The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Age-21 Law Saves Lives; College Leaders Should Focus Instead on Prevention Strategies

By WILLIAM DEJONG

The small group of 128 college presidents who signed the Amethyst Initiative to protest the age-21 drinking law say they are calling for "an informed and dispassionate public debate" over the effects of the law. But to have a debate, there must be an issue that is debatable, and that's not the case here: The...

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