The Age-21 Law Isn't Working; It's Time to Debate the Issue of Abusive Drinking

By WILLIAM G. DURDEN

I support the Amethyst Initiative. In fact, I, along with seven other college presidents, co-authored the presidential statement.

By design, the statement does not prescribe a particular policy change, nor does it state that we are advocating reducing the drinking age to 18. It does state the 128 signatories'...