The University of Maryland, College Park cancelled the screening of a pornographic film at the student union after a state senator threatened to cut off state funding for the university, The Washington Post reported.
The student union had planned on screening "Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge" Saturday night. University administrators canceled the showing after state Sen. Andrew Harris, R-Baltimore and Harford Counties, proposed an amendment to the state budget to end funding for any university that allowed the screening of a pornographic movie.
The student union is funded solely by students, and the cost of the showing would have been covered by ticket sales, according to the Post.
-CLINT RICE
