It doesn't matter what type of fanciful on-campus judicial process Penn State decided to make years ago -- Penn State is legally obligated to allow any group for any reason use of university property, so long as it does not impact the learning environment.

This is a legal holdover from Reagan's presidency, allowing equal access for religious groups. Reagan might not have been ideal civil libertarian, but his legacy shows well here.

Penn State has long fashioned itself on being authoritarian, deciding who gets to use what grounds through its fantasy-world rules that have no application in the "real world" (meaning the world where people can sue you and win). Penn State can continue to deny groups membership for whatever reasons it wants, create free-speech zones and other red tape -- and sadly, it's usually enough to fend off most groups Penn State feels may be troublesome.

Countless "rules" that Penn State and its governing bodies have are enough to keep students down, but only until they piss off the wrong group. I applaud the DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship and Center for Law and Religious Freedom's actions.

Equal access is a law, and virtually any serious application for a student group cannot be denied by Penn State. This does not mean they get free money from the University Park Allocations Committee (UPAC), as the Collegian Board of Opinion's editorial ("Weaker requirements take meaning away from student groups," July 1) suggests, rather that any group must merely be recognized as a group and given equal opportunity to have access to space for meetings and events.

As the lawsuit states, the group membership limit is a violation of free association, and its uniqueness requirement is legally vague and viewpoint discriminatory.

Somehow, the Collegian has come to the conclusion that a diversity of student groups somehow takes away from the already established groups that historically receive large UPAC grants. Since when did the Collegian staff look down on diversity and hail the continuance of the status quo?