.

Or you can just dress like these two…

Play Dirty
Be a PennQuest Leader. If you have to wear clothes, just make sure you haven’t washed them since NSO. Don’t shower.

Taking Out the Trash
This is that section for half-naked/psuedo-slutty costumes: the Little Mermaid, Tom Cruise a la Risky Business, Amy Gutmann at Celebration on the Green should all do the trick.

Superman that Ho
Bring back Britney, only this time it’s circa yesterday. Shave your head and leave the underwear at home. Eat a ton of candy and drink enough beer to intoxicate a Beluga whale — it’s OK, you’re supposed to be fat. For guys and girls who want to stay classy, there’s always the Adam and Eve option. Put the Ivy back in the Ivy League and wear nothing but leaves on the 31st. Is it cold outside, or is it just you?

- Jessica Goldstein