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College Presidents Say Drinking Age Should Be Lowered
The presidents of 100 of the country’s best-known colleges and universities are calling on lawmakers to lower the drinking age to 18.
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(August 19, 2008)—The presidents of about 100 of the best-known colleges and universities in the U.S. are calling on lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18 because they say current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
The movement, called the Amethyst Initiative, began recruiting college presidents more than a year ago to spark a national debate on the drinking age.
The school presidents are already facing sharp criticism.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving says lowering the drinking age would lead to more fatal car crashes and it’s urging parents to think twice about sending their children to colleges that take part in the effort.
MADD's president says the 21-year-old drinking age won't be enforced at those
campuses.
Among the schools represented in the initiatives are Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State and Syracuse.
The president of Texas A & M University-West Texas is also among the signatories.
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As a military veteran I beleive that those that serve should be given the right to purchase/consume alcohol. As long as they are able to present an official military ID. Through trainng and leadership, the services do a very good job in keeping its sevice men in tune with the responsibilities and inherent dangers associated with alcohol and banned substances. So this privelidge should be afforded to our service men and women. In addition if there leadership deems that they are abusing the privelidge or are involved in a alcohol related incident there should be an option for the leadership to have there ID card reflect that alcohol purchase is not authorized, revoking there priviledges.
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The only reason the college presidents are voting for this is because they can sit back and earn a better paycheck for nothing. The kids will pay to go to class, never show up, fail, and then the teachers and presidents get off easy. I drank up until I turned 21. After that, it just didn't have the same appeal. I will still have an occasional drink socially, but I think its when you realize what is more important in life is when the drinks no longer matter. I don't want to get trashed and then the whole next day is burned in bed. Everyday matters to me, I want to live it out. College kids don't have any responsibilities. Mommy & Daddy pay for everything, so the students can drink away their education. Seeing that I am 26 and going back to college, I don't want to screw up my education seeing that I paid $1,500 of MY money. It matters when you have to pay for it yourself. That's when you realize.
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as a college student myself...lowering the drinking age isnt gonna do anything because we students drink regardless of how old we are....i agree with angela...its all about the parenting....
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