I'm not exactly sure about the definition of a moral compass but I was surprised to read a a college woman trading 2 weeks of sex for a guided jungle tour down in Brazil. It's an adventure she has no qualms about since in her mind all of the involved parties benefited. In trading her feminine charms for a service she wasn't alone, a recent survey of students at the University of Michigan found that 27% of men and 14% of women had offered services or items in exchange for sex.

While I found these numbers to be high I wondered where the line was drawn. When you are in college and not in a committed relationship, aren't 75% of your actions revolving around sex? Does it count if you help that cute coed with her psychology homework or treat her to a Dave Matthews Band concert and get lucky later that night? I thought most people considered that a successful date rather than a transaction of goods for "goodies"!

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In a column (subscription required) for the Wall Street Journal, Donna Freitas, author of the upcoming book Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance & Religion on America's College Campuses, advises parents of college-bound youth to "find out about the dating lives and party habits of students at your child's dream school, or whether hooking up has replaced dating altogether. As students told me time and time again, romantic relationships -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- can make or break the college experience. Before you mail that check, do your research."

I agree completely -- the dating/relationship scene at a college is vitally important to the college experience, but it's often overlooked. College guidance counselors might ask whether you want city/rural and discuss the options for majors at different schools, but I think that very few delve into the dating scene at prospective colleges.

To get some color on dating issues at colleges, check out The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2008: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know. This book is great -- it features quotes from current college students describing what student life is actually like.

If you're looking at colleges for a student who is LGBT, you should absolutely order a copy of The Advocate College Guide For LGBT Students.

File this under: News of the strange. The Reuters news agency is reporting that half of British men would rather have a big-screen TV than sex.

A survey carried out by British consumer electronic retailer Comet found that 47% of 2,000 Brits surveyed said they'd forgo sex for half a year in exchange for a 50-inch plasma screen TV.

This doesn't bode well for the birds over the pond, does it? Only a third of the women surveyed said they'd do the same.

No comment on what the lads would be watching on their big-screen TVs -- do they get the Playboy channel over there? Goodness knows there's already no shortage of football (soccer) widows in Old Blighty.

A quarter of those surveyed said they'd give up their fags (cigarettes) in exchange for the swag, about as many as said they'd forgo their choccies (chocolates). What a strange lot the Brits are, indeed.

I can't say I'd give up any of those, ah, commodities in exchange for a big idiot box. But that's me. What would you do for a 50-inch plasma?

The online mating service industry is thriving, with ads for companies like eharmony.com filling the screen during the hours singles are most likely to be sitting home alone. However, none have taken the pitch to the level of start-up ScientificMatch.com, which promises to find your ideal mate by their personal body odor.

The company claims that by testing DNA it can determine which people have a personal aroma that will most appeal to you. A proper odor match can, it claims, lead to better and more orgasms, less cheating, more fertility, and healthier children.

The company doesn't depend entirely on complementary personal chemistry, though. Backing it up is value matching and a personal preferences profile.

And what, you may ask, does such a service cost? For a mere 1,995.95 freaking dollars per year, ScientificMatch.com will match you with the person of your olfactory dreams. The service is currently only offered in the Boston area, but if it recruits enough suckers clients, I'm sure it will go national.

Hmmm. I'm picking up an aroma right now, and it isn't the smell of love. It smells more like hogwash.