According to a press release from the Leadership Institute, the Student Government Association (SGA) at Central Michigan University dropped a resolution yesterday calling the campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) a “hate group.”

The SGA has come under fire since passing the initial resolution, from the campus press as well as some national organizations. According to the press release, Central Michigan University, to its credit, reversed a policy forbidding student group discrimination on the basis of political ideology.

Student political groups should not have to fear their student governments labeling them for political acts well within the mainstream. Even in this case, YAF denies being involved with the acts—chalk graffiti with anti-gay and lesbian remarks. The dropping of the resolution is a victory for student groups of all sorts of political orientations. The maelstrom has even prompted further liberties in the abolition of the silly rule that student groups may not discriminate in the politics of their members. Congratulations to YAF of Central Michigan on their victory.