All anyone ever seems to be talking about is porn. And of course, we’re no exception.

But this time, our message is different: students prevailed.

Today, the Board of Regents listened to student concerns about a policy that would restrict free speech on campus.  In a unanimous vote, the Regents voted that their policy would be NO POLICY.  According to the recommendation of Chancellor Kirwan, the Board of Regents adopted the policy that the system's universities would abide by the "laws of the land," as detailed in a letter they will send to the state legislature.   Last spring, university officials canceled a screening of the triple-X pornographic film Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge at the Hoff Theater after state senators introduced an amendment to the budget that would withhold funding from the university if the film was shown.  The amendment was introduced by State Senator Andy Harris (R-Baltimore and Harford), and would likely have passed if the university had not canceled the showing.  The state senate then tasked the Board of Regents, the governing body of the University System of Maryland (USM), with developing a policy that would deal with the issue of showing obscene materials for entertainment purposes on campus.  Student activists protested, and held their own showing of the film.  They screened the first 30 minutes of the film, but the main focus of the event had turned to free speech and the ability of the state government to dictate what happens on a university campus.